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March 20, 2012
Obama’s Alternative-Fuel Plan Deserves Support
(Newsmax.com) The president earlier this month announced his support for a $4.7 billion initiative to promote the use of alternative-fuel vehicles, a move designed to improve national security by reducing the United States’ dependence on foreign oil.
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January 31, 2012
A ‘SAFE’ Path to U.S. Energy Independence
(Newsmax.com) America’s addiction to foreign oil is a genuine threat to our security. One group says the solution is simple: a revitalized national power grid for electric cars.
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December 12, 2011
How to Cure an Oil Addiction? Electric Cars Are Key
(Greenbang) Boost domestic hydrocarbon production? Yes. Improve the fuel economy of cars on the road today? Yes again. But an even bigger key to curbing US hunger for imported oil lies with plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) .
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September 13, 2011
The US Electric Vehicle Market is Enjoying Support from an Organisation Not on the Environment, but on National Security.
(Electric Vehicle Update) For some, electric vehicles (EVs) represent a path away from the environmental degradation wrought by internal combustion engines. For others, EVs are just impressive pieces of machinery.
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September 13, 2011
Auto Industry Pins Hopes on Fleets to Charge Electric Market
(Reuters) The auto industry hopes to rev up the public's acceptance of electric cars with the rollout of the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt. But ultimately, the speed at which America embraces the gas-free vehicles rests with large fleet operators.
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July 16, 2011
Energy Policy by Crisis
(The Energy Collective) The Oil Shock Wave program was excellent, if predictably sobering. It underlined in dramatic fashion the extreme vulnerability of the American economy to oil supply disruptions and the uncomfortable plausibility of events that would lead to such disruptions.
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July 14, 2011
Energy Security: War Game Preps for the Unimaginable but Hits Close to Home
(E&E News) When crises strike, there are only a handful of people in the room as the National Security Council charts a course of action.
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July 14, 2011
War Game Exposes Grim Reality: Few Oil Crisis Options
(National Geographic) Terrorists strike the world's largest oil production facility in Saudi Arabia, sending global oil prices skyward: What should the U.S. president do?
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July 13, 2011
Planning for a Bigger Electrical Load
(Fleet Owner) It’s one of those “oh but there’s THIS issue” moments when it comes to contemplating a wholesale shift to alternate transportation propulsion solutions: how to meet the fuel and/or power demand such solutions will require.
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July 13, 2011
Oil Crisis Simulation Underlines Lack of U.S. Policy
(Reuters) The cable news headlines were fictional, the cabinet members were played by ex-officials, but the message was real: Don't wait until crisis hits a major oil exporter to hammer out U.S. energy policy.