Here’s a note from Ellen Pinney of the Oregon Health Action Campaign. The Oregon Health Plan Standard reservation list is open! In one week over 41,164 people have signed up in hopes that they will be one of the lucky 10,000 people who will be able to enroll in Oregon Health Plan Standard because their [...]

Coal The hard energy news of the moment: The price of coal threatens to reach $300 a ton this week. That’s a sudden tripling in the price of the stuff (see EB 2/4) . For those depending on cheap coal to solve future energy problems, put that in your stack and smoke it. Oil Financier [...]

The Tesla Roadster: it’s ready! For the curious, here’s a pleasantly readable plethora of information about the managed battery system in the Tesla Roadster. And more news, the Tesla Whitestar, due in 2009, will have two options, totally battery-powered or as a gas-electric hybrid configuration known as REV for Range Extended Vehicle. Beyond Super Tuesday: [...]