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49. “Vote for Republican Congressmen,”
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50. David E. Nye,
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51. Ibid., 318.

52. Ibid., 320.

53. Ibid., 322.

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55. Nye,
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57. “Rural Energy Savings Program: Frequently Asked Questions,”
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60. Ibid.

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62. Ibid.

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64. “Cooperative Facts and Figures,” International Cooperative Alliance, http://ica.coop/en/whats
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65. Paul Hazen, “Remarks of Paul Hazen—White House Meeting, June 2, 2011,” National Cooperative Business Association, June 2, 2011, http://www.ncba.coop/component/content
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66. Joan Sanstadt, “Cooperatives Have Important Worldwide Role,”
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icle_09b0b020-13f1-11e2-ae03-001a4bcf887a.html.

67. Ibid.

68.

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70. David Rodgers, “Housing Co-Operative: Some Comparative Statistics,” Northern Ireland Co-operative Forum, May 9, 2012, nicoop-forum.co.uk/wp-content/ . . . /David-Rodgers-9th
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71. “Profiles of a Movement.”

72. Ibid.

73. Hans Groeneveld and August Sjauw-Koen-Fa, “Co-Operative Banks in the New Financial System,” Rabobank Group, October 2009, http://www.globalcube.net/clients/eacb/content/medias
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74. Giselle Weybrecht, “2012 International Year of Cooperatives and Management Education–
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75. “International Co-operatives,”
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80. Bernward Janzing, “Energy Cooperatives Are Booming in Germany,”
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81. Jeevan Vasagar, “German Farmers Reap Benefits of Harvesting Renewable Energy,”
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82. Janzing, “Energy Cooperatives Are Booming in Germany.”

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86. Megan McKoy, “Tackling Climate Change: Renewing Innovation,”
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87. Susan Kraemer, “Rural Electric Cooperative Completes $240 Million Wind Farm in 4 Months,”
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88. Ibid.

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90. Jakob Miller and Jens Rommel, “Is There a Future Role for Urban Electricity Cooperatives? A Case of Greenpeace Energy,” University of Berlin, http://academia.edu/603390/IS_THERE_A
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95. Montreuil, “Towards a Physical Internet,” 5.

96. Ibid., 2.

97. Ibid., 2.

98. “Path to Prosperity,” SEIU, 4, http://www.seiu.org/images/pdfs/Path_to_Prosperity.pdf.

99. Montreuil, “Towards a Physical Internet,” 2–5.

100. Ibid.

101. Ibid., 15.

102. Josie Garthwaite, “Smarter Trucking Saves Fuel over the Long Haul,”
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Chapter 13

1. Amy Chozick, “As Young Lose Interest in Cars, G.M. Turns to MTV for Help,”
New York Times,
March 22, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/business/media/to-draw-reluc
tant-young-buyers-gm-turns-to-mtv.html?pagewanted=all (accessed May 29, 2013).

2. Stephanie Steinberg and Bill Vlasic, “Car-Sharing Services Grow, and Expand Options,”
New York Times,
January 25, 2013, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/business/car-sharing
-services-grow-and-expand-options.html?_r=0 (accessed May 29, 2013).

3. “Growing Awareness of Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Will Boost Car Sharing Rentals in Less Populated Areas in Europe, Says Frost & Sullivan,” Frost & Sullivan, August 22, 2012, http://www
.frost.com/ (accessed May 29, 2013); “Car Sharing—Driving the Way to a Greener Future, Says Frost & Sullivan,” Frost & Sullivan, February 18, 2010, http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet
/press-release.pag?Src=RSS&docid=193331843 (accessed May 29, 2013); Danielle Sacks, “The Sharing Economy,”
Fast Company,
May 2011, http://www.fastcompany.com/1747551/sharing
-economy (accessed March 19, 2013).

4. Elliot Martin and Susan Shaheen, “The Impact of Carsharing on Household Vehicle Ownership,”
ACCESS
38 (Spring 2011): 24.

5. David Zhao, “Carsharing: A Sustainable and Innovative Personal Transport Solution with Great Potential and Huge Opportunities,” Frost & Sullivan, January 28, 2010, https://www.frost.com
/sublib/display-market-insight.do?id=190795176 (accessed May 29, 2013).

6. Elliot Martin and Susan Shaheen, “The Impact of Carsharing on Public Transit and Non-Motorized Travel: An Exploration of North American Carsharing Survey Data,”
Energies
4 (2011): 2094–2114.

7. Susan A. Shaheen et al., “Public Bikesharing in North America: Early Operator and User Understanding,” Mineta Transportation Institute, June 2012, 1.

8. Susan A. Shaheen et al., “Bikesharing in Europe, the Americas, and Asia: Past, Present, and Future,”
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
2143 (October 2010): 159–167.

9. Susan A. Shaheen et al., “Public Bikesharing in North America,” 27.

10. Ibid., 16.

11. Anita Hamilton, “Will Car-Sharing Networks Change the Way We Travel?,”
Time,
February 7, 2012, http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2094921_2094923_21061
41,00.html (accessed May 29, 2013).

12. Adam Cohen, Susan Shaheen, and Ryan McKenzie, “Carsharing: A Guide for Local Planners,”
PAS Memo
(2008), http://pubs.its.ucdavis.edu/download_pdf.php?id=1240 (accessed February 3, 2014).

13. “Autolib’ Brings Intelligent Car-Sharing to the Streets of Paris and Suburbs,” Microsoft News Center, February 12, 2013, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Features/2013/Feb13/02-12
autolib.aspx (accessed May 29, 2013).

14. Dave Zhao, “Carsharing: A Sustainable and Innovative Personal Transport Solution with Great Potential and Huge Opportunities,” Frost and Sullivan, January 28, 2010, http://www.frost
.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-print.pag?docid=190795176 (accessed November 12, 2013).

15. Jeff Cobb, “GM Partners on Ground Floor Opportunity with RelayRides Carsharing,” GM-Volt.com, October 10, 2011, http://gm-volt.com/2011/10/10/gm-partners-on-ground-floor-opportu
nity-with-relayrides-carsharing/ (accessed May 29, 2013).

16. “GM Enters Carsharing Business; Teams Up with RelayRides,” GM News, October 5, 2011, http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011
/Oct/1005_relay.html (accessed May 29, 2013).

17. Lawrence Burns, “A Vision of Our Transport Future,”
Nature
497 (May 9, 2013): 181–82.

18. Ibid.

19. Joann Muller, “With Driverless Cars, Once Again It Is California Leading the Way,”
Forbes,
September 26, 2012, http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2012/09/26/with-driverless-cars
-once-again-it-is-california-leading-the-way/ (accessed June 2, 2013).

20. Chris Urmson, “The Self-Driving Car Logs More Miles on New Wheels,”
Google Blog,
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21. Mary Slosson, “Google Gets First Self-Driven Car License in Nevada,” Reuters, May 8, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/uk-usa-nevada-google-idUSLNE84701320120508 (accessed June 3, 2013).

22. Alex Hudson, “Will Driverless Cars Mean Computer Crashes?,” BBC News, October 1, 2012, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/9755210.stm (accessed June 2, 2013).

23. John Markoff, “Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic,”
New York Times,
October 9, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 (accessed June 2, 2013).

24. “2012 U.S. Automotive Emerging Technologies Study,” J.D. Power and Associates,
April 26, 2012, http://autos.jdpower.com/content/press-release/gGOwCnW/2012-u-s-automotive-emerg
ing-technologies-study.htm (accessed June 3, 2013).

25. Jack Ewing, “A Benz with a Virtual Chauffeur,”
New York Times,
May 16, 2013, http://www.ny
times.com/2013/05/19/automobiles/a-benz-with-a-virtual-chauffeur.html?pagewanted=all&
_r=0 (accessed May 28, 2013).

26. Emi Kolawole, “A Win For Google’s Driverless Car: Calif. Governor Signs a Bill Regulating Autonomous Vehicles,”
Washington Post,
September 25, 2012, http://www.washingtonpost.com (accessed June 2, 2013).

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