Aug 8, 2008 – Matthew L. Ward , The New York Times , “E.P.A. Declines to Reduce the Quota for Ethanol in Cars. ” The EPA rejected a request to lower the quota for US ethanol use in cars. It said that the national goal of decreasing oil use was more important than the rule’s [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Lisa Belkin, The New York Times, “Your Raise Will Be in Gallons“. Employers are seeking innovative means of helping their employees with the increased costs of energy. Microsoft has leased facilities away from the main campus to shorten the commutes of 7,000 employees. Other energy saving ideas: telecommuting by working from [...]
Aug 7, 2008 – Alice Rawsthorn, The New York Times, “And Now, to Try And Catch the Wind.” Philippe Starck, known for his designs for Alessi, Kartell, hotelier Ian Schrager and the 2 euro coin. has now turned his attention to his Democratic Ecology line to be manufactured by the Italian industrial group Pramac. The [...]
Aug 6, 2008 – Jad Mouawad, The New York Times, “Baby, It’s Going to Be Cold Inside.” Despite the recent pullback in crude oil and heating oil prices from their recent peaks, the cost of heating oil [$4.50/gal] is still 36% higher than last winter [$3.30]; an increase of about $1,500 for the average home. [...]
Aug 6, 2008 – Steve Lohr, The New York Times, “An Energy Diet for Power-Hungry Household PCs”. Microsoft, a start-up Verdiem and the nonprofit Climate Savers Computing Initiative released Edison, free software for monitoring and controlling the amount of electricity a PC uses. There are about 1 billion PCs worldwide that account for 40% of [...]
Aug 5, 2008 – Kate Galbraith in The New York Times reports “Pickens Plan Stirs Debate and Qualms.” Pickens has committed $58 million to promoting wind energy and natural gas for powering cars to reduce the US reliance on imported oil. He is a major investor in firms that do just that. Large industrial users [...]
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By Julie Patel |South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 30 State regulators on Tuesday shut down a Florida Power & Light Co. green energy program after an audit revealed most of the money collected from customers was used to pay for administrative and marketing costs. The Florida Public Service Commission voted unanimously to end the Sunshine Energy [...]
It may not be green or renewable energy, but The New York Times reported that the US Geological Survey conducted the largest survey of resources north of the Artic Circle. Donald L. Gautier, the chief geologist for the survey, said during a news conference Wednesday, July 24, 2008. “Most of the resources are on the [...]
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