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		<title>IBEW Local 48 member uses Heimlich to save life of colleague</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gilliam, a general foreman for EC Company, is credited with saving the life of union brother Warren Tokuhisa on Nov. 7. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/ibew-local-48-member-uses-heimlich-to-save-life-of-colleague/</link>
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		<title>The Switch &#8211; Winter 2011/2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IBEW and NECA each have proud histories and traditions that position them as leaders in the electrical industry. The solid foundation of these legacies is always based at the local level, where the men and women work with their hands and apply their skills to make this a better place for all concerned. A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/the-switch/the-switch-winter-20112012/</link>
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		<title>Oregon no longer a leader in LEED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After ranking fifth in 2010, Oregon was 12th in 2011 for LEED commercial and institutional projects per capita, according to the list released last week by the U.S. Green Building Council. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/oregon-no-longer-a-leader-in-leed/</link>
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		<title>Oregon Legislature will consider capping mercury in fluorescent bulbs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The proposal was introduced Wednesday at a hearing of the interim Senate environment and natural resources committee.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/oregon-legislature-will-consider-capping-mercury-in-fluorescent-bulbs/</link>
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		<title>Gov. Kitzhaber&#8217;s energy plan seeks big ideas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The move likely promises new gains in energy efficiency, a road map to cutting greenhouse gas emissions and streamlined siting requirements for new renewable energy projects.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/gov-kitzhabers-energy-plan-seeks-big-ideas/</link>
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		<title>Vestas, job cuts, and the dark clouds ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The good news for Portland — where the company keeps its regional headquarters — is that none of the cuts are expected to impact local operations, or North America in general.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/vestas-job-cuts-and-the-dark-clouds-ahead/</link>
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		<title>Feds approve transmission line for wind project in East Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Columbia Energy Partners, a Vancouver, Wash.-based developer, initially planned to bring four new wind farms to Harney County in southeast Oregon.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/feds-approve-transmission-line-for-wind-project-in-east-oregon/</link>
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		<title>Oregon students leave their marks on progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SUREnergy, a Sandusky renewable energy company, will build the $3.3 million turbines, thanks to up to $3.5 million in bonds approved by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority in late October.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/oregon-students-leave-their-marks-on-progress/</link>
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		<title>Washington council won&#8217;t revisit approval of wind farm visible from Columbia Gorge Scenic Area</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SDS Lumber Co. of Bingen and Broughton Lumber Co. of Underwood originally proposed the $150 million Whistling Ridge wind farm in 2008. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/washington-council-wont-revisit-approval-of-wind-farm-visible-from-columbia-gorge-scenic-area/</link>
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		<title>First Wind secures $210 million for Eastern Washington wind farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Boston-based wind energy company First Wind Holdings Inc. has taken in a $210 million funding round to support its subsidiary, Palouse Wind LLC. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/first-wind-secures-210-million-for-eastern-washington-wind-farm/</link>
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		<title>House votes to block enforcement of light bulb rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The provision was a high priority of congressional Republicans who have portrayed the rules as a symbol of regulatory excess.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/house-votes-to-block-enforcement-of-light-bulb-rules/</link>
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		<title>Ocean energy, wave of the future?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Specifically, Clatsop County Commissioners and planners are reviewing efforts to amend the Territorial Sea Plan (TSP) that is designed to manage the resources and activities in the state's territorial sea from 0-3 nautical miles.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/ocean-energy-wave-of-the-future/</link>
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		<title>Regulators tell Bonneville Power Administration to stop pulling the plug on wind farms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision is a rare defeat for the federal power marketing agency, which sells electricity generated at 31 federal hydroelectric projects in the region to 140 public utilities. BPA also controls three quarters of the high voltage transmission system in the Northwest. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/regulators-tell-bonneville-power-administration-to-stop-pulling-the-plug-on-wind-farms/</link>
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		<title>M3 tests wave technology, seeks funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It generates power by responding to water pressure from the waves above, which alternately inflate and deflate a pair of airbags that turn a central turbine to generate power.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/m3-tests-wave-technology-seeks-funding/</link>
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		<title>Eastern Oregon Wind Farm Clears Hurdle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EDP Renewables North America, a Texas-based subsidiary of EDP Renewables, formerly known as Horizon Wind Energy, first proposed the project to the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Commission in April 2009, two years after successfully developing the 100-megawatt Elkhorn Valley Wind Farm in Union County.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/eastern-oregon-wind-farm-clears-hurdle/</link>
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		<title>Kitzhaber joins call for renewable energy tax credit extension</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The credit provides a 2.2 cent per kilowatt hour credit for power produced by qualifying facilities for 10 years. Credits for wind, geothermal, hydropower and some bioenergy facilities expire at the end of 2012.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/kitzhaber-joins-call-for-renewable-energy-tax-credit-extension/</link>
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		<title>Oregon Kaiser Permanente Facility to Go Solar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The medical center, which is slated for completion in 2013, will be the first hospital completed in the Portland area in nearly 40 years.
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		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/oregon-kaiser-permanente-facility-to-go-solar/</link>
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		<title>Department of Commerce will investigate Chinese solar subsidies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The decision is a win for SolarWorld Industries Americas Inc., which stepped into an uncomfortable industry spotlight last month by asking U.S. trade authorities

to impose tariffs exceeding 100 percent on photovoltaic cells and modules imported from China in order to protect the struggling U.S. solar manufacturing sector. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/department-of-commerce-will-investigate-chinese-solar-subsidies/</link>
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		<title>Why Oregon Can Lead the Green Business Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Through these and other relationships I've come to know Oregon as global leader in the green business revolution. ..]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/why-oregon-can-lead-the-green-business-revolution/</link>
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		<title>ECOtality launches EV fast-charge network in Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ECOtality back in March said it struck a partnership with Portland-based Fred Meyer -- a division of The Kroger Co. -- to install a series of its Blink charging stations across select Fred Meyer stores in Oregon in Washington...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/ecotality-launches-ev-fast-charge-network-in-oregon/</link>
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		<title>The Switch &#8211; Fall 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Oregon construction industry is determined to reverse the unemployment trend. Sometimes that means developing new business in the “green” sector, or focusing on training in order to ensure the best workers are available to build Oregon’s future. Other times, it means working within the state’s regulatory system to change the system, to grow jobs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/the-switch/the-switch-fall-2011/</link>
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		<title>University of Oregon joins green initiative to upgrade campus buildings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Challenge will invest $1 billion in self-managed revolving funds for the upgrades for the UO and 32 other institutions...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/university-of-oregon-joins-green-initiative-to-upgrade-campus-buildings/</link>
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		<title>Solar projects growing at schools, college campuses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar capacity in higher education grew 450 percent over the past three years, according to a new database of on-campus solar installations compiled by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/solar-projects-growing-at-schools-college-campuses/</link>
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		<title>Despite iffy solar market, one company expands in Portland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many industry experts say that vast defunding of Oregon’s Business Energy Tax Credit program will lead to a major slowdown in the development of feasible, large-scale solar projects in the state unless the Legislature increases the budget or other incentives are devised...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/despite-iffy-solar-market-one-company-expands-in-portland/</link>
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		<title>SoloPower, preparing to manufacture in Portland, says its flexible solar panels surpass Solyndra and competitors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[But the startup's "thin film" product, to be made in Portland, spooks critics...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/solopower-preparing-to-manufacture-in-portland-says-its-flexible-solar-panels-surpass-solyndra-and-competitors/</link>
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		<title>Examining the cost to Portlanders of the Oregon Sustainability Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Portland Mayor Sam Adams set Wednesday's vote -- which allows Portland to spend $1.7 million on planning, on top of $450,000 already authorized -- to emphasize the city's commitment to the "living building" near Portland State University in advance of a meeting Thursday of city officials, university administrators and legislators...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/examining-the-cost-to-portlanders-of-the-oregon-sustainability-center/</link>
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		<title>New BPA transmission line to aid wind energy expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 500-kilovolt transmission line will run 28 miles from the federal agency's Big Eddy Substation near the Dalles to a new substation four miles northwest of Goldendale, Washington...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/new-bpa-transmission-line-to-aid-wind-energy-expansion/</link>
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		<title>Behold, the $15 LED bulb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The revolutionary bulb is designed to consume 85 percent less energy than standard 60-watt incandescents and 35 percent less energy than CLFs...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/behold-the-15-led-bulb/</link>
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		<title>Report: Oregon will have 33,000 EV chargers by 2017</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a report predicting that 7.7 million charging stations will be installed worldwide by 2017, Oregon's share of the total is tallied at 33,000...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/report-oregon-will-have-33000-ev-chargers-by-2017/</link>
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		<title>Energy-efficient homes seem to sell faster, fetch higher prices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[n a study covering existing and new houses sold from May 2010 through April of this year, the Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit group based in Portland, Ore., found that newly constructed homes with third-party certifications for sustainability and energy efficiency sold for 8% more on average than noncertified homes in the six-county Portland metropolitan area...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/energy-efficient-homes-seem-to-sell-faster-fetch-higher-prices/</link>
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		<title>Portland Plans for Transit All Powered by Electricity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With major automakers like General Motors and Nissan now selling plug-in vehicles, charging stations like this one are seen as a vital element in persuading drivers to adopt zero-pollution cars. Without a convenient place to replenish batteries away from home, electric cars would be a hard sell for consumers...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/portland-plans-for-transit-all-powered-by-electricity/</link>
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		<title>PGE and ODOT break ground on solar highway project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The project comprises almost 7,000 panels spread over seven acres of land owned by ODOT behind the rest area. It will generate up to 1.97 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year -- about 9 percent of the electricity consumed by the agency in the utility's service territory...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/pge-and-odot-break-ground-on-solar-highway-project/</link>
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		<title>Education for EV sustainability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NECA/IBEW 48 training center in Portland is a leader in EV training. Rod Belisle, executive director of the training center, Topher Edwards, instructor, and Mike Dutton, IBEW 48 business director, are now certified with the EVITP Master Instructor Training Program...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/education-for-ev-sustainability/</link>
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		<title>OUS to break ground on Oregon&#8217;s largest solar project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first phase of the project, to be completed by the end of the year, will install large ground-mounted solar arrays at OIT, Eastern Oregon University and Oregon State University. Combined, the solar arrays will have an installed capacity of about 4.9 megawatts, enough to power about 900 homes...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/ous-to-break-ground-on-oregons-largest-solar-project/</link>
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		<title>SunPower, Ford offer solar panel and charging station combo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The program ties an electric vehicle charger to a 2.5-kilowatt SunPower solar installation, which will provide enough renewable energy to accommodate a customer who drives approximately 1,000 miles per month...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/sunpower-ford-offer-solar-panel-and-charging-station-combo/</link>
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		<title>US Wind Industry Continues Rebound in Q2, But Tax Credit Extension is Pivotal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US saw 2,151 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity installed in the first half of 2011 versus 1,250 MW during the same period in 2010, a rise of 72%. But project activity and orders for 2013 and beyond are scant, because of the lack of a predictable business environment...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/us-wind-industry-continues-rebound-in-q2-but-tax-credit-extension-is-pivotal/</link>
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		<title>Drive Oregon envisions state as EV testing hub</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The strategy is aided with $1.2 million in funding for Drive Oregon, sanctioned by the Oregon Legislature and Gov. John Kitzhaber in the last budget cycle. The nonprofit is now under the wing of the Oregon Innovation Council as one of six industry incubators and laboratories that also include the green-leaning Oregon Wave Energy Trust and the Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center, known as Oregon BEST...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/drive-oregon-envisions-state-as-ev-testing-hub/</link>
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		<title>OSU’s purchase of green power puts it at the top of nation’s universities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OSU’s purchase offsets nearly 100 percent of campus energy use in Corvallis and Bend – the equivalent of taking 9,302 passenger vehicles off the road this year. OSU also generates a minor amount of its renewable power with several small on-site solar electric systems...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/osu%e2%80%99s-purchase-of-green-power-puts-it-at-the-top-of-nation%e2%80%99s-universities/</link>
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		<title>Northwest grid adds electricity market flexibility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The ability to adjust power according to demand in 30-minute increments — as opposed to the hour-by-hour planning that was standard until now — will add flexibility to the grid and better accommodate the peaks and valleys associated with renewable power sources such as wind and solar...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/northwest-grid-adds-electricity-market-flexibility/</link>
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		<title>Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approves Central Oregon&#8217;s first wind energy farm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The project will include 52 wind turbines on private land in Deschutes and Crook counties with a capacity of 104 megawatts, enough to power about 36,000 homes...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/interior-secretary-ken-salazar-approves-central-oregons-first-wind-energy-farm/</link>
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		<title>The future of wind development</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past 15 years, Umatilla County has seen nine wind power operations sited in the county. That doesn’t necessarily mean they have been built, they’ve just passed the paperwork to be allowed to build...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/the-future-of-wind-development/</link>
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		<title>Scientists use inkjet printing to produce solar cells</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oregon State University researchers have come up with a technology similar to that commonly used to print documents and photos...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/scientists-use-inkjet-printing-to-produce-solar-cells/</link>
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		<title>The Switch &#8211; Summer 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oregon’s construction market is facing a difficult economic forecast while at the same time being confronted with demands by consumers and the government for a greener reality. One goal of NECA/IBEW 48, as a leader in the construction industry, is to support green building efforts while being fiscally responsible. Both producers and consumers are engaged [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/the-switch/the-switch-summer-2011/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Cool Schools&#8217; viewed as symbolic win, questions remain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Construction-related work is cited as one benefit as school districts across the state work to improve the efficiency and functionality of their buildings.
"This is highly needed," said Clif Davis, the business manager of IBEW Local 48. "It has the potential to provide a lot of construction jobs." ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/cool-schools-viewed-as-symbolic-win-questions-remain/</link>
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		<title>Oregon House advances tax credits overhaul</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers voted to eliminate the Business Energy Tax Credit program and replace it with new schemes, shifting the focus to smaller, community-based renewable energy projects instead of large, commercial-scale wind and solar facilities...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/oregon-house-advances-tax-credits-overhaul/</link>
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		<title>Vestas takes leading role in new wind label</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By this time next year, the WindMade label will likely start gracing the packages of products backed by spinning wind turbines...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/vestas-takes-leading-role-in-new-wind-label/</link>
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		<title>Oregon green energy tax breaks face sweeping changes, cutbacks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bill introduced Thursday at the Legislature would eliminate the controversial, free-spending Business Energy Tax Credit and replace it with a series of smaller and far more limited tax breaks...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/oregon-green-energy-tax-breaks-face-sweeping-changes-cutbacks/</link>
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		<title>ECOtality plugs in first public charging station in Wilsonville</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wilsonville stepped forward to host the pedestal-style charging station, the first of about 1,100 that will be installed around the state as part of the federally funded "EV Project" being administered by ECOtality...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/ecotality-plugs-in-first-public-charging-station-in-wilsonville/</link>
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		<title>Money Blows in to a Patch of Oregon Known for Its Unrelenting Winds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wind is the only thing that is going to save rural Oregon,” said Judge Gary Thompson of Sherman County Court...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/money-blows-in-to-a-patch-of-oregon-known-for-its-unrelenting-winds/</link>
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		<title>Sen. Jeff Merkley&#8217;s effort on electric vehicles gets a jolt of energy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Merkley and Alexander re-introduced the legislation on May 11 after it stalled in the last Congress. Merkley and Alexander, who owns an all-electric Nissan Leaf, believe that establishing small-scale charging stations and other infrastructure to support electric vehicles is crucial to easing consumer doubts about the technology and building a market...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.necaibew48.com/thegreenteam/sen-jeff-merkleys-effort-on-electric-vehicles-gets-a-jolt-of-energy/</link>
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