"Algae Could Become Reliable Jet Fuel Source"
"Seawater algae -- a cousin to pond scum -- may someday become a significant source of fuel for military jets and airliners...."
Source: Dallas News, 06/08/2009
Energy & Fuel
GM Ambivalent on Volt
As bankrupt General Motors fights for survival, the company is ambivalent about trading in its love for gas-guzzling muscle cars for gas-sippers or the plug-in Chevy Volt.
Source: WashPost, 06/08/2009
Biodiesel: A Noble Experiment, But There's Much To Consider
By NAOMI LUBICK
Willie Nelson recently graced the front of The New York Times business section in a laudatory story focusing not on the singer's gambling debts or tax evasion, but rather his latest money-maker: BioWillie Diesel.
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Oil Nears $70 Barrel
"Oil prices on Thursday set a new high for the year, buoyed by a weaker dollar and the first drop in unemployment since January."
Source: AP, 06/05/2009
Book Shelf, Book 2- The Winds Of Change: Climate, Weather, And The Destruction Of Civilization
Climate change scientist paints a stark and vivid picture
THE WINDS OF CHANGE: CLIMATE, WEATHER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CIVILIZATIONS By Eugene Linden
Simon & Schuster, $26
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"Tight Credit Markets Becalm Minnesota Wind Industry"
Development of wind power in Minnesota is being frustrated by a clogged up capital market.
Source: MinnPost.com, 06/02/2009
"What’s Next for the Chevy Volt?"
GM is saying that despite its bankruptcy the plug-in hybrid Volt still has the greenlight for a 2010 launch. But does it?
Source: Reuters, 06/02/2009
"Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting"
A new technology called LED lighting promises more savings in greenhouse emissions and longer appliance life than compact fluorescent bulbs -- at a price.
Source: NYTimes, 06/01/2009
"California Fires up Laser Fusion Machine"
Energy Secretary Chu and CA Gov. Schwarzenegger today will dedicate the National Ignition Facility, a mammoth laser device designed to explore fusion energy.
Source: Guardian, 05/29/2009
Most Undiscovered Oil in Arctic: Geologists
"The most likely place for oil in the Arctic is off northern Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, the researchers report. But conservationists warn of drilling in the fragile environment."
Source: LA Times, 05/29/2009
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