The Plot to Save the Planet

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The Plot to Save the Planet

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

I have been reading a brand new book by Brian Dumaine from Fortune and Time and other august establishments. It’s called The Plot to Save the Planet
My first response to reading this was “Wow!”
There are a lot of different organizations working from many different angles trying to come up with products ands methods to […]

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Tags: miscellaneous · alternative energy · hybrid cars · environment · fuels · ethanol · electric cars · wind energy · transportation · photovoltaic solar power · Building · Climate change · Solar power · Algae · Energy efficiency · Ethical investing · Architecture · Renewable energy · Nuclear power · Business · Solar thermal power

Water Burning Conversion Kit- Is It Legit? Maybe

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

One doesn’t need to be a scientist to remember the very simple fact that water by itself doesn’t burn. And yet the Internet is alive with ads claiming it’s possible to run your gasoline-powered car (with a simple conversion) on good old-fashioned H2O. Even more amazing is that many of these companies claim […]

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Tags: alternative energy · hybrid cars · Carbon emissions · Oil · Energy efficiency

John McCain Proposes Energy Crisis Incentives

June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

John McCain is putting his money where is mouth is when it comes to solving the country’s energy crisis. Well maybe not his money per se but the point remains. The Republican proposed a $300 million government prize today to whoever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology. If you […]

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Tags: alternative energy · hybrid cars · fuels · ethanol · transportation · Energy efficiency · Initiatives · US presidential elections

Department of Transportation Calls For Better Fuel Economy

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

In April of this year the Secretary of Transportation (Mary E. Peters) proposed an interesting plan: She calls for an acceleration of last year’s Congress enacted CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards by a whopping 25%. For those in need of a refresher, CAFE is the sales weighted average fuel economy, expressed in miles […]

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Tags: hybrid cars · fuels · ethanol · electric cars · transportation · Biofuel · Renewable energy

Competition Encourages Forward Thinking

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

In 1978 gasoline was selling for .63 cents a gallon and forward thinkers had decided then to create an annual competition that would pit college and university teams against each other in design, construction, and endurance of open-wheel race cars. This competition was (and still is) known as the Formula SAE and while 30 […]

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Tags: alternative energy · hybrid cars · fuels · ethanol · electric cars · transportation · Sustainable Development · Biofuel