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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Fraunhofer researchers have been researching the low drag properties of fast swimming sharks, and have come up with a paint that reduces aerodynamic drag by mimicking shark skin. One of the reasons shark can move through water so fast is because their skin is made in a very structured way that includes tiny ridges [...]
Former CIA Director James Woolsey on how to end America’s Addiction to Oil
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010R. James Woolsey, former Under Secretary of the Navy and Director of Central Intelligence has always considered the amount of oil that America imports to be a security issue for the country. In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Woolsey lays out his plan to finally end America’s addition to foreign oil. [...]
Cyclone Power and Phoenix Power Group to develop generator that runs on waste oil
Friday, January 15th, 2010Cyclone Power Technology, a developer of a unique heat regenerative external combustion engine called the Waste Heat Engine (WHE) has signed a deal with the Phoenix Power Group to develop a version of its engine that will run on used waste oil And Phoenix Power sure has a lot of waste oil – they’re [...]
More info on Cash for Clunkers
Sunday, July 5th, 2009The Cash for Clunkers bill was signed into law just last week, and its off to a bit of a slow start. Final details of what’s now being called the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) won’t be available until July 24th, so if you’re planning on taking advantage of the new law, you might [...]
Cash for clunkers bill passed by US Senate
Thursday, June 18th, 2009If you want to trade in your gas guzzler for a new more fuel efficient car, there’s a good chance you can get a substantial cash voucher for your old car. The US Senate today passed their version of the cash-for-clunkers bill – it will give rebates to new car buyers buying more fuel efficient [...]
Plastic from sugar, not oil
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Genomatica, a San Diego based company, plans to have a pilot plant up and running next year that will produce 1,4 butanediol (BDO) from bacteria. Currently, oil is needed by plastic manufacturers to make BDO. BDO is the base chemical used in the production of plastics.
‘”We are able to couple the growth [...]
Seeking Alpha – Oil Prices, Electric Cars and the Wisdom of Carlos Ghosn
Thursday, January 31st, 2008I found this very interesting article over at SeekingAlpha.com today. In it, Jim Kingsdale talks about 3 lessons from Carlos Ghosn, who is chief executive of Renault-Nissan. The three lessons are:
The world is split into two distinct economies, one stable and one growing rapidly.
Jevon’s Paradox is alive and well in India [...]
Global Resource – Squeezing oil and gas from old tires and other stuff
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Popular Science’s Green Tech recently gave Frank Pringle and his company, Global Resource, it’s “Best of What’s New” award for 2007. Mr. Pringle has developed a recycling machine, called the HAWK 10, that uses microwaves to break down and extract oil and gas from waste such as old automobile tires. This isn’t [...]
Meeting the demand for green packaging
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Reducing the size and weight of packaging not only helps a company’s bottom line, it also helps the environment. Berry Plastics is one of a number of companies that handles redesign projects for customers who want to make their products less bulky – last year on one project alone, they were able [...]
Hybrid Coalition
Saturday, January 27th, 2007According to World Magazine, former CIA director R. James Woosley owns a Toyota Prius with a bumper sticker on the back that reads, “Bin Laden hates this car.” The article talks about the Set America Free Coalition, a group that consists of “tree huggers, do-gooders, sodbusters, cheap hawks, and evangelicals…and Willie Nelson.” [...]
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