Update: CARB Delays Decision, Plug-In Hybrid Conversion Startups Dodge a Bullet.

Plug-In Hybrids to be Regulated Out of Existence in California?
The movie Who Killed the Electric Cars? wasn't very tender on the California Air Resources Board (CARB). They were instrumental in the 'murder' of electric cars such as the GM EV1 and Toyota RAV4 EV in California, and now they might be about to do it again with companies that turn hybrid cars into plug-in hybrids.

Read on for more details.

This and more from my favorite site Treehugger.com

With these 6 sites you can keep track of all President Obama has promise about the environment that have excited greensters on both sides of the aisle.

The Huffington Post

Grist

Treehugger

538.com

The Daily Green

World Changing

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Our technologies inherit benefits developed during 3.8 Billion years of evolutionary optimization in nature’s ocean laboratory.The resulting systems move and sway in tune with the forces of the ocean, and naturally streamline when extreme conditions prevail. This leads to lightweight designs and associated low costs.

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Via BioPower Sytems

President-elect Barack Obama traveled to Capitol Hill Monday to gauge congressional support of his proposed $775 billion economic stimulus package. He met with Senate and House leaders from both sides of the aisle.

The stimulus plan includes billions in tax cuts for workers and businesses and billions in tax incentives for job creation.

The president-elect urged Congress to pass the stimulus plan within one month.

The Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) is asking its supporters to mail their Senators and Representatives a letter requesting that the stimulus plan invest in green jobs.


Via Mother Earth News

Magenn Air Rotor System (M.A.R.S.) is a Wind Power Anywhere™ solution with distinct advantages over existing Conventional Wind Turbines and Diesel Generating Systems including: global deployment, lower costs, better operational performance, and greater environmental advantages.

MARS is a lighter-than-air tethered wind turbine that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, generating electrical energy. This electrical energy is transferred down the 1000-foot tether for immediate use, or to a set of batteries for later use, or to the power grid. Helium sustains MARS and allows it to ascend to a higher altitude than traditional wind turbines. MARS captures the energy available in the 600 to 1000-foot low level and nocturnal jet streams that exist almost everywhere. MARS rotation also generates the "Magnus effect" which provides additional lift, keeps the MARS stabilized, and positions it within a very controlled and restricted location to adhere to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) & Transport Canada guidelines.

I love to drink coffee and I love my disposabe cups, and on my quest to go green i have found the answers to my prayers....

• Double walled
• Thermal porcelain cup with silicone top
• Eco-friendly and reusable
• Microwave and Dishwasher safe

Capacity: 12 fluid ounces
Dimensions: 3.5" diameter; 6" tall

you can find this at my favorite web site www.nubiusorganics.com. It runs for $19.95