Save the Rainforests – President Bill Clinton's Call to Action at Ethanol Summit

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This week Sao Paulo, Brazil is hosting one of the world’s largest gatherings of the international biofuels industry. The Ethanol Summit 2009 was kicked off in part by President Bill Clinton who noted that Brazil is known for producing the most energy efficient and cost competitive ethanol in the world using sugarcane. The downside, though, [...]

The Solar Human Hybrid Vehicle

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For all intents and purposes, the automobile has remained largely unchanged in the past 100 years ever since the first Ford Model T started rolling off of assembly lines. Four wheels, an engine, transmission, and as the old saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But with summer around the corner, so are [...]

Amsterdam Goes Electric: Pilot-Program Makes Amsterdam a Pioneer of the EV Frontier

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Amsterdam – On May 27, 2009, 365-Energy Group announced a pilot-program that could make Amsterdam the leader an Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure in Europe. By 2012, the city of Amsterdam plans to be home to 200 electric vehicle charging stations. These 200 stations, courtesy of US-based Coulomb Technologies, are expected to serve 10,000 cars by the [...]

Air New Zealand's Biofuel Flight Cuts Emissions By 65%

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At the Eco-Aviation Conference in Washington, Air New Zealand’s Chief Pilot Captain David Morgan announced the company’s findings on a test flight from last December. Powered by a combination of biofuel and jet fuel, the test resulted in a fuel savings of 1.2%. It also cut CO2 emissions by over 60%! While a 1.2% fuel [...]

GreenlightAC Launches with Electric Car Charging Station Infrastructure

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Washington D.C. – On May 14, 2009, GreenlightAC, one of the pioneers in the creation of EV charging stations, launched its own infrastructure last month with the release of the Chargebar(TM). The company claims that this innovative charger is easy, safe, and, importantly, cost-effective. The Chargebar will make charging your EV or Plug-in Hybrid easy because [...]

Cop Cars Get Solar Panels

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Ohio state trooper cruisers are getting small solar panels to assist in the powering of their onboard equipment. 1,150 Ford Crown Victoria cruisers will get 5 watt solar panels to improve battery peformance and reduce fuel consumption. » See also: Follow Feed-in-tariff solar legislation at 1bog.org » Get Gas 2.0 by RSS. The solar panels [...]