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PICKENS ENCOURAGED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CALL FOR A MORE SECURE AMERICAN ENERGY FUTURE

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

Dallas, TX – March 30, 2010 – T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in response to remarks by President Obama at Georgetown University, where he outlined his plan for America’s energy security: “Today the President articulated the national … Continue reading →

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Mercedes Vegetable Oil Conversion

Posted on March 13, 2010 by admin

As part of my “no nonsense” series on bio and alternative fuels, I covered biodiesel and straight vegetable oil (SVO) and waste vegetable oil (WVO) diesel conversions.  Since I believe in experimenting first-hand with topics I discuss, a few years … Continue reading →

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Wave of Change Building in Middle East

Posted on June 20, 2009 by admin

When thinking of ways to help kick our petroleum addiction, it’s hard not to be thinking of the Middle East and their grip on the World’s energy supply.  Sheiks pump oil, we pay for it,  sheiks get rich and powerful.  … 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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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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Living a Simpler Life

Posted on February 8, 2009 by admin

Over the past year, I’ve researched ways in which I can simplify my life in a healthy, organic way.  It involves getting back to older ways of life.  Living before fast-food, frozen meals and preservatives.  We’re raising fruits and vegetables … Continue reading →

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Waste Coffee Grounds as Biodiesel Feedstock

Posted on December 11, 2008 by admin

Waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel, according to a study by researchers at the University of Nevada-Reno. According to the USDA, world coffee production is 16.34 billion pounds per year; the … Continue reading →

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JBEI Researchers Engineer Yeast to Produce n-Butanol

Posted on December 7, 2008 by admin

Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), led by Dr. Jay Keasling at UC Berkeley, have engineered the common industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with an n-butanol biosynthetic pathway, resulting in a ten-fold improvement in n-butanol production from one of the … 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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