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• 2011 Chevy Volt at 2009 L.A. Auto Show

  
  KickingTires — Authority: 555
  Competes with: Toyota Prius, Ford Fusion Hybrid Looks like: Were finally getting the car futuristic movies have long promised Drivetrain: Plug-in gas-electric hybrid powertrain Hits dealerships: California customers get first shot late in 2010 Weve been covering the Chevy Volt for more than three years now ...
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• 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid at 2009 L.A. Auto Show

  
  KickingTires — Authority: 555
  Competes with: Chevy Volt, Mini E Looks like: A regular Prius with more graphics and an electrical socket Drivetrain: Plug-in electric hybrid with lithium-ion battery Hits dealerships: 150 test cars hit select markets in 2010 Details about what powers the new plug-in version of the popular Prius hybrid are ...
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• Algae biofuels still 10 years away, says Shell

  
  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 146
  The head of Royal Dutch Shell has said that second-generation biofuels are unlikely to be in widespread commercial use for another decade despite a strong research and development focus from both companies and governments.
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• Progress Energy Joins Stampede Away from Coal

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  The trickle has turned into a torrent: following close on the news that a Michigan utility has converted a power plant from coal to sustainable biomass , Progress Energy Carolinas just announced that within the next seven years it plans to retire 11 coal-burning power units at four sites. Progress Energy ...
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• High School Students Design a Solar-Powered Electric Car

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 425
  Art Haines, a mechanical designer, along with eight study-hall students from the Skowhegan Area High School, have constructed a two-seater prototype solar vehicle from scratch. The SUNN EV, Sun Neighborhood Electric Vehicle, is a street-legal car with a big solar array that is mounted up on the bonnet region. The ...
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• Buffett Says All Vehicles Will Be Electric in 20 Years

  
  KickingTires — Authority: 555
  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has had enough success in life that when he says something — even if it seems improbable to impossible — people’s ears perk up. He recently caused ripples when he told business students from Rice University in Texas that all cars on the road will be electric in just 20 years. ...
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• Global Warming May Increase Droughts and Give Rise to Severe Hurricanes

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 425
  El Niño, the periodic easterly Pacific Ocean phenomenon accredited with sheltering the United States of America and Caribbean from serious hurricane seasons, may be eclipsed by its brother in the central Pacific Ocean due to global warming, reported by an article in the September issue of the journal Nature.  Read ...
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• Another One Bites the Dust: Michigan Coal Plant Converts to Biomass

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  In yet another indication that the days of king coal are numbered, another coal-fired power plant in the U.S. is converting to biomass .  Michigan’s L’Anse Warden Electric Company purchased an existing coal, oil, and natural gas power plant and promptly made the switch in order to engage in some ...
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• Solar-Powered Space Ship Could Travel 100,000 MPH?

  
  Green Options — Authority: 149
  A spacecraft powered by photons from sunlight has been designed by the Planetary Society. They are also currently building the solar sailor, and hope to launch it at the end of 2010. Read more of this story »
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• Better Place Australia Finance Round Raises $25 Million for EV Infrastructure Project

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 164
  Electric vehicle battery services provider Better Place said its Australian unit has secured an AUD$25 million ($22.9 million U.S.) initial financing round from a group of investors that includes the Canberra electric utility and was led by Lend Lease Ventures , a global
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• ElectraTherm’s Green Machine Awarded the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 425
  Wall Street Journal editors have identified ElectraTherm, Inc.’s Green Machine as one of the best technological inventions of 2009. While presenting the WSJ Technology Innovation Award in the Energy category, the editors of Wall Street Journal identified the ElectraTherm Green Machine as “an electricity-generation ...
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• Nissan EV Battery With Double Current Capacity, Same Cost May Be Ready by 2015

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 164
  Nissan Motor Co. is developing a lithium-ion battery for electric vehicles that can store electricity at double the current capacity, the Nikkei newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. Nissan aims to equip electric cars with the battery by 2015, the Japanese paper reported. The new battery ...
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• Envion Inc Converts Plastic Waste into Oil

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 425
  A plant was recently inaugurated that changes millions of tons of plastic waste matter into a cost-efficient renewable byproduct – oil.  The company that has achieved this feat is Envion Inc. Envion was established in 2002 by Michael S. Han. Using innovative technology, the company has been able to utilize over 80 ...
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  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 146
  
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• Toyota 4Runner, and a car that runs on whale oil

  
  Jil McIntosh — Authority: 414
  In todays Toronto Star, I have a look at the all-new 2010 Toyota 4Runner, which you can find by clicking here . I also have an opinion piece on who really makes the decisions on environmentally-friendly vehicles -- including the whale oil and crushed kitten editions -- available here .
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• Turkey Grease Spared Untimely End

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 636
  Leftovers. Even the word makes me feel full. But in Gilbert, Arizona, Thanksgiving leftovers are being turned into something significantly better than heartburn. For the next week or so, the Gilbert-based company AZ BioDiesel will be collecting waste oil from ...
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• Reversible Acid Gas Capture Eliminates Sulfur and Carbon Dioxide from Power Plant Emissions

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 425
  A breakthrough technology that can capture twice the amount of harmful gases from power plant emissions has been introduced by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The Reversible Acid Gas Capture is capable of pulling gases like carbon dioxide, sulfur and other pollutant gases from power ...
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• You’re killing America!

  
  The Life and Times of a Renaissance Ronin — Authority: 124
  Obama keeps talking about “fixing what ails America,” by building alternative power projects. To seemingly prove it… On April 11, 2009 DOE announced a whopping $38.5 Billion dollars in loan guarantees to “encourages the development of new energy technologies and is an important step in paving the way for ...
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  Royal Dutch Shell plc .com — Authority: 146
  
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• European Biofuels Market Potential Examined in a New Report

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 425
  A new report published by Energy Business Reports (http://energybusinessreports.com) provides an analysis of the growing European biofuels market. “European Biofuels Market Potential,” examines the growth of the biofuel market in Europe and profiles the major market participants. Learn more here: ...
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