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Occupy Wall Street Protesters have many historical examples why they should be protesting bad corporate business practices and influence in government beyond the latest bank bailouts. One example is known as the Great American streetcar scandal, General Motors streetcar conspiracy or the National City Lines conspiracy). ...

When comparing the number of dollars invested so far the USA is behind Germany and China in the area of electric vehicles and infrastructure. The disparity in the level of commitment becomes even more pronounced after tallying the amount invested as a percentage of individual country's annual gross domestic product (GDP) . The USA has a  GDP 2.5 times higher than China and 4.3 times that ...

Thorium nuclear power gets added to the mix of alternative energy solutions to mitigate climate change and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Thorium is (Th) on your periodic table and is as abundant as lead so it's not rare like uranium or plutonium. Primary mining areas are: USA, Brazil, ...

Thorium Nuclear power plants are immune to nuclear meltdown threats along with many other green-alternative energy benefits. Thorium Nuclear power plants generate nuclear power at least in part using Thorium-- such as in a liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) instead of ones that just plutonium or uranium ...

Couple cuts car fuel bill to zero by converting their car to electric. Les and Jane Oke not only moved off the electric grid over 15 years ago, but they power their home 100% using only alternative energy (windmills and solar power). Recently they were also able to cut the cost of ...

Current naming conventions and terms for EVs and hybrids have created a cornucopia of confusion for the average consumer.

Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction by Terry Tamminen Publisher's Summary How much would you pay for a gallon of gas? $4.00? ...