Earth Talk: Best deals on plug-in hyrbids
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With each new model year, automakers continue to expand their offerings of affordable and fun plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles.
Search Results for electric vehicles
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VCU researcher receives NSF grant to extend lifespan of Li-ion batteries
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A VCU professor has received a five-year, $505,000 award from the National Science Foundation to make lithium-ion batteries — which power electric vehicles and portable electronic devices — far more efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe signs hybrid tax repeal
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed HB 975, repealing the $64 annual tax on hybrid electric vehicles. The bill had passed the Senate on a vote of 37-1, with all 20 Democrats voting in favor.
Earl Zimmerman: What’s making news in climate, energy, environment
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Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy plan to merge to form the largest utility in the U.S. Clean Virginia, a nonprofit advocacy organization, urges extreme caution that this mega-merger does not put corporate profits ahead of customers.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: Everything complicated by war in Iran
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The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
Earl Zimmerman: March 2026 Climate and Energy News Roundup
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The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected an application to build a 20-acre solar panel facility northeast of Harrisonburg.
What’s making news in climate, environment: January 2026 update
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Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger detailed her plans to make utility bills more affordable, as the cost of electricity continues to rise.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: December 2025
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Fresh off a decisive election win, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger is promising a sharp turn in Virginia’s energy policy, vowing energy affordability for regular ratepayers, boosting in-state power generation, and forcing data centers to “pay their fair share.”
Climate and Energy News Roundup: November 2025
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The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley is organizing a Climate Action Celebration and Call to Action at the Massanutten Regional Library on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
Earl Zimmerman: Climate and Energy News Roundup for September 2025
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James Madison University revealed its new electric “Gus Bus” that provides books, tutoring, and mobile classrooms to elementary schools throughout Harrisonburg.
