Global Warming: It’s All About Carbo
As part of the Climate Connection initiative by NPR and National Geographic, Robert Krulwich’s created a five-part cartoon series that’s a really cool way to teach your kids the science of global warming. The videos are not embeddable, so you will have to view them on NPR. I watched all five and I think it’ll [...]
Posted by Moderator on August 1st, 2007 filed in Activism, Air Pollution, Carbon, Comic, Ethanol, Global Warming, Internet, NPR, News, Oil, Sustainability, TV, Technology, Tips/Tools, greenhouse, politics, weather
Why Dropping Oil Prices is Not Really Good?
The price of gasoline has dropped over 20 percent in the last 3 months, while some might consider this a good thing, in the long run; the only real beneficiary of this scenario is the oil company themselves. When a gallon of gas was at $3, viable alternatives was the buzz word, from Venture Capitalists [...]
Posted by Moderator on September 26th, 2006 filed in Activism, Alternative Fuel, Conserve, Economics, Energy, Ethanol, Exxon, Money, News, Oil, Shell, Stocks, Sustainability, Technology
Dream Research
This is how good it gets, you have ethanol in abundance, why not drink it? Read the story >> Ethanol Turned Into Food-Grade Alcohol August 29, 2006 — By Amy Lorentzen, Associated Press AMES, Iowa — Now that ethanol has become common in gas tanks, two Iowa State University professors are working to get it [...]
Posted by Moderator on August 31st, 2006 filed in Alternative Fuel, Economics, Ethanol, News, Technology
Recession is Good for… the Environment
Originally posted at headsetoptions.org Price of oil is sky rocketing, the fed are raising interest rates, and people are feeling the pinch everywhere, not just at the gas stations, making it even harder to fight the looming recession. One good thing out of all this might be that people will use less gasoline, and that [...]
Posted by Moderator on July 18th, 2006 filed in Activism, Air Pollution, Alternative Fuel, Carbon, Conserve, EPA, Economics, Energy, Environment, Ethanol, Global Warming, News, Oil, Ozone, Sustainability, Urban, greenhouse, politics
Ethanol: Fuel Duel
Some times I agree, sometimes times I agree to disagree, and then there are times when I take a second look, reevaluate the situation, research and reposition my stand on issues we face. As an activist, I tend to look at new technology with caution, but as an engineer, I embrace the very technology for [...]
Posted by Moderator on June 12th, 2006 filed in Alternative Fuel, DOE, EERE, EPA, Ethanol, Global Warming, Hybrid, Money, News, Oil