Monthly Archives: January 2007

Climactic change for business

I view the president of the United States as the CEO of the largest company of all companies. His board of directors are the smaller companies with interests in the United States which have supported him. It’s no surprise to … Continue reading

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Home Heat and Efficiency: Part IV – heat rises

In 1749, Benjamin Franklin heated a row of ten townhouses in Philadelphia from a single apparatus, replacing ten fires with one. The device was probably adapted from Roman hypocausts, a method of supplying heat to a stone building with a … Continue reading

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A long way from Volcanoes

When I was in high school and dinosaurs roamed the earth, we were obsessed with volcanoes. Science fairs were littered with volcanoes; huge messy displays of energy waste. I don’t know why geothermal explosions were so popular other than humans … Continue reading

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Prez attacks fed fleet gas guzzelers…

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to strengthen the environmental, energy, and transportation management of Federal agencies, it is hereby ordered as follows: White House … Continue reading

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Green highlights from the Harrisburg auto show

General Motors has a prototype of their Sequel fuel cell car at the Pennsylvania Auto and Boat Show in Harrisburg. You can’t see any of the guts, but they give a basic description and the specifications are interesting.

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VW Bluetec comes to Washington

Volkswagen of America unveiled the next step in the company’s U.S. diesel strategy at the Washington, D.C. auto show.

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State of the Union: Bush tells U.S. to burn dreams in our cars

Bush told us last night to cut gasoline usage during his State of the Union Address.

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Energy firms take on the feds to get green

Caterpillar Inc.,BP,Duke Energy Corp., General Electric Co., Lehman Brothers, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., among other energy related industries, issued a statement this week forming the United States Climate Action Partnership.

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Home Heat and Efficiency: Part III – Beyond the potbelly

Beneath this lump under the drywall of my bedroom wall is a secret passage to the heavens. It was covered with an old pie plate when I found the 6 inch diameter hole.

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Home Heat and Efficiency: Part II – Fireplace

Enclosing the fire pit. About 9 years ago, I rented a cabin in the Adirondacks with a friend to go skiing. The gas lit, rustic cabin had two potbelly stoves. It was about 0 degrees outside the night we arrived. … Continue reading

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Home Heat and Efficiency: Part I – Fire

In the beginning there was fire and humans liked warmth. Once upon a time, before multinational corporations figured out that they could profit by owning all the trees in the forest and control the simple needs of mankind, fuel was … Continue reading

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More snow, more efficiency at Ski Roundtop

Playing Mother Nature takes a lot of electricity. When I first started shooting pictures at Ski Roundtop, in the late 1980’s there was a huge red light behind the counter that would come on when the snow making equipment started … Continue reading

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Lithium-Ion batteries will empower GM and Johnson Controls

We’ve heard a lot of hype from General Motors recently about its Saturn VUE Plug-in and Volt prototype. Johnson Controls-Saft recently announced (Jan. 9) that they are striving for major advances in lithium-ion technology.

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IRS qualifies 2007 Nissan Altima hybrid

The Internal Revenue Service qualified the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid yesterday for a $2,350 credit.

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2006: warmest year in 112 years

The U.S. government National Climatic Data Center published a report Tuesday saying that last year was the warmest in the continental United States in the past 112 years continuing a nine-year warming streak “unprecedented in the historical record” that “was … Continue reading

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Bush: how to conserve

Over the long term, the most effective way to conserve energy is by using energy more efficiently.–during a radio address by George W. Bush on May 12, 2001) –From a desk calender, GEORGE W. BUSHISMS, a friend gave me for … Continue reading

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Butter is Fueling Our Future…

…reads a sign today on the butter sculpture at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The 800 pound Liberty bell and likenesses of Benjamin Franklin will head to Philadelphia after the show to be processed into biodiesel by Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel The butter … Continue reading

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A hybrid cost study with happy feet

Intellichoice.com, specializing in automotive cost-of-ownership data, has published a study that says over the long haul, hybrids save cash. They cost significantly more to purchase than their ‘non-hybrid’ counterparts. In 2006, all hybrids were IntelliChoice Excellent Values in their respective … Continue reading

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GM unveils the future Chevy Volt today

General Motors plans to unveil its plug-in electric hybrid car, the Chevy Volt, today at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, though production is years away. The Volt uses electricity as it’s primary source of power. A small … Continue reading

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Oil slips to lowest price in $18 months on warm weather

It’s good and bad news: It’s nice out, gasoline is about to get cheaper at the pump because oil hit an 18 month low today – complacency about the fuel crisis will continue. How quickly the “oil crisis

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A police Prius is cheaper to run than a Crown Vic

Northern Illinois University currently has 19 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles on campus. Four of the vehicles are currently used by the NIU Police Department. NIU officials purchased the first hybrid vehicles in December 2002. “We bought the first couple with … Continue reading

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Hybrids and gasoline prices make US yawn.

CNW Marketing Research says that a year ago about 30 percent of car shoppers considered buying a hybrid, and they were willing to pay $2,500 more than they would have for a conventional vehicle. In December, however, hybrid consideration was … Continue reading

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Altima hybrid is a sexy Camry

A review of the new Hybrid Nissan Altima on detnews.com describes the new Nissan Altima as a sexy Toyota Camry. Using parts and technology licensed from Toyota, the review says the car ‘drives like a Nissan with a Prius soul … Continue reading

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