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Tips for Saving Fuel

July 2, 2009

cars.com— According to cars.com the two most effective ways of limiting fuel consumption and reducing carbon output are car pooling and public transportation. Car pooling with family, friends or neighbors can reduce daily fuel consumption by 50%. Using fewer vehicles to transport more people not only reduces carbon output but also decreases traffic congestion.
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EPA Climate Leaders

June 29, 2009

EPA (Washington, D.C.)—The Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders program is an EPA industry-government partnership that helps companies develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Participating companies complete a corporate-wide inventory of their greenhouse gas emissions, set goals for GHG emission reduction and submit reports to the EPA.
Source: http://www.epa.gov/climateleaders/index.html (Reliability 7 )
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Federal Green Bank Could Jump-Start Clean Energy Revolution

June 18, 2009

In the laboratory, algae shows more promise than any other biofuel, producing more oil per acre than any other feedstock. According to some estimates, it could produce anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 gallons per acre a year compared to corn’s 20-30 gallons. So, why isn’t it fueling airliners and cars around the world? Because of [...]

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Here be dragons for alternative fuel drivers

June 10, 2009

The National Renewable Energy Lab and U.S. Department of Energy have launched a mapping tool on alternative fuels and vehicles.

Employing Google Maps, TransAtlas plots geographical locations of things like specific types of fuel stations and concentrations where certain types of alternative fuel vehicles are owned in abundance.

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Neste biodiesel passes Mercedes truck test

June 10, 2009

Young oil palms waiting to be planted.

(Credit: Neste/Ismo Henttonen)

In Berlin on Tuesday, Daimler and Finnish oil company Neste Oil announced the results of a year-long pilot project in which 14 Mercedes trucks and buses ran on nothing but sustainable biodiesel for one year.

Specifically, five medium-duty Mercedes-Benz …

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