St. Marys Cement proposes two Alternative Fuels sites in Ontario

The Ministry of the Environment has notified the public about a request from St. Marys Cement for a temporary approval to burn “alternative fuels” at its Bowmanville and St....

US Army to incorporate 4,000 Electric Vehicles by 2011

The US Army has stated that they will be rolling out 4,000 electric vehicles by 2011 to further implement their energy initiatives by reducing consumption, and this Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) program...

Pikens Plan- Obama Names Energy Team

T. Boone Pickens Sent out this letter regarding Obams Energy Team Picks " Some big pieces of the puzzle got put in place this afternoon. President-elect Obama named his Energy Team, including Steven Chu as...

Still no word on solar tax credit extension

If you want to see the Solar tax credits passed in the US, call your Representative! The Senate just passed a version extending the credits for 8 years, that are set to expire this year. The bill has stalled in the House, and Bush is threatening a veto."Though both houses of...

Congress to revisit fight over offshore oil drilling

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday to resume their fight over legislation allowing more offshore oil drilling, in a bid to help relieve sky-high gasoline prices that are hurting the economy and infuriating voters. ...

Venezuelan Gov not to expropriate gas stations

" The Organic Law on Rearrangement of the Domestic Market of Liquid Fuels, to be passed in a first session next Wednesday, does not provide for seizure of the gas stations operating in the country, reported Deputy...

Why no Drilling? Nancy Pelosi in Bed with T. Boone Pickens

A financial relationship between Nancy Pelosi and Big Wind pusher T. Boone Pickens?  True.  Speaker of the House, Leader of the Most ethical house in history,  has invested in CLINE,  a Pickens...

Al Gore's call for renewable energy sets us up for a useful failure

Many environmentalists (like Al Gore) have been calling for more rapid adoption of green technologies. But as this piece illustrates, it won't be as easy as Gore and others have been saying. But as the article...

Eight new nuclear power stations planned for England

The debate on nuclear power is up and running again. Gordon Brown believes that the worls needs to build up to a thousand if we are to meet energy needs and fight global warming and other enevironmental issues. He...

Biofuels to blame for 75 per cent increase in price of food

Rushing into change without thinking out the consequences is never a good idea. Here we what at first seems a great environmental idea leading to food shortages and hikes in prices. I suppose it's just common...

MIT goes AbuDhabi Masdar green city

" Abu Dhabi's green ambitions don't end with the city. It has persuaded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, a graduate school and research institute...

Possible effects of bad weather on the US biofuel industry

At the moment, the US biofuel industry seems to follow the classic demand/ supply model when it comes to ethanol fuel prices. The supply of corn, the major constituent of ethanol fuel, has been reduced by bad...

India unveils climate change plan

Just before G-8 meeting Indian goverment has announced a big nationwide action programme to curtail climate change impact. " The Indian government has unveiled a national action plan to confront the threat posed by climate change. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the...

NO REASON WE CAN'T GET CHEAPER OIL - JUST DRILL!

" AMERICANS don't like paying $4 for a gallon of gasoline or $5 for a gallon of diesel. Not one bit. Nearly 1 million Americans have signed our "Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less." petition at...

The cost of cleaning up fossil fuels - and the price of doing nothing

Scientists are looking at ways to bury carbon dioxide gas deep under the ground rather than let it pollute the atmosphere. " The 500ft cooling tower at the Mountaineer power station in New Haven, West Virginia, does not look much different from the scores that dot the...

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