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Although biofuel production has been under the hammer continuously for competing directly with food resources, scientists have not yet given up on the idea. Teams from around the world desperately try to find methods to produce the green alternative to...
As an electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt's thirty-seven-mile range isn't all that impressive, but could future developments in lithium-ion battery technology change our impressions? Really, the Chevy Volt, billed as an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV), is just a series plug-in...
Think “oil spill,” and the first images that may come to mind are a rainbow oil-sheen, tar balls on the beach, and oil-soaked birds. These were just some of the things that we saw after the DeepWater Horizon oil...
The case for riding a bike is pretty strong, such as enhanced physical fitness, fuel savings, less traffic congestion, and reduced emissions. Still, depending on the weather and the distance, you could end up at the office soaked in...
It seems that practically every automaker is finally getting on board with green technology, including those in the racing circuits. The 2014 Le Mans endurance race will be no different, which will welcome a Porsche Hybrid into the races. From...
Outrageous or no, the tax structure in Norway is vastly different from some places, such as the United States. Electric vehicle tax incentives, such as those on the Tesla Model S, in Norway are nothing AT ALL like those...
All you need is 500,000 Lego bricks, and you can have a brand new air-powered full-sized car, that moves as fast as a scooter. You don't believe it? Well, the Australian guru Steve Sammartino and the Romanian genius Raul Oaida...
Not every automaker has been able to push hybrid vehicles as much as the popular hybrids on the market, such as Toyota's Prius or the Honda Civic, so it really comes as no surprise that we haven't seen a...
In a dramatic protest on Monday in Manchester, 50 British fracking protesters delivered a 56-foot wind turbine blade to a test drilling site at 5:30 a.m. to block the entrance before police arrived. The British government is working in tandem...
The recent discovery of a catalyst allowing for the creation of hydrogen from sunlight has led to what scientists say could be a realistic path to a clean and renewable source of energy. A team of researchers at the University of Houston, attempting...