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Increasing fuel efficiency in cars Obama's priority
"most important steps that we can take ..We will start by implementing new standards for model year 2011, so that we use less oil... reduce our dependence on foreign oil...Congress, has passed legislation to increase standards to at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020. That 40 % increase in fuel efficiency could save over 2 million barrels of oil every day" ..nearly the amount of oil that US imports from the Persian Gulf. - Read More
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Topics : Energy Efficiency
Hawaii could get energy independent faster
With wind, solar, and wave technologies being developed, and also some amount of EV infrastructure planned, Hawaii is much more likely to become energy independent than the rest of the US.
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Topics : Solar Energy Ocean Energy