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• Turkey Grease Spared Untimely End

  
  Discovery News - Technology — Authority: 671
  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: 426
  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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• Honda, Hyundai, Toyota Tops in Fuel Efficiency

  
  KickingTires — Authority: 558
  Honda has the most fuel-efficient U.S. fleet with an average of 23.6 mpg, followed by Hyundai and Toyota in second and third place, respectively, according to preliminary figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency. Hyundai averaged 23.4 mpg and Toyota had 23.2 mpg — close on the heels of Honda. ...
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• Californians Have to Pay for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 426
  In a revolutionary and bold move to curb the greenhouse gas emissions the state of California is preparing to charge businesses for their carbon footprints. The move was first introduced by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District which decided to levy a fee for greenhouse gas emissions. The charges would be in ...
  3 days ago

• Cozi Teams Up with MWV, Naverus Acquired by GE, Bio Architecture Lab Raises $8M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 701
  Roundup , deals , VC Gregory T. Huang wrote: It was a fairly busy week for deals heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. The Northwest saw some action across aviation, alternative fuels, wireless, software, and biotech. —Kent, WA-based Naverus was acquired by GE Aviation , an operating unit of General ...
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• John DeCicco, University of Michigan

  
  Lou Ann Hammond on carlist.com — Authority: 107
  John M. DeCicco Senior Lecturer, University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment Carlist was at an event held by BMW Corporation, where DeCicco talked about CO2 emissions. DeCicco talked about CO2 and had some great slides to illustrate the importance of decreasing CO2 emissions. According to ...
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• Americans Slowly Buying More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

  
  KickingTires — Authority: 558
  U.S. consumers are increasingly buying more fuel-efficient vehicles, but the pace of mileage improvements remains slow, according to a report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency. American vehicles averaged 21 mpg for the 2008 model year, which is a 0.4 mpg increase from 2007. The average is expected to ...
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• Computer Model Looks Into the Future of Alternative Energy

  
  GoodCleanTech — Authority: 502
  A computer model called The STREET - acronym for The Spatially & Temporally Resolved Energy & Environment Tool - can look into the future of alternative fuels and their effects on the environment. UC Irvine doctoral candidate Shane Stephens-Romero built STREET and created an analysis for the year 2060 which ...
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• Is Algae the Fuel of the Gods?

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 707
  Image credit: Good Is algae the fuel of the gods ? Well, on paper, it very well could be. Industry evangelists predict a bright future in which algae farms produce the equivalent of the entire amount of petroleum the United States currently uses in a year. Even better: Algae could potentially do this using just one ...
  4 days ago

• As Deadline Nears, Shell Urges White House to Delay Biofuels Mandate One Year

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 164
  Shell Oil company representatives are pressing the White House for a one-year delay in implementing a controversial regulation that would expand Americas biofuels mandate beginning in January. ———- Right, a biodiesel manufacturing plant in Iowa. ———- Two Shell employees met with administration officials ...
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• Glimpsing a Greener Future: Computer Model Foresees Effects of Alternative Transportation Fuels

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 435
  Image by PNNL – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory via Flickr It’s the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor. Look into Shane Stephens-Romero’s crystal ball — a computer model called STREET — and find ...
  5 days ago

• Eco-friendly vehicles rally held in Delhi

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): A first-ever rally of eco-friendly vehicles with the theme ‘Save the Earth’ was hosted in the national capital on Sunday. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the rally, held on the eve of the fourth EFV (Environment Friendly Vehicle) Conference, a biannual international ...
  5 days ago

• seafoam added to oil?

  
  Diesel Bombers - 9,15,19,22,26,27,29,30,31,41,42,55,58,61,66,67,68,77,78,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,94,96,107,121,122,127,129,133,140,142,145,146,148,151,152,155,156,157,158,159,160,167,168,169,170,172,174,175,178,179,180,181,183,184,189,193,194,199,200,2 — Authority: 167
  i was reading on a can of seafoam that you can add it to the oil and it helps keep things cleaned up inside the engine. just wandering if this is a good idea.
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• Iowa Town Has EV Charging Stations at the Ready

  
  KickingTires — Authority: 558
  Iowa businessman Mike Howard’s philosophy on electric vehicles that can be summed up as, “You’ve got to start somewhere.” Thus, Elk Horn, Iowa – population 650 — has four charging stations built and waiting for EVs, with another four stations planned for next year. In terms of charging stations, this ...
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• NASA Wants Algae-Fuel Too

  
  Dad2059's Webzine of Science Fiction, Science Fact and Esoterica — Authority: 125
  More on renewable algae-fuel from NASA this time. From OnOrbit :  NASA ARC: As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products. The NASA bioreactor is an Offshore Membrane Enclosure for Growing Algae ...
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• California Launches Online Buying Guide That Rates Vehicles by Greenness

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 164
  The California agency that sets the American standard for automotive emissions today unveiled a much-improved Website that helps consumers choose the least polluting cars on the market. ———- Click on art to enlarge. ———- The California Air Resources Board Website, using information collected for vehicle ...
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• Algae slime makes good “Fuel” for moviegoers

  
  Consumer Reports Cars Blog — Authority: 618
  For an alternative perspective on the future of the automobile, it may help to look at an alternative film. “ Fuel ” by Josh Tickle is a thought-provoking documentary that examines America’s addiction to oil and what we can do about it.   Tickle does a good job of keeping the serious subject rather upbeat and ...
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• Climate Change Could Aggravate the Poverty Situation in Developing Countries

  
  Energy Business Daily — Authority: 426
  A study conducted at the Purdue University sheds light on the economic ramifications of climate change. The report states that urban workers from developing countries will be among those who are the hardest hit by climate change. The upward spiraling cost of food products will push the urban man to the brink of ...
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• Government Funding Could See Thousands More Charging Points for Electric And Plug-in Hybrid Cars on the UK’s Streets And Car Parks

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 451
  The UK’s streets and car parks could see thousands more charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars thanks to £30 million of Government funding. Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has invited cities and businesses to join together to bid for the money which will help fund the installation of charging ...
  1 week ago

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