Closed Ford Auto Plant to be Retooled for Renewable Energy
October 13th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
As the American automobile industry dies a slow death from making cars that are unreliable and inefficient, plants in the [&hellip
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Bicycles Beat Helicopters and Cars in Sao Paolo Race
October 7th, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
Planes are always faster than bikes, right? Not necessarily, according to the results of the São Paulo Intermodal Challenge. The [&hellip
Chicken Fat Biodiesel Prevents Fuel Filter Clogs
October 2nd, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
It seems that anything can be used to make biodiesel these days. From algae to hemp, biofuels run the gamut [&hellip
Electric Vehicle Consumer Survey: 48% of Consumers Would Buy a Plug-in Hybrid
September 20th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
As my car ages and needs many repairs to keep running, I am anxiously awaiting the development of plug-in hybrid [&hellip
BioLogic FreeCharge Empowers Green Bike Geeks!
September 15th, 2009 | by Guest Contributor
In 2010 Dahon will introduce the BioLogic FreeCharge, an electricity storage battery that connects to a bike dyno hub. The [&hellip
Auto Dealer Industry Files Suit to Block CA Emissions Limits
September 14th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
Here we go again…now that California has finally gotten a Clean Air Act waiver from Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [&hellip
74 Years Ago, Henry Ford Predicted Hemp Cars Powered by Biofuels
September 9th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
The modern day car owes much of its history to Henry Ford, who dreamed of “producing an automobile that was [&hellip
Back to School Transportation: Walk, Carpool, Bike, or Bus?
September 3rd, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
It’s back to school time, with many districts already well underway and other schools just beginning their academic years. Each [&hellip
New Technology Milks Algae for Oil
August 27th, 2009 | by Derek Markham
A new cost-effective, high speed manufacturing process for extracting oil from algae, called ‘Live Extraction™’ has been developed by OriginOil. [&hellip
Cash for Clunkers Will Continue Despite Funds Drying Up
July 31st, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
The Car Allowance Rebate System, aka “Cash for Clunkers”, has been a huge success! Congress initially appropriated $1 billion dollars [&hellip
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