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Hydrogen in your tank now? YES

Listen we have all been told it won’t happen or it will be years from now or what have you. But hydrogen can be part of your fuel saving strategy now. Today, this month, this year. No we don’t have massed produced hydrogen fuel cell cars ready to roll off the lots yet. That will take some time. BUT there …

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Cellulosic Ethanol Development-Non Food Feedstocks

DuPont and Genencor of Palo Alto, CA have announced they are working together to create the World's-Leading Cellulosic Ethanol Company. Why is this important? Well as you may have read lately there is a large debate over making ethanol from existing food stocks and causing shortages and price in creases for those items such as corn and sugar.

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Biodiesel Fuel Testing – Voluntary and Mandatory Standards

Biodiesel is an inexpensive, environmentally friendly source of energy. These benefits have sparked the public’s interest in using this to fuel their cars. This increased interest has motivated many new companies and hobbyists to become producers and sellers of this new fuel. As with any other product, producers and sellers must meet certain regulations and, in addition, are encouraged to …

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The Toyota A-BAT Hybrid Concept

Over the past 15 years, small pickup trucks in North America have transformed from somewhat practical mini-haulers into slightly smaller versions of their bigger cousins in the full-size market. This steroidal growth has made these ostensibly smaller pickups much more capable than their initial versions, particularly when it comes to hauling and towing capacity, but their size has made them …

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Further Energy Price Increases Made

Another price rise announcement by a utilities company could place Britons under increased financial pressure, it has been suggested. Earlier this month, ScottishPower stated that gas and electricity costs on its standard tariff are to increase by 15 and 14 per cent. Resulting in bills rising by 89 pounds and 53 pounds respectively, uSwitch reported that the moves will affect …

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Start Saving Money Now – Beat Rising Fuel Costs

Millions of Americans are struggling to make ends meet during this economic crunch that we are in. There is one thing though, that many of them are neglecting. Managing fuel cost. Did you know that the average American who drives 15,000 miles per year will spend over $2000 on fuel this year? And the fact is, there is a couple …

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The Alternative Energy Revolution Starts In Your Own Home

Whether you are concerned about global warming, or whether you are concerned about the national security implications of our dependence on imported oil, getting our civilization un-hooked from its addiction to fossil fuels is an issue that everyone should be able to agree on. And it should also be clear to anyone who is awake that waiting around for government …

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John McCain – Energy Policy for 2008 Election

John McCain’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 John McCain Commerical John McCain talks about Ethanol * FactCheck: Oil independence will take 25 years, not 5 years. (Dec 2007) * Climate change is real; nuclear power is solution. (Oct 2007) * Public pressure on oil industry to invest in alternatives. (Oct 2007) * FactCheck: nuclear plants do emit no GHGs, but …

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Barack Obama – Energy Policy for 2008 Election

Barack Obama’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 * Energy ANWR: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in northern Alaska that contains substantial supplies of oil and gas. Conservatives favor drilling ANWR to extract the oil, while liberals favor maintaining its protected status. * Deregulation Crisis: California suffered ‘rolling blackouts’ in 2001 due to insufficient energy supplies. California …

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Homeowners Must Take Action Against Energy Bill Increases

A significant number of consumers may find that their finances will come under further pressure, it has been suggested. From Friday January 18th, EDF Energy is to increase its standard tariffs for both electricity and gas. Costs for the former are to go up by 7.9 per cent, or an average of 28 pounds, while electric bills are set to …

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Peace Pipeline – Iran to India Natural Gas

India has experienced enormous growth in population at an average of 7% a year in the last decade. With this growth, India’s need for energy has increased exponentially. In a move that threatened to strain United States – India relations, India signed a $40 billion contract with Iran, promising to import. More: continued here

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Save Energy Without Using Energy

Environmental organisations around the word keep informing citizens to save energy and water where possible, but few actually do. The average person would love to help the environment but he or she is a bit unsure on how to do it. People also say they don’t have the energy to do it either. Recycling is a good example of people …

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Thinking About Building A Solar Power System?

More and more people today are now looking for alternative ways of supplying power that they need in order to run appliances and equipment in their home. For some people because of where they live setting up a solar powered system is the ideal choice. In this article, we go through a number of factors that need to be taken …

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Old Needn’t Mean Cold – Save On Your Gas And Electricity This Winter

After the dubious summer we’ve had in 2007, we’re now having an even more dubious winter. There has been a sharp drop in temperatures and set to go even lower. The MET office’s prediction is that temperatures will fall to below 4.3C (40F), compared to last years average of 5.6C (42F). To put that in perspective, the average temperature this …

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Google’s Goal: Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal

Creates renewable energy R&D group and supports breakthrough technologies Mountain View, Calif. (November 27, 2007) – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a new strategic initiative to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE

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Water Fuel – Check it out!

Everybody’s talking about the power of Hydrogen. What they don’t tell you is that Hydrogen cars with their pressurized hydrogen, and hydrogen gas stations – are a BIG safety hazard. It gets worse: hydrogen factories pollute the environment and spoil the ecological advantage of hydrogen cars. The solution Water Fuel provides you with is called “Hydrogen-On-Demand” – you produce Hydrogen …

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The History of the Hybrid Car

Demand for a car that would be economical to run and one that would not pollute the atmosphere has resulted in the development of the Hybrid car. Vast strides made in the recent past in gasoline engine technology, has made the Hybrid car a popular reality. A [tag]Hybrid car[/tag] is a vehicle that uses two power sources, a rechargeable energy …

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Ausra Announces 177 Megawatt Solar Thermal Power Agreement with PG&E

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Nov. 5, 2007—Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has entered into a 177 megawatt solar thermal power purchasing agreement with Ausra Inc. The project, to be located in central California, is being developed by Ausra. “Today’s agreement between PG&E and Ausra highlights how clean energy will create jobs in California while delivering a reliable source …

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