Editorial
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
I was disgusted this morning to see the "news" on yahoo's main page, with the headline of "Most dangerous kind of car on the road?" and "These cars are invisible." Of course with their sophistication of journalism I wasn't surprised to see that they don't actually tell you what kind ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Hypermiling has received a lot of media attention in the last year or so, and there are some great resources on how to practice it, here and here, so I won't go into the details, but I did want to share my personal experiences with the more "controversial" method of ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Due to the increasing cost of petroleum, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has had to cancel at least 4 voyages, and its cutting down the length of others. They are trying to figure out what missions they can and cannot run, and all of it comes down to fueling ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Last week the German government announced that it would be lowering the current subsidies that it provides for individuals and companies that purchase and install solar power. Their environmental ministry is proposing a cut of 9.1% next year, while other lawmakers say the rate should be closer to 30%. This ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Oil stinks, plain and simple. One would be hardpressed to think of some of the good things about oil in our modern day society, and considering the problems it's causing, why bother looking for them? To do so might mean the extension of its' irresponsible use, something we cannot afford ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
General Motors announced this morning that they will be closing down ("adjusting") 4 North American truck plants, 2 in the US, 1 in Mexico and 1 in Canada in a bid to respond to the "recent developments on the global oil scene", i.e. high gasoline prices and the unwillingness of ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
I would be lying if I said I wasn't biased in favor of Tim Flannery, a leading voice in the fight against climate change and habitat destruction. Over the years I've read probably all his books and followed his entrance into the debate over greenhouse gases and global warming. He's ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Well, a report just released by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee shows the first hard evidence of interference by the White House in the EPA's affairs regarding the capping of greenhouse gases since it denied California's waiver to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
In follow up to our recent article on the documentary "A Shocking Truth", which focused on the current state of CO2 emissions created by North American personal vehicles, specifically highlighting fuel inefficient SUVs and trucks and their impact on the environment, I decided to have a closer look at the ...
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