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Perfect Storm for Innovation Gathers in Washington

Neil Young | Posted 01.04.2009 | Green


Neil Young

Innovators should swarm like locusts on Washington in January, February and March to show the Car Czar how to make fuel-efficient cars.

The Inspired Auto Bailout Of Tom Friedman's Dreams

Huffington Post | Posted 12.10.2008 | Green


Tom Friedman's column today bemoans the lack of foresight and innovative thinking in Detroit. While the topic isn't particularly new -- can you think ...

Hawaii To Build Statewide Electric Car Network

Fortune | Todd Woody | Posted 12.02.2008 | Green


Silicon Valley startup Better Place on Tuesday announced a deal with Hawaii's government and the state's biggest utility to build an electric car char...

San Francisco Partners With Shai Agassi's Electric Car Scheme, a $1 Billion Project

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green


Karin Kloosterman

The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but months before the hit fuel costs were already gouging into people's pockets. Some were forced to carpoo...

Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green


Gavin Newsom

Yesterday, joined by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, I announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S."