Electric Car Battery that charges off grid
• http://www.off-grid.net, TECHSTARA ground-breaking car battery that requires no mains recharging may revolutionise ecofriendly transport..
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Zoo to build power plant that uses panda poop to produce electricity
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-PresseNot content with housing a pair of celebrity pandas that attract hordes of avid onlookers, a zoo in France has decided to put their droppings to good use by recycling them into gas and electricity.
Salt-based solar thermal power plant takes shape in Nevada
• http://www.rawstory.com, By CleanTechnicaThe notorious Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant near Tonopah, Nevada passed another milestone this month, as workers finished placing receiver panels on top of a 540-foot tower that forms the centerpiece of the facility.
Don’t Buy an Electric Car
• http://www.foxbusiness.com, By Steve TobakI live in California, home to all sorts of environmental nonsense. We couldn’t build our house where we wanted to because of a tiny plant you can hardly see and a grasshopper that might – just might – live there.
UW scientists' nuclear fusion rocket could send humans to Mars
• http://www.krem.com, by KING 5 NewsThanks to researchers and scientists from the University of Washington, human space travel to Mars may soon be achievable.
Tiny Nuclear Reactions Inside Compact Fluorescent Bulbs?
• forbesHarmless low-energy nuclear reactions may be taking place routinely inside of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, according to a physicist whose theories have NASA researchers abuzz with the prospect of cheap, non-polluting energy.
Jets and Drones Powered by a Mighty Wind
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, by Elizabeth PalermoWill tomorrow’s jets and drones be powered by the same technology currently used in toy hovercrafts?
In The Future We Will All Live In Photosynthetic French Sea Pods
• http://www.popsci.com, By Shaunacy FerroTackling rising oceans with style
Solar Panels Now Make More Electricity Than They Use
• Francie Diep via PopSci.comAnd by 2020, the solar industry will have completely "paid back" the energy it took to produce the world's panels.
Why Tesla Survived and Fisker Won’t
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comTesla’s innovations in batteries give it an edge that Fisker, focused on design, lacks.
Biofuel breakthrough turns virtually any plant into hydrogen
• Stephen C. Webster via The RawStory.comResearchers at Virginia Tech announced Thursday that their latest breakthrough in hydrogen extraction technology could lead to widespread adoption of the substance as a fuel due to its ease of availability in virtually all plant matter.
Ethanol Fraud and Why You Pay More at the Pump
• LIZ PEEK, The Fiscal TimesEthanol was meant to help clean up the air and to keep gasoline prices in check. It does neither. Instead, it degrades the environment and is currently boosting gas prices. No program could better explain why so many Americans oppose Big Government.
Detroit Electric Unveils $135,000 Battery-Powered Sports Car
• Business InsiderDetroit Electric, a startup electric-car maker reviving a brand that dates back more than a century, unveiled its first model on Wednesday: a $135,000, battery-powered sports car that is to go into limited production in August.
Arkansas AG vows to Maddow: Exxon Mobil will face justice in pipeline spill
• David Ferguson via The RawStory.comTuesday night on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow welcomed Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, who discussed Friday’s rupture of a tar sands pipeline in the city of Mayflower, Arkansas.
Designer Carbon Provides Longer Battery Life
• Martin LaMonica via TechnologyReview.comEnerg2’s nanostructured carbon anodes can boost lithium-ion battery capacity by 30 percent.
Solar Downturn Casts a Shadow Over Innovation
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comWith no one buying new equipment, solar companies are looking to make the best of existing technology.
Over Time, Nuclear Power Would Kill Fewer People Than Petroleum
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comUsing nuclear power for energy instead of coal has prevented almost 2 million pollution-related deaths around the world, and could save millions more lives in the future, according to a new paper.
Shell to shut key Nigeria pipeline to repair oil theft damage
• The RawStory.comShell plans to temporarily shut a key oil pipeline in southern Nigeria later this month to repair damage caused by oil thieves, leading to a cut of around 150,000 barrels per day, the company said Tuesday.
Surprising poll finds most Republicans want to reduce use of fossil fuels
• Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.comA survey published on Tuesday found that a majority of Republicans want to reduce the country’s fossil fuel use, a position that is at odds with the Republican Party
Sanjay Dastoor: A skateboard, with a boost
• ted.comImagine an electric vehicle that can get you to work -- or anywhere in a six-mile radius -- quickly, without traffic frustrations or gasoline. Now imagine you can pick it up and carry it with you.
Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
• Wired.comVolkswagen Jetta Hybrid. It’s a name that hits all the Californian pleasure receptors.
Natural gas begins to flow from Tamar gas field
• Avital Lahav for Ynet.comIsrael's first batch of natural gas begins flowing through underwater pipe en route to Ashdod intake center, where it is expected to arrive in 30 hours; Israel begins move to energy independence
Obama administration moves ahead with sweeping rules requiring cleaner gasoline
• Washington PostThe Environmental Protection Agency will move ahead with rules requiring cleaner gasoline and cars nationwide, despite fierce protests from the oil industry and some conservative Democrats,
Mercedes Bringing Tesla-Powered EV to U.S. Next Year
• Wired.comMercedes-Benz is finally getting into the attainable electric-vehicle game with the B-Class Electric Drive, a compact Benz with a 115-mile range, a four-hour charge time and a price considerably cheaper than the awesome all-electric gullwing supercar
Can Small Reactors Ignite a Nuclear Renaissance?
• Technologyreview.comSmall reactors have some benefits, but they won’t make nuclear as cheap as natural gas.
Los Angeles Maps Electricity Use at the Block Level
• Technologyreview.comInteractive Data Visualization App Sheds Light on Energy Use and Inefficient Buildings.
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03-28-13 -- Michael Crosswhite - Ed Foster - (Video & MP3 LOADED)
Program Date:Michael Crosswhite on coming to know the truth about what is going on in the world, self sufficiency, and energy (Inteligentry.Com) - Ed Foster (Mayor of Quartzsite, AZ) provides an update on the corruption there
IMF: Governments need to end energy subsidies
• Washington PostGovernment subsidies of gasoline, electricity and other energy sources amount to about $1.9 trillion a year and should be ended or offset with taxes used to battle climate change and pay for social programs, the International Monetary Fund said
Scientists Engineer Extreme Microorganisms To Make Fuel From Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherA University of Georgia team tinkered with the genes of Pyrococcus furiosus, and the new breed is hungry for the smoggy stuff.
Petrodollar Collapse - World War 3 planned. Ben Swann and others explain
• http://www.dailypaul.com, SuccessCouncilHere is the Petrodollar situation explained in a few short minutes.
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