Green Options » Nashville http://greenoptions.com/tag/nashville Posts tagged 'Nashville' Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:59:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en EV and Fleets: Electric Heat Hits the Streets http://gas2.org/2009/08/24/ev-and-fleets-electric-heat-hits-the-streets/ http://gas2.org/2009/08/24/ev-and-fleets-electric-heat-hits-the-streets/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:59:46 +0000 Richard Lowenthal http://gas2.org/2009/08/24/ev-and-fleets-electric-heat-hits-the-streets/

Scanning the week’s news of the leading fleet magazine, more than half the headlines are focused on automotive manufacturers including Toyota, Ford, Nissan and their commitment to greening of their fleets by moving to electric vehicle technologies.

For example, Nissan plans to use a $1.6 billion U.S. loan to rework a Tennessee factory so that battery-powered cars can be manufactured there. Ford Motor Company said it has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that “talks” with the nation’s electric grid.

Indeed it is exciting to read on a daily basis how much closer we are to the reality of EV’s for consumers and fleets.  Fleets will be the first mass adopters of EVs and PHEVs. We are already seeing businesses, government agencies, cities and countries across the world that are making significant and meaningful steps to reducing their fuel costs, our nation’s dependence on imported fuel, and our carbon footprint by converting their gas guzzling and polluting fleets to eco friendly EV’s…but what about the infrastructure needed to support such vehicles?  Is there different technology needed to support EV fleets vs. consumer EVs?  Just what are the needs of fleet managers when it comes to EV fleets?

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/08/24/ev-and-fleets-electric-heat-hits-the-streets/feed/ The 2009 Great American Cleanup Starts Today http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/03/the-2009-great-american-cleanup-starts-today/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/03/the-2009-great-american-cleanup-starts-today/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:53:01 +0000 Sonya http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/03/the-2009-great-american-cleanup-starts-today/ Are you looking for a community, environmental project for your family?  Keep America Beautiful is launching its 2009 Great American Cleanup today with its campaign “Green Starts Here”.

The Great American Cleanup begins today with a national launch event in Waveland, Miss., which will help  restore a hurricane-ravaged town along the Gulf Coast. It will continue through May 31 with additional national events being held in New York City on Earth Day and Nashville on May 14.

Millions of volunteers will work to rid streets, waterways and public spaces of litter and illegal dumpsites.  Communities will green up parks, schoolyards and other public spaces and hold recycling drives and educational events.

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/03/03/the-2009-great-american-cleanup-starts-today/feed/ Presidential Debate: John McCain vs. Barack Obama - Who Won? [Poll] http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/07/presidential-debate-john-mccain-vs-barack-obama-who-won-poll/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/07/presidential-debate-john-mccain-vs-barack-obama-who-won-poll/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:27:47 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/07/presidential-debate-john-mccain-vs-barack-obama-who-won-poll/ [Editor's Note: On the heels of our first RG&B debate poll conducted to gauge public opinion on the first and only vice-presidential debate, we've decided to follow up with a poll for the top of the ticket.]

John McCain and Barack Obama squared off in the second of three Presidential Debates this election season. Tell us who won and why?

Click Here to Answer the RG&B Poll Question: Who Won Tuesday Night’s Presidential Debate?

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