Month: September 2010

Global Plug-in Vehicle Campaign: Driving Change

Illustration of people charging an electric car at a modern station with a city skyline, wind turbines, and solar panels in the background.

Here’s a summary of plug-in events between now and mid-October, followed by a description of four innovative global campaigns. We’ll get back to you with a report on our presentation next Monday in Houston, entitled “Blue Skies, Plug-In Vehicles, and Petroleum’s Future” — see http://www.calcars.org/events.html for details on that. Then, for the first two weeks of October, Felix Kramer will be in Barcelona (mostly on vacation, but checking email), while Ron Gremban and other CalCars fans and associates start getting seriously specific about where to plug in our Chevy Volts and Nissan LEAFs. (Shortly after it goes out on email, this posting will also be viewable at http://www.calcars.org/news-archive.html — there you can add CalCars-News to your RSS feed.)

Tony Hayward: A Yacht During the Oil Crisis

Digital protest-style sign that reads “Give Tony Hayward an Electric Car—Not a Yacht,” with context below referencing the 2010 BP oil spill and Hayward’s controversial yachting trip.

Give Hayward an Electric Car—Not a Yacht Back in 2010, while the Gulf of Mexico was still reeling from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, former CEO Tony Hayward was spotted relaxing on his yacht. The timing couldn’t have been worse. The world watched in disbelief as oil gushed into the ocean, devastating ecosystems, wrecking... Continue Reading →

Environmental Movie Night in Ossining, New York

Residents of all ages watch an environmental film in a community center decorated with sustainability posters, while volunteers in “Ossining Sustainability” shirts greet attendees near a sign reading “Environmental Movie Night—Free Admission.”

Environmental Movie Night in Ossining, New York Ossining is inviting the community to a special Environmental Movie Night. This event is set for September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center on 95 Broadway. Therefore, residents have a chance to learn, connect, and take action on important sustainability topics. Moreover, the... Continue Reading →

Big Real Green Energy Producer Buys Texas company Green Mountain Energy

NRG Energy, a leader among independent power producers in renewable energy, signed an agreement to purchase Green Mountain Energy Company for $350 million, pending regulatory approval.  Since the company’s inception over 13 years ago, Green Mountain has grown to become the nation’s leading competitive retail provider of cleaner energy, with an array of innovative products and... Continue Reading →

EDTA Update

The following EV commitments were announced today: Electric Drive Transportation AssociationPlug-In Electric Vehicle (PEV) Acceleration InitiativeThis EDTA Update provides details on the Electric Drive Transportation Association's commitment to launch the Plug-in Electric Vehicles Acceleration Initiative. This initiative will develop market incentives, supportive regulation, and profitable business models. Consequently, these efforts will stimulate mass market acceptance... Continue Reading →

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