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Next Gen Solar Power
 Heard this on Radio. Nevada is going high tech with renewable energy. Read/listen to the story here.Â
Posted by Moderator on August 31st, 2006 filed in Activism, Alternative Fuel, Economics, Energy, Engineered, News, 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
Hybrid + Air Conditioning = Not so Friendly
Earlier findings from an ongoing DOE study suggests that, hybrid cars, with their AC cranked up yields 15 to 27 percent lower fuel efficiency. This on top of reports that hybrid car gas mileage is 30 to 50 percent less than promised and the high price of these cars makes a strong case for new car [...]
Posted by Moderator on August 8th, 2006 filed in Activism, DOE, Energy, Engineer, Engineered, Environment, Hybrid, Oil, Sustainability, Technology
Texas is King
Originally posted on headsetoptions.org Texas, my first home away from home is proud to be the largest producer of wind energy, that, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Texas ’s cumulative total capacity was at 2,370 MW, about 50 MW more than California’s annual production. This translates into enough power to serve over 600,000 [...]
Posted by Moderator on July 25th, 2006 filed in AWEA, Economics, Energy, Engineered, Environment, News, Technology, Wind
Video Games or National Parks?
I heard it in the news yesterday, according to a recent study by University of Illinois at Chicage, the number of visitors to National Parks have sharply decreased. Apparently the trend went from something like 1.2 trips per person per year in 1987 to 0.9 in 2003, a drop of about 25 percent. One hypothesis [...]
Posted by Moderator on July 20th, 2006 filed in Activism, Conserve, Environment, Internet, News, Parks, Technology, Urban, Video Games