Archive for January, 2007



Electric Cars - UT’s Grassoline could answer President’s call for alternative fuels 

Thursday 25 January 2007 @ 6:00 am


University of Tennessee researchers believe they have part of the answer to President Bush’s State of the Union address, in which he called for investing in new methods of producing ethanol.

Perihelion Global BioFuel Refinery to Benefit From Proposed Mandatory Alternative Fuels Standard Outlined in State of … 
OPP, Ala. and SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla., Jan. 24, 2007 — Perihelion Global today announced that in the annual State of the Union address, President George W. Bush proposed a mandatory alternative fuels standard to require 35 Billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels in annual production by 2017 specifically including BioDiesel.

Largest Nat’l Alternative Fuels, Vehicles & Technology Expo Announced 
Las Vegas, NV-January 23, 2007 - The largest alternative fuel and vehicle Expo in the country comes to Anaheim, California, April 1-4 - the 13th annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference and Expo 2007. Formerly known as the Clean Cities Conferences, this fuel and technology neutral gathering is designed to bring one-stop information and product shopping to fleets, policy-makers, and …

Government should cut energy use as example: Bush 
President George W. Bush urged the federal government on Wednesday to take the lead in reducing energy consumption and using alternative fuels, as he pushed his State of the Union call for U.S. energy independence from foreign oil.




Hybrid Cars - Arnold Schwarzenegger: Democrat in disguise?

Tuesday 23 January 2007 @ 12:00 am


Belfast Telegraph - A few years ago, I challenged General Motors to make a Hummer that runs on hydrogen fuel, one of the cleanest alternative fuels available. They met my challenge. Clean fuels like electricity, hydrogen, biodiesel, natural gas and others are

GOP Frets About State of the Union Address
US News and World Report - Among the proposals that are expected tomorrow night are a plan to allow taxpayers to deduct some healthcare costs on their income tax returns and familiar administration proposals to increase use of alternative fuels, to make public education more

Gov. Pawlenty calls for state budget spending increase
KSTP - After a first term marked by budget shortfalls, Pawlenty uses a $2.2 billion budget surplus for new spending in several areas, including alternative fuels programs, health care reforms, roads and veterans programs. Big portions of the new money are

A look ahead at 110th Congress
Escanaba Daily Press - For the longer term, America needs a new energy policy that includes moving away from petroleum and toward alternative fuels. We need a comprehensive initiative to produce a large number of vehicles that can run on alternative fuels such as ethanol

Pawlenty proposes budget boost for education
KAAL-TV - The governor tapped a two-point-two (b) billion dollar surplus for new spending on schools, alternative fuels, health care, roads and veterans programs. In all, the state budget grows a bit over nine percent. The Republican governor’s budget has no

Beebe highlights keys to Delta revitalization
Arkansas News Bureau - We will do our part,” Beebe said, referring to state government help. Beebe’s proposed $40 million increase in funding for preschool programs and an initiative House speaker Benny Petrus is developing for alternative fuels both could help the Delta




Hybrid Cars - Two New ETFs Fight Climate Change: One Bridges Shift to Cleaner Energy

Thursday 18 January 2007 @ 12:00 am

Social Funds - The WHPRO index and PUW ETF focus on sectors such as alternative fuels, emissions reduction, efficiency, and innovation in energy materials, production and use. Interestingly, the index and fund specifically exclude investment in zero-carbon and Continue

News.com.au - The technologies which are critical to addressing climate change include renewable energy such as solar and wind, energy-efficiency measures, carbon capture and storage, more efficient vehicles, using alternative fuels, eliminating deforestation and Continue

Bloomberg - Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) — Soybean prices in Chicago fell from 17-month high on speculation demand to make diesel fuel from oilseeds will decline. Soybean-based biodiesel in Marshall, Minnesota, yesterday was $3.25 a gallon, $1.43 more expensive than a Continue

CNN - Encourage the development of alternative fuels. 8. Pardon Third World debt. David Weuste from Guthrie, Oklahoma The Democrats have finally gotten their power and now they need to show the world that they deserved it. First things first, get the world Continue

Economic Times - by Petroleum Secretary M S Srinivasan at the Petrotech Conference said. ‘The green imperative; future of natural gas in India’ suggests adoption of net back gas pricing approval based on market replacement of gas, compared with alternative fuels Continue

United Press International - is likely to spur greater private capital expenditure in the state, as entrepreneurs seek to cash in on the economic promise of the plan, researching technologies and designing and building the infrastructure necessary to deliver alternative fuels. Continue




Hybrid Cars - GM shows Chevy plug-in concept 

Monday 15 January 2007 @ 12:01 am

General Motors will unveil a plug-in hybird vehicle Sunday that, the company says, offers a preview of a high-mileage vehicle platform that GM could use in future vehicles. More…

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is targeting to sell 160,000 units of vehicles this year compared with 155,200 units in 2006, driven by continued strong sales of the Myvi and the launch of new fuel-efficient models. More…

Arlington County will buy more wind-generated electricity, give tax breaks for hybrid cars, require new public buildings to be green-certified and hand out energy-efficient light bulbs to residents as part of a major push toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, county officials said yesterday. More…

With more automakers producing hybrid versions of their popular models, chances are you will be seeing more and more hybrid cars on the road. One of the original and most popular hybrid models is the Toyota Prius, a gas/electric hybrid that gets an estimated 55 miles per gallon. More…

Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute, a Washington-based environmental think tank, warned that nearly twice as much corn as the government has estimated will be needed from the 2008 harvest to feed the ethanol plants that will be online by then. More…




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