Monthly Archives: December 2006

Global warming threatens oil industry

The 4,000 year old, 41 square mile long Ayles Ice Shelf, has broken off of an island 500 miles from the North Pole in the Canadian Arctic. The giant floating chunk of ice may threaten shipping and oil/gas operations this … Continue reading

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A wind-powered skyscraper in Paris

American architect Thom Mayne is building a wind-powered skyscraper in Paris, France. Standing at 984 feet, the building will be nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower. Wind turbines will power the building’s HVAC systems for part of the year. … Continue reading

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Updated hydrogen powered Honda FCX

An updated hydrogen powered Honda FCX debuted at the LA Auto Show last month. In December 2002, the city of Los Angeles began leasing the first of five Honda FCXs, which are now used in normal, everyday activities by city … Continue reading

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Food prices are rising with ethanol production

The wholesale price for corn is rising as the demand for ethanol increases The wholesale price of soybeans is rising as demand outstrips supply Farmers are planting more corn as the value increases and soybean prices may be headed to … Continue reading

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Wind + Hydrogen = Electricity + 0 pollutants

Xcel Energy and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)has a pilot facility that uses electricity from wind turbines to power electrolyzes to produce hydrogen, which is then compressed and stored at 3,500 psi.

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Daily air quality map

http://airnow.gov/ blends weather maps with a glimpse of the air quality for the United States. Breath deep – the air quality for York will be pretty good for the next couple days.

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The biggest, dumbest SUV that i could find

I decided to search tonight for the most creatively, wasteful SUV that I could find.. the winner is:

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A VW that runs greener than a Prius

The Europeans will get a new Volkswagen Polo in 2007 with fewer CO2 emissions than a Toyota Prius. VW claims the Polo BuleMotion is the most economical five-seater in Europe, emitting 102g/km – 2g/km less than Toyota’s electric-hybrid and squeezing … Continue reading

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Hybrid: blip or trend

Monthly sales of the Toyota Prius gas-electric hybrid car are down 28% since August. Ford Motor Co. is cutting the price of its Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs by more $1,200. Sales of the Lexus RX400h hybrid fell … Continue reading

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Off-Peak electric power is an untapped resource for cars

U.S. scientists say ‘off-peak’ electricity capacity could fuel 84 percent of the nation`s 220 million vehicles if they were plug-in hybrid electrics

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Toyota (diesel) Synergy drive units

…Toyota will integrate a diesel engine into its Synergy hybrid drivetrain, you are right, according to Jim Press, president of Toyota Motor North America. The modularity of the hybrid system makes it applicable to a range of power plants and … Continue reading

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A Plug-in Saturn VUE with 70 mpg

GM already makes a hybrid Vue that gets 27 miles per gallon in the city and 32 mpg on the highway. The plug-in Vue will get about 70 mpg, said Troy Clarke, GM’s North American president. http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=5&issue=20061129 No date has … Continue reading

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Fuel Cells for military laptops

Passed along by Greenmesh reader Barry: “Micro Fuel Cells” MTI Micro: mtimicrofuelcells.com developed the fuel cell to power military laptops. Samsung is a buyer of fuel cells from this company for the civilian project mentioned in the last post. A … Continue reading

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“Test drive” a fuel cell soon, for your phone

Fuel cell powered cars are out of reach for most consumers, but SAIT and Samsung SDI are developing the world’s smallest fuel cell charger to fit in your pocket for mobile devices and is near commercialization next year. The charger, … Continue reading

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LED lighting saves energy at Christmas

Christmas Magic, at Rocky Ridge County Park in Springettsbury Township, has added 2,000 strings of LED lights to their display. LED, or light emitting diode, lights are said to use a third-less electricity. The annual Christmas display features 300,000 lights. … Continue reading

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PBS – NOVA: Car of the future

PBS has launched http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/car/ to engage you in the production of a documentary. The show will address a topic of concern to all of us: can we transition to a new breed of vehicles that relies less on oil and … Continue reading

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A Large amount of carbon dioxide is linked to wasting fuel

Ashley Zeigler of PennEnvironment wrote the York Daily Record/Sunday News : To the Editor: Not only is the Bush administration failing to provide leadership in reducing global warming pollution, but now the administration is putting up roadblocks for Pennsylvania and … Continue reading

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Fuel Vapor Technologies

Greenmesh reader Barry writes: Hope you can “post” this website/info for those following our trip to the future. The website is very informative about the company itself but not to informational about the technology. One interesting thing was the small-sized … Continue reading

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