Texas town aims to ‘reinvent the electric system’

City officials in Austin, Texas, have embarked upon a project to develop what they are calling the "energy system of the future." Undertaken in cooperation with the Environmental Defense Fund, the University of Texas' Technology Incubator, Austin Energy and the local chamber of commerce, the Pecan Street Project aims to reinvent the city's electric infrastructure as…

ByThe Global ViewDecember 5, 20080Comments

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Electric cars: won’t somebody think of the water?

So, we're all like: "yeah, I'm all about plug-in hybrids, you know? It's so cool, emission-free and that. Saving the plant one car journey at a time, right?" and that's good and everyone's happy and we're all cruising about about in our hybrids and congratulating ourselves on our all around brilliance. Well, sort of. But…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 19, 20085Comments

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Texas town aims to ‘reinvent the electric system’

Electric cars: won’t somebody think of the water?

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