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May General Meeting

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U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Going Google Apps for Government

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced that its "moving 17,000 employees and contractors to Google Apps for Government." GSA oversees the business of the U.S. federal government, providing real estate and building management services as well as acquisition and procurement assistance to other federal agencies.

U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Going Google Apps for Government

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General Electric to Purchase 25K Electric Vehicles, 12K Chevy Volts

by Tate Dwinnell

Yesterday, General Electric (GE) announced the largest single purchase of electric vehicles in history - 25,000 to be exact. The vehicles will be purchased beginning next year with an initial purchase of 12K GM made Chevy Volts to achieve its goal of converting about half of its entire fleet to electric. This is a bold and important move from GE and the kind of action that will continue to help drive down the cost of electric cars to make them more affordable for everyone. EV's from other manufacturers will be added as they come available. No announcement has been officially made as to what those vehicles will be, but certainly the Nissan Leaf and the all electric Toyota Prius (2012) would be possibilities. "Electric vehicle technology is real and ready for deployment and we are embracing the transformation with partners like GM and our fleet customers," said GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt. "By electrifying our own fleet, we will accelerate the adoption curve, drive scale, and move electric vehicles from anticipation to action. This purchase offers more than just good PR and long term fuel savings for GE. As the manufacturer of the electric car charging station, the WattStation, anything the company can do to drive widespread adoption of electric cars increases sales of infrastructure components such as the WattStation. GE also announced that as part of its ecomagination business strategy, it will open two electric vehicle customer experience centers in Michigan and Minnesota to provide customers and employees the opportunity to learn about the latest in EV development. Additional centers will be announced next year. Reprinted with permission from Green Stocks Central

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Has General Electric Solved the CFL Bulb Problem?

by Nino Marchetti

GE is definitely a big player when it comes to wanting to design more eco-friendly lightbulbs. Its latest case in point is an announcement today that in 2011 it will unveil "a unique, new incandescent-shaped light bulb that combines the instant brightness of halogen technology with the energy efficiency and longer rated life of compact fluorescent (CFL) technology." This mystery bulb, which will bring U.S. and Canadian consumers GE Reveal and GE Energy Smart Soft White varieties, will initially come in 15-watt and 20-watt configurations that are considered viable replacements for 60-watt and 75-watt incandescent bulbs, respectively. It is said they will offer "significantly greater instant brightness than current covered CFLs, while preserving the energy efficiency and long life attributes that have elevated CFLs as a lighting staple in many households." The halogen capsule inside the new bulbs, said GE, comes on instantly, allowing the bulb to operate noticeably brighter in less than a half a second. The capsule shuts off once the CFL comes to full brightness. They will operate with just 1 mg of mercury, compared to the current range of 1.5 mg to 3.5 mg. These bulbs will also be RoHS compliant and offer eight times the life of incandescent bulbs (8,000 hours vs. 1,000 hours). Pricing and specific availability will be announced later. Reprinted with permission from EarthTechling

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