Archive for May, 2007
Will America become a solar country if the new energy bill is passed?
The newly introduced “Securing America’s Energy Independence Act” is giving lots of hope to the solar industry in America. It is indeed the largest solar energy legislation ever introduced in the United States.
If passed, it would boost solar energy investments by making them more affordable in all states. In the Southern States, solar energy investments [...]
Toyota says hybrid cost premium to disappear
Toyota says hybrid cost premium to disappear
According to Reuters Toyota Motor Corp. expects to cut costs for hybrid cars enough to be able to make as much money on them as it does on conventional gasoline cars by around 2010, a top executive said on Thursday.
Masatami Takimoto, executive vice president in charge of power train [...]
Energy bill calls for ethanol to replace gas – Oil & Energy
Lawmakers moved ahead Wednesday on a broad energy bill to replace one-quarter of the nation’s gasoline with ethanol.
A bid by coal-state senators to promote liquefied coal as a motor fuel substitute stalled amid a debate over global warming.
The overall legislation as developed Wednesday by a Senate committee would require a sevenfold increase in ethanol production [...]
How to talk to a global warming skeptic
How to talk to a global warming skeptic
If you spend any time at all talking with people about global warming, you’ve probably run into a malady known as terrathermaskeptosis, or more commonly, global warming skepticism.
If you have and you ever found yourself standing on shaky ground because you didn’t know precisely how to counter the [...]
51 Ways to Save the Environment: The Global Warming Survival Guide
The Global Warming Survival Guide | TIME
51 Ways to Save the Environment
Can one person slow global warming? Sure! You—along with scientists, businesses and governments—can create paths to cut carbon emissions.
The TIME Internet website has these good to read articles about global warming and some talk about how we everyday normal people can do to reduce [...]
