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All through history those that try to implement change have been attacked.

In attempts to discredit AC power, Thomas Edison electrocuted stray dogs and cats with AC current.

Copernicus was viciously attacked in his attempt to prove that the sun was the center of the solar system and that all planets revolved around the sun.

Al Gore and the United Nations' team of scientists whom won the Nobel Peace Prize are being attacked since they came out with their studies indicating that the dangers of global warming are real.

It has been well documented that journalists are being paid to discredit the danger of global warming, and to degrade the benefits of electric cars.

However, these articles are becoming more and more present, and more and more personal.

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With gasoline prices predicted to reach new records in 2008 and government and corporate fleets scrambling to reduce costs, electric car pioneer ZAP (OTCBB:ZAAP - News) is introducing a new electric truck for fleets with a greater payload rating.

A prototype of the ZAP XL Truck has been completed and production models are expected for delivery to customers by the fall of this year. In the United States, the XL Truck will meet full Department of Transportation requirements for Low Speed Vehicles with a top speed of 25 MPH. As part of ZAP's global distribution strategy, the ZAP Truck XL will be designed to meet or exceed government certifications that would allow for distribution throughout most of the world.

ZAP is creating a major campaign to plant 1 million trees by 2010.

ZAP Chairman Gary Starr says the collaboration can go a long way towards restoring a balance with nature.

We would like to utilize Trees for the future to help in our endeavor. Trees for the Future have identified fast growing tees that can grow as much as 24 feet in a year.

Check out these Before/After pics!

Magazine ranks Santa Rosa as 23rd greenest, largely due to Geysers electricity project

By MIKE McCOY
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
March 17, 2008

You'd hardly venture a guess that Santa Rosa would be prominently mentioned in Popular Science magazine, or even mentioned at all.

But there it is, on page 56 of the March issue, listed as the 23rd "greenest" city among the 254 U.S. cities with populations exceeding 100,000.

Santa Rosa, the nation's 154th most populous city, is ranked just behind Milwaukee, Wis. and one spot ahead of Ann Arbor, Mich. among the most environmentally friendly cities.

Read More: http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080317/NEWS/803170311/1033/NEWS&...

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