Category Archives: global warming

DIY Video Vegetable Oil Conversion

Posted on November 8, 2011 by admin

Are you interested in running your car on vegetable oil?  Before you get started, you should read our post on how it works.  Once you are comfortable with the requirements, watch the following video from Veg My Ride to see … Continue reading →

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Sustainable Energy: Without the hot air

Posted on June 16, 2009 by admin

David Mackay’s new book is a great resource for preparing for life after petroleum. Read Mapawatt’s review of the book. You can buy it on Amazon or download it for free. Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air

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The Methanol Alternative

Posted on March 14, 2009 by admin

In a clear and concise review and essay, Robert Zubrin lays out the case for Methanol becoming the energy carrier for the 21st century and beyond. Zubrin, an aerospace engineer and president of Pioneer Astronautics, comments on the book,  Beyond … Continue reading →

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Obama Says: Days of Building Sprawl Are Over

Posted on February 11, 2009 by admin

Responding to a question from a city councilwoman about transportation and infrastructure in the stimulus bill during a town hall forum in Ft. Myers, Florida, President Obama said that the days of just building sprawl are over. From a transcript … Continue reading →

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Clean Energy Economy Will Cost Billions Annually

Posted on February 8, 2009 by admin

OAKLAND, Calif. — It will cost $515 billion annually through 2030 to wean the world off fossil fuels in favor of clean energy sources, according to a report released last week by the World Economic Forum. Onshore and offshore wind, … Continue reading →

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OPT Installs PowerBuoy Off Hawaii Coast

Posted on November 15, 2008 by admin

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. has installed one of its PowerBuoy wave power generation units (earlier post) near Kaneohe Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This is the third PowerBuoy to be deployed by OPT over the past two months … Continue reading →

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Neil Young’s 1959 Lincoln EV – LincVolt

Posted on November 5, 2008 by admin

One of my passions is the idea of taking vintage vehicles and converting them to EVs.  The idea of recycling 2,000 lbs of steel and rubber into a roadworthy vehicle that is more efficient than when it was new is … Continue reading →

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Scientist Discovers Fungus That Could Fuel A Car

Posted on November 4, 2008 by admin

A researcher at Montana State University has found a micro-organism in a plant in South America that could fuel vehicles one day. The unusual fungus contains the essence of diesel, which one could use to run a bus, for example, … Continue reading →

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Are the Polar Ice Caps Melting Now? Oops, maybe they were right!

Posted on June 27, 2008 by admin

I am often a skeptic of theories until I can read enough information to support a logical conclusion that the theory is true or false.  Climate change was one of those theories that I wondered if it was really true.  … Continue reading →

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