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Around The World In 80 Days
Electric cars from four countries are participating in the Zero Race adventure. Not quite Indy, or the Dakar Rally across Africa, the Zero Race has these four teams competing across the globe. The race must be completed in 80 days, and the kicker is this is not a race about. . .
New Coal Plants Adding To CO2 Woes
Recent records from the U.S. Department of Energy provided by utilities show that more than 30 coal plants have been built since 2008. The new construction of coal plants stretches from Arizona, Illinois, South Carolina, and Washington. This is the largest expansion of coal plants in the U.S. in over. . .
Single Malt Car Fuels
How about a bottle of single malt scotch for your gas tank? Well, not quite a bottle of your favorite single malt scotch will go into your car’s gas tank, but a group of Scottish researchers from the University of Edinburgh believe that scotch may be perfect for your car’s. . .
Time To Push Geothermal
There is one area in the sustainable energy debate that seems to be relegated to the back of the bus – geothermal. Most of the coverage surrounding Washington’s energy initiatives are on solar, wind, and when we can lift the ban on deep-ocean drilling. Missing the bus on tapping geothermal. . .
Global CO2 Emissions Fall 1.3 Percent
For the first time in over a decade worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1.3 percent. Total global carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2009 to 31.3 billion tons. The Internationals Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative Energien, IWR, (a German based Renewable Energy Industry Institute), issued their annual report highlighting the drop in. . .
Report Challenges Big Ag Interests
The National Research Council, an independent influential scientific body, issued a report criticizing the current state of industrialized farming. The NRC has been around since 1916, and its mission is to provide elected leaders, policy makers, and the public with expert scientific advice. Their report, “Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in. . .
Brown Cloud Could Threaten Arctic Ice
Fires that are currently raging in Russia have created a large brown cloud that is impacting cities and eco systems throughout Asia. Beijing and New Delhi are experiencing dimmer sunlight because of the fires smoke, and there is growing concern that this brown cloud will hasten the thaw of Arctic. . .
Human Waste – The Next Premium Biogas
The race to find a nearly inexhaustible supply of fuel for cars has lead scientists down some interesting paths of discovery. The electrification of automobiles has been around since the end of the late 1800s, bio-diesel efforts began back in the 1970’s; we now have gas-electric hybrid cars, natural gas,. . .
Gulf Blue Crab Larvae Now Found To Be Tainted
Since the BP oil spill hit the Gulf, researchers from Loyola University in New Orleans, Tulane University, and the University of Southern Mississippi have been gathering shellfish to study the effects the oil may have on them. Shellfish are watched closely because they are such a large staple of the. . .
Volt Price Gouging Hits Preorders
I guess $41,000 for a Chevy isn’t so expensive anymore. An earlier post covered the new price tag for the Chevy Volt, which GM has listed it’s SRP at $41,000. A news item that hit the airwaves yesterday brought attention to Chevy dealer price gouging on pre-orders for the Volt. . . .
NOAA Report On Spill – Take It With A Grain Of Salt
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Geological Survey issued a new report as to the status of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The upbeat report was delivered at a White House press conference. According to the report, relatively little oil remains on the surface. . .
BP Delaying Claims Payments
BP is delaying its settlement of claims until Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator appointed by President Obama to oversee the compensation process, takes over the claims system in mid-August. BP is using the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) as its guideline in determining who will get paid. The OPA is a. . .
Feds To Gulf Fisherman – Smell The Fish
Yesterday the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reopened a third of the banned fishing areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Some 26,388 square miles of the Gulf were reopened to fishing by NOAA. NOAA along with the FDA and surrounding States, indicated that the fish they have been testing. . .
Gulf Fishing Reopens
Good news for Gulf fishermen as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reopens one third of the BP oil spill area that was closed to fishing.According to NOAA 26,388 square miles will be reopened to Gulf fisherman. The NOAA, Gulf States, and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) all. . .
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