Recycle Lithium Today for Tomorrow's Cars | Green Energy News: "The companies which are embracing lithium with such passion are focusing their hopes and dreams for clean vehicles on a relatively scarce metal. While at least one study claims there is plenty of lithium available from a variety of sources for anything we want to do with it, lithium battery developers are most likely hoping that those current evaluations of global resources are wrong and there is much more lithium available than now thought. That kind of logic says that as the demand for a resource goes up so does the exploration of it. Oil companies have found more crude than ever thought possible 100 years ago. So, lithium might be in greater quantities too if lithium miners look a little harder. Abundant supplies of lithium would make it cheaper and cut costs for battery makers.
Part of the appeal, one of the green credentials of lithium, is its recyclability. Religiously recycled, much of the lithium stashed away in batteries should be able to be recovered, reprocessed and reused.
Given that lithium is so rare, and the market for it is increasing almost daily, you’d think that there would be plans to increase recycling capabilities. The growth of lithium batteries should be equal to the ability to recycle them at their end of life a few years hence. That is, for every new lithium battery that comes o"
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Imagine The Impact (EV1)::YouTube
YouTube - Imagine The Impact (EV1) I: "GM May 1990 Issue Update video about the phenomenal Impact (EV1) prototype development program, testing, and future possibilities for electric vehicles. The Impact prototype and EV1s had the lowest..."
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The right balance on climate change and clean energy - OregonLive.com
The right balance on climate change and clean energy - OregonLive.com: "leading proponents in the Oregon Senate for Senate Bill 80, we were pleased to see The Oregonian's editorial board offer support for many of the changes we've proposed to the governor's cap-and-trade approach. The revised bill strikes the right balance in charting a clear path for reducing our global-warming pollution in a safe, predictable way that would protect existing industries and drive the growth of green jobs and businesses.
Unlike a hard cap on emissions, SB 80 would adopt a planning process for state agencies to help Oregon meet the scientifically based reduction goals set by the Legislature in 2007. The different sectors of the economy would be given flexibility to identify the most cost-effective and efficient ways to implement the goals without severe economic consequences."
Unlike a hard cap on emissions, SB 80 would adopt a planning process for state agencies to help Oregon meet the scientifically based reduction goals set by the Legislature in 2007. The different sectors of the economy would be given flexibility to identify the most cost-effective and efficient ways to implement the goals without severe economic consequences."
Monday, April 20, 2009
YouTube - Cap & Dividend Explained
YouTube - Cap & Dividend Explained: "The 7-minute explanation of the 50-year solution to global climate change all laid out by the director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Mike Tidwell."
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