Archive for December, 2008
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Car Emissions - Global Warming’s Major Contributor
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Global Warming is a concern for everyone because we want to preserve our environment for future generations. But it appears that the earth is warming at an alarming rate. This is evident by the significant reduction of glacial ice near the North Pole. These changes appear to be affecting the behaviors of polar bears, whales [...]
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Biobutanol as an Alternative Fuel Source
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Fuel costs are driving everyone insane and causing major concerns for the the world economy. Since the price of gas shot up to $4.00 a gallon, it has had a domino effect across the globe. The crises over foreclosures, creeping unemployment rates, failures of major banks and financial institutions have forced all of us to [...]
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BioGas as an Alternative Fuel
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Countries around the globe are getting serious about reducing their reliance on petroleum based fuels. And with the world economy the way it is, it couldn’t have come any sooner. Problems such as failing banks and the mortgage crisis in the United States are shaking the world’s economies and accelerating research and development of alternative [...]
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The Chinese Produce Mass Market Electric Car
Monday, December 15th, 2008
The Chinese have beat the rest of the world in producing an electric vehicle for the mass market, at least a year ahead of similar efforts around the world.
On Monday, BYD Co. plans to show reporters in Shenzhen the new F3DM, which runs off batteries that can be charged from a regular electrical outlet. BYD [...] -
The Future of Renewable Energy
Monday, December 15th, 2008
The use of renewable energy sources is an exciting, eco-friendly approach to solving the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. It is extremely important that our reliance on this long-used source of energy be reduced as much as possible, since it is responsible for a large portion of the world’s air pollution, and is a major
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Ingredients Used in Ethanol Production
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
The common ingredients you use to bake cookies, cakes and pastries are being used in the production of ethanol. Ethanol is a bioalcohol and is also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol and drinking alcohol. It is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid and it’s most common use is in the creation of alcohol for human consumption. [...]
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T. Boone Is Picken A Green Alternative Lifestyle
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Over the last year, T. Boone Pickens has been promoting alternative energies to help the U.S. get off foreign oil. T. Boone is a smart businessman. Even though he’s been a Texas oilman all his life he see’s the end of it’s road on the horizon.
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The Greatest Positive Global Impact: Energy Efficiency
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Global financial markets are a mess, credit markets are frozen, we are experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime sell-off in commodity prices, many of the largest economies are in recession, a President Elect Obama will take office in 2009 and everyone is suspicious of their counterparties. Not only is this backdrop daunting, it is leading many investors to [...]
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Flexible Fuel Technology in Vehicles
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
What is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV)?
Do you know what the definition of a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) is? Flexible fuel vehicles are those sold by car manufacturers that have the ability to operate on gasoline (fossil-fuel), E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) and even a mixture of both. There are millions of flexible fuel vehicles [...]
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Hydrogen and Natural Gas Fuel Blends
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Hydrogen and Natural Gas are promising alternative fuel sources. They will help to bridge the gap from fossil fuel to that elusive, ultimate alternative fuel source. In fact, both hydrogen gas and natural gas may actually become part of that solution.
Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Hydrogen and Natural gas technologies are very important because they are “green” [...]