Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 9:06:08 PM
Groups bash grocery manufacturers for blaming corn prices and ethanol production for high food prices. Here are the clips from the Statehouse press conference: Here’s the press release: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Food manufacturers that are reaping huge profits with skyrocketing food prices continue to look for someone to blame as corn prices and transportation costs continue their steady decline. At a news conference today, representatives from Ohio’s agricultural and ethanol industries
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 8:52:40 PM
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 8:41:27 PM
Brazil is the world’s second biggest producer and is also considered the most efficient. Biofuel - if based on sugarcane as opposed to corn - produces carbon dioxide emissions about 90% lower than petrol. Click Here For Full Article
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 8:33:20 PM
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 8:23:35 PM
by Eric Q. Duncan It should come as no surprise to anyone that it is time to seek alternative fuel. Oil, which is derived from fossil fuels, is diminishing and the largest reserves are in the hands of foreign governments. The best replacement is something that is naturally occurring and wind fits that description. You may not know this but it is possible for you to build your own wind generator. There is the very real possibility that you can save around 80% on your energy bill if you switch t
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 8:23:09 PM
I came across this Forbes’ article through a work contact. I really enjoyed the content and wanted to save for future reference and figured I might as well post it to my blog in case it was of interest to any of you readers. An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley Sramana Mitra 10.10.08, 6:00 AM ET An Open Letter to the Leaders of Silicon Valley: The world needs you. You, more than anyone else, have the track record of rejuvenating an economy in dire straits. We have, today, an economy Washington
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 8:17:51 PM
The cost of energy has continually climbed over the last few years until it is obvious that we need an alternative source for that energy. Electricity to heat and cool our homes is created through...
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 7:55:59 PM
If you’ve been following the X Prize competition you know that a cool $10 million prize is up for grabs for the person who comes up with the most innovative idea to the energy crisis. video via you tube After many submissions the X Prize panel has come up with 3 finalists. Part of competition involved submitting a 2 minute video with your idea. Eco Geek reports on the 3 finalists and they are as follows: 1. Jonathan Dreher - Jonathan’s idea asks that we look at our energy consumption in gr
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 7:30:25 PM
Alternative Energy / Solar Powered Camping & Outdoors Equipment such as radios, foldable solar chargers for your GPS and Digi Camera
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 7:23:05 PM
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 7:04:33 PM
What every homeowner needs to know about wind power generators before installing this alternative energy source. A link is furnished to the government wind map so homeowners can determine available wind for their area. The article includes average cost of a wind turbine and average energy savings.
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 6:49:42 PM
An excellent resource on how to employ solar power in the home.
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 5:17:00 PM
I gather at various blogs in direct, each role posts part of their work, so everyone shares, we enjoy in amiable group. Algae Alternative Fuel is above work, but a agreeable challenge, to prepare articles that will be enjoyed by other people. I wan to surprise a original move. But I can't write this down. It is like some kind of addiction. I'm hooked on little one. For Colorado State University spinoff Solix Biofuels, the agree of its algae fuel has strained the benefit of some different inv
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 5:07:37 PM
A backyard garden in Oregon Over the past two weeks, I have examined the challenges facing suburbia in a post-peak world. I’ve argued (in Part 1) that financial reality will prevent us from building an alternative to suburbia, and (in Part 2) that the superficial transportation issues facing suburbia are better viewed as a much broader economic threat posed by peak oil that equally threatens urban and suburban living. In this post, I’ll look at some of the unique advantages of our presen
Posted on Monday, November 24, 2008 4:13:43 PM
Spain has the sunshine and now appears to have the will to use its potential to generate clean energy. Rising out of the Andalusian countryside like a gigantic obelisk, a huge concrete solar tower is surrounded by fields of more than 1,000 mirrors that are carefully positioned to reflect sunlight in order to superheat water in the tower. This is known as concentrated solar power technology and is seen as a cheaper and more efficient way to harness the sun’s energy, but it will only work