How NOT to Kill the Electric Car – Drop Gas Prices
Especially for commuters, plummeting gasoline prices are common and welcome knowledge, but will it kill the electric car?
For some analysts, opponents, and plain old...
Milan Makes it Fashionable to Leave Car at Home
Ancient capitals in Europe struggle with dealing with vehicular traffic. The narrow, bumpy streets that were laid out literally by oxcarts are having trouble...
Tesla Motors Still Pushing for Direct Sales in Texas
Buying and owning a Tesla in Texas is, lacking better words, far too complicated, of course, because Texas law does not allow automakers to...
Backfire – Michigan Says Burning Tires is a Renewable Energy Source
“Tire burning” and “Renewable Energy” doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of sense to me, especially considering that tires are made from synthetic...
Europe Needs to Update Fuel Economy Test Cycles
Times, “they are a-changin’ but, at least according to some independent testing agencies, environmental regulations, such as those that govern transportation fuel economy and...
Illegal Mining Peru’s Largest National Park
The words “National Park” and “Mining” most likely don’t go together in our minds, unless the word “prohibited” is included. Indeed, “mining” operations have...
The Wind Farm Rush South of the Border
People are rushing south of the border and it’s not because they’re fleeing the law. They’re actually investors who are trying to cash in...
Offset Carbon Emissions with Geothermal Heat Pumps
The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to recognize geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) as carbon offset equipment.
Geothermal, or...
Natural Gas Myths – Natural Gas is “Cleaner”
Compared to gasoline and diesel fuel, natural gas is definitely cleaner, and it’s fairly convenient to use in the same engines that fun liquid...
A Skyscraper on Its Side that Could Be Greener?
The past few years has seen a game of musical chairs as to who claimed the title as the world's tallest building. Unfortunately, like...
