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Friday, Oct 22, 2004

A fuel mix of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, known as E85, is available in at least 22 states of the United States, mainly Minnesota and Midwestern states, but it is still hard to find at the pump in most other parts of the country. By contrast, in Brazil, a country nearly the size of the continental United States, ethanol is available at almost every service station.

- steve 10-22-2004 4:43 pm [link] [add a comment]

Friday, Sep 03, 2004

An article on Energy Trust of Oregon, where my friend Fred works. Fred posted the Portland gentrification history on the cinefiles page a while back (the Penny Allen thread).

- tom moody 9-03-2004 6:45 pm [link] [add a comment]

Sunday, Jul 11, 2004

East river power.

If all goes well, an entire underwater wind farm of 200 to 300 sleek 15-feet-tall turbines will discreetly spin under the surface of the river by 2006, providing about 10 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 8,000 homes.

"That will make New York City one of the greenest cities in the world when it comes to locally produced clean energy," said Trey Taylor, the owner of Verdant Power, a company in Virginia that has been given permits by the city to build the submerged turbines.

- jim 7-11-2004 5:04 pm [link] [add a comment]

Monday, Jun 21, 2004

Sugar in your tank?

- steve 6-21-2004 1:30 pm [link] [add a comment]

Monday, Jun 14, 2004

Ford SUV hybrid doesn't Escape higher pricing

- steve 6-14-2004 7:15 pm [link] [add a comment]

Friday, Jun 04, 2004

GEM

- steve 6-04-2004 7:26 am [link] [8 comments]

Thursday, Jun 03, 2004

Meta-Efficient: A guide to the most efficient things in the world

We have information on Lighting, Refrigeration, Stoves, Washers & Dryers, Televisions, Cooling, Heating, Air Conditioning, Indoor Plants, Toilets, Water Filters, Rain Water Harvesting, Hot Water Systems, Deep Cycle Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries and Paint.

- jim 6-03-2004 11:05 pm [link] [1 comment]

Friday, Dec 12, 2003

"I'm a greenie now, because we've screwed up the earth without giving anything back to it," he said. "We've got to figure out new ways to burn less fuel."

Carroll Shelby on his OX2 engine
- steve 12-12-2003 7:35 pm [link] [add a comment]

Thursday, Nov 06, 2003

What EPA?

- steve 11-06-2003 3:35 pm [link] [add a comment]

Tuesday, Nov 04, 2003

Suppose that over the next decade or two the forecasts of global warming start to come true. Color has drained from New England's autumns as maple trees die, and the Baltimore oriole can no longer be found south of Buffalo. The Dust Bowl has returned to the Great Plains, and Arctic ice is melting into open water. Upheavals in weather, the environment and life are accelerating around the world.

Then what?

- steve 11-04-2003 4:24 pm [link] [1 comment]