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U.S. Green Building Council

Environmental section info

"As green buildings age, cost savings increase with regard to energy consumption, water usage and worker productivity."http://www.usgbc.org/News/USGBCInTheNewsDetails.aspx?ID=3607

"Environmental benefits: Enhance and protect ecosystems and biodiversity Improve air and water quality Reduce solid waste Conserve natural resources

Economic benefits: Reduce operating costs Enhance asset value and profits Improve employee productivity and satisfaction Optimize life-cycle economic performance

Health and community benefits: Improve air, thermal, and acoustic environments Enhance occupant comfort and health Minimize strain on local infrastructure Contribute to overall quality of life"

http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1718

Electric Power Research Institute -- a nonprofit think tank funded mainly by electric utilities -- and the Natural Resources Defense Council

The study found that if 60 percent of Americans shifted to plug-in hybrids by 2050, it would lead to an increase in electricity usage of 7 to 8 percent -- a relatively small increase, indicating that hybrids would not necessarily require a surge of new power plant construction. Plug-in hybrids are charged mostly at night, when demand for electricity is low.

At the same time, the report estimates that electric hybrids would displace the need for 3 million to 4 million barrels of oil per day by 2050, more than twice what the United States imports each day from Saudi Arabia.

Researchers also found that plug-in hybrids reduced greenhouse gases no matter what energy source was used to produce the electricity, whether coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, wind or solar. Electric hybrids generated 40 to 65 percent less greenhouse gas than gas-fueled vehicles and 7 to 46 percent less than conventional hybrids

• Regardless of the energy source that fuels them, electric hybrids not only produce substantially less greenhouse gasses than gas-fueled vehicles, but also less than conventional hybrid cars.

70% of the oil is consumed for transportation

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Plug in America

Environmental section

By working with a variety of public and private organizations and industries, Plug In America strives to "revive plug-in auto producion" in order to promote "cleaner, cheaper, domestic sources of energy." In its efforts, the organization has been successful in obtaining support from environmental groups, such as the Sierra Club, and automobile corporations, such as Toyota and GM, and more recently, in forming political alliances with the Bush administration.

According to Plug In America, hybrid cars will lower air pollutants, but emissions of burning coal will raise.

"California Air Resource Board CARB rejected the staff’s proposal to shrink the number of Zero-emission vehicle ZEVs required of automakers in 2012-2014 from 25,000 down to 2,500 vehicles, and instead set the target at 5,357 vehicles – an improvement from the low numbers staff proposed, yet only 70% of current regulations."

It is claimed that the U.S. should use electric cars instead of oiled because 70% of the oil is consumed for transportation. 

As of right now there isn't a delivery system yet for hydrogen cars only, but the system is being worked out.