Energy

Charcoal Kills 2 Million People & Vast Swaths of Forest Every Year. Can Biofuel Stop the Carnage?

May 16, 2012

A new venture seeks to produce sustainably farmed, clean-burning biofuel, turn a profit, and end the ills of charcoal in Mozambique—in one fell swoop.

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Two-Thirds of US Land Leased by Oil Industry Not Used

May 15, 2012

Yet the oil industry wants access to more land…

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US Navy Thinks Renewable Energy is the Future, But House Republicans Don’t Want Them to Have It

May 15, 2012

“The House Armed Services Committee banned the Defense Department from making or buying an alternative fuel that costs more than a “traditional fossil fuel.””

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Grid-Scale Metal Liquid Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Use

May 15, 2012

Almost every week, I see some R&D project or lab prototype that makes me go “ooh, that’s interesting!”. But it’s rather rare that I encounter something that makes me rethink my whole vision of the future!

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Wonderbag Cooking: Reduces Carbon Emissions With Business Opportunities in Developing Countries

May 14, 2012

A Wonderbag is a heat retention cooking bag. Wonderbag’s clever insulating properties allow food that has been brought to the boil to finish cooking while in the bag without the use of additional energy.

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Coal Use in United States Drops to 36% of Electricity Generation

May 14, 2012

Why? Natural gas use is rising.

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Owners of Electric Cars Can Save $750 to $1,200 a Year

May 11, 2012

A report released on Monday by the Union of Concerned Scientists circulated by Reuters has confirmed that electric cars are cheaper to run than gas powered cars as well as being less polluting. The report shows that ‘Drivers should feel confident that owning an electric vehicle is a good choice for reducing global warming pollution, cutting fuel costs, and slashing oil consumption,’ said Don Anair, a senior engineer on UCSs clean vehicles program.

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