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Hydrogen fuel cells payoff, a ways down the road?

Source:Chicago Tribune CHICAGO –Imagine a world in which oil barons are forced to peddle sand because the U.S. no longer buys their oil to make gas. And imagine a world where you can take a deep breath without inhaling waste or having to look north to see whether the former polar ice cap is about to wash you away. But …

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Google goes for sun power on its buildings

Well Google this past week announced that they would be implementing solar energy systems on the roofs of their corporate offices in the Bay Area. You can only imagine the splash this got in the world of the Internet and corporate news. Google is on the pages of the worlds news almost everyday and this announcement surely has gotten some …

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Solar News Highlights

Solar Power 2006CNET News.com – San Francisco,CA,USA The Cruise Car, a solar-powered golf cart that can crank up to 22 miles an hour, was among the devices on display this week at the Solar Power 2006 Conference … Googleplex to go in for solar powerDaily News & Analysis – Mumbai,India … A Google executive said the company would rely on …

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Push for “plug in cars” – Hybrids

Recently at an National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day event in Michigan a professor from UC Davis spoke out about the need for the American public to stand up and demand not just Hybrid cars from the American auto makers but a “plug in” version of those cars. He says it is time to tell the car makers that if …

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Biodiesel Fuel and Getting Around On A New Energy Source

One of the new and emerging energy solutions is biodiesel fuel for cars and equipment. This fuel that is created from natural oils is gaining wide acceptance across the coutnry, first by rabid green advocates, but more and more these days by average consumers concerned about the rising problem of oil and its implications on our economy and ecology. Biodiesel …

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Biodiesel production ranges from factory output to home brew

Many consumers are looking into new ways to power their lives these days and get off the big oil treadmill. They are looking for cleaner and less environmentally impactful fules to run their machinery, cars and trucks on each day. One of the emerging fules that has many folks changing over is biodiesel. Biodiesel is gaining large amount of corporate …

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Scientists looking into how to store wind power energy

Engineers and sceintists are looking into new and innovative ways to store the energy produced by wind power over in Ireland. This looks to be a promising area for research. Instead of letting the energy slip away or only be used for current demand (no pun intended) situations they may be able to find a solution that stores large quantities …

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What would you pick as the top three?

The world debates and frets over what to do about energy. Research goes on but in the end it will come down to consumers making choices that help set the course for the market place as to what gets built. Do we get electric cars again? Do houses get built with solar panels on them from the get go. What …

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