Shaq Backs Micro Refinery Maker: NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has invested in GreenHouse, maker of portable refinery systems for making fuel at home from organic waste, and says he’ll now go by “Big Eth” instead of “Diesel.” — Orange County Register via Kicking Tires
Charging Infrastructure: Tricky Business: “Cars are sexier than gas pumps or charging stations, but as the history of the oil industry shows, fuel is big business.” But some “skeptics say charging stations won’t be a viable business because drivers will top off batteries at home.” — Reuters
GM Assesses Volt Competition: In a regulatory filing submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department yesterday, General Motors notes that “competitors and others are pursuing similar technologies” to the Chevy Volt, “and other competing technologies, in some cases with more money available.” — Autocar
Bumpy Road Ahead for Electric Car Startups “Small entrepreneurial companies are tapping into the expertise of others in bids to launch new vehicle brands featuring technology they say will leapfrog the major manufacturers,” but they face “daunting obstacles to success.” — Washington Post
Time Running Out for Climate Negotiations: Top UN climate official Yvo De Boer said at the start of informal climate talks in Bonn this week, “You’re looking at hugely divergent interests, very little time remaining, a complicated document on the table and still a lot of progress to be made on some very important issues like finance.” — BBC News
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