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Biofuels

July 23, 2008

I came across this San Francisco/Tokyo-based organization, RAN (Rainforest Action Network) and I thought their work was well worth publicizing. Their website has a very informative section on biofuels. Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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The Plot to Save the Planet

June 26, 2008

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 [...]

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Water Burning Conversion Kit- Is It Legit? Maybe

June 25, 2008

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 double the [...]

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John McCain Proposes Energy Crisis Incentives

June 23, 2008

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 need a [...]

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Department of Transportation Calls For Better Fuel Economy

June 11, 2008

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 per [...]

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