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• Assorted Links: Christmas Eve Edition

  
  Olson's Observations — Authority: 114
  Reading time: 1. Programmer productivity and pay discrepancies 2. Higher gasoline and carbon taxes may be on the horizon (and why that’s a good thing)
  6 days ago

• SunRun snags $90M more from Bancorp to expedite residential solar

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 160
  Bookmark this categorySunRun, one of several companies that installs residential rooftop solar systems for a small fee in order to sell the power to consumers, has raised an impressive $90 million more in tax equity from a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp to encourage more homeowners to convert to solar for a low price.Tax ...
  2 weeks ago

• Plug-In Hybrids: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

  
  NEXT100 — Authority: 124
  By: Jonathan Marshall Theres good news and theres bad news today for fans of plug-in hybrid cars. The good news first: Toyota, the undisputed champion of traditional hybrids, has belatedly announced plans to introduce a plug-in version of its best-selling Prius . Its a little early to get in line--only 150 will ...
  2 weeks ago

• House Okays Extension of 50-Cents-Per-Gallon Naural Gas Tax Credit

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 159
  In a move designed to show continued support for development and use of natural gas as a transportation fuel, the House late last week voted to continue subsidizing liquid and compressed natural gas fuels at least through the end of until the end of 2010. Retailers of natural gas transportation fuel receive a tax ...
  2 weeks ago

• Environmentally Friendly Reasons To Choose A Hybrid

  
  Cooler Choice — Authority: 149
  Whether OPEC likes it or not, hybrid owners are changing the landscape for car sales and automobile ownership. The process has been slow. Many people were not and are still not ready to pay the extra money to buy a hybrid. Some fear that technology will bypass the hybrid in the next couple of years, making their ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pew: “Self-sustaining” highways are increasingly subsidized

  
  Transportation For America — Authority: 476
  Critics of public transportation often cling to the canard that government should not subsidize a transportation option that cannot pay for itself. These naysayers reference “self-sustaining” roads and highways, which receive funding from user-fees – in this case, the federal gas tax. A new study conducted by ...
  2 weeks ago

• Rounds, Culver see budget tightening

  
  Politically Speaking — Authority: 128
  Today two governors in the tri-state area were talking budget matters. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican who has one year left in the post before he’ll be term-limited out, said the current year budget has a $16 million shortfall, which will be handled via a one-time transfer of one-time revenues. Rounds ...
  3 weeks ago

• 15 percent of Americans support gas tax increase

  
  Hybrid Cars — Authority: 436
  For most Americans an increased gas tax is a bridge to nowhere Congress has plans to spend some $500 billion in road, bridge and transit projects. Unfortunately, current gas taxes are insufficient to fund these projects according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. So, he and others have floated around the idea ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike

  
  Earth2Tech — Authority: 665
  Bob Lutz, former General Motors Vice Chairman and Chevy Volt frontman is not usually one to hedge, and he’s true to form in his expectations for how consumers will greet the upcoming extended-range electric Chevy Volt. According to an article from Reuters today , he told reporters at the Los Angeles Auto Show, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bob Lutz: Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Cars Without a Gas Tax Hike

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 162
  Bob Lutz, former General Motors Vice Chairman and Chevy Volt frontman is not usually one to hedge, and he’s true to form in his expectations for how consumers will greet the upcoming extended-range electric Chevy Volt. According to an article from Reuters today, he told reporters at the Los Angeles Auto Show, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ten Ways to Move the Budget Back Toward a Sustainable Path

  
  Jeff Frankels Weblog — Authority: 627
  The National Journal asks “President Obama and his team said recently that the fiscal 2011 budget will represent a credible effort to reduce budget deficits and put the federal government on a path toward “sustainable” deficits …How would you alter taxes and spending to achieve (or at least pursue) that ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Daily Dig: Critter Crossing Edition

  
  INFRASTRUCTURIST — Authority: 598
  • Secretary LaHood floated an increase in the gas tax as a way to pay for a robust transportation bill. The idea was taboo under Bush, but now LaHood wants Congress to consider increasing it gradually over time. ( Star-Telegram ) • An international study claims that “mass active travel,” i.e. walking and ...
  4 weeks ago

• N.C. gas taxes being drained by corporate leakers

  
  theCLog — Authority: 446
  People complain about the price of gas but rarely remember to include gas taxes in their rants — and they should, since those taxes make up a significant percentage of the price tag. So, what is that tax revenue being used for? You’re not going to like this … North Carolina is struggling to find money to ...
  4 weeks ago

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