Reuters Online13 Sep 2006Marc H. Gerstein Falling oil is cooling the appeal of solar energy for now, but advocates continue to believe in its long-term appeal. With oil prices down about 20 percent from the mid-July peak, this hardly seems … Continued
USA TodayOctober 19, 2006By John Ritter, USA TODAY BAKER, Nev. — Rancher Dean Baker picks his way through greasewood and sedge to a shallow dirt depression that was once a small pond fed by a natural spring. Both have been … Continued
Orlando SentinelOctober 1, 2006 By Mary Beth Breckenridge Even Thomas Edison would scratch his head over the choices in a typical home center’s light bulb aisle. The array seems endless — compact fluorescent and incandescent, clear and frosted, Edison base … Continued
GAINESVILLE — Danielle Treadwell sees herself as both an artist and a scientist as she teaches University of Florida students in one of the nation’s first organic-agriculture degree programs. Treadwell became interested in plants while pursuing an art degree, climbing … Continued
A Waste of Energy Yucca Mountain hangs in nuclear limbo. BY WILLIAM TUCKER Thursday, July 20, 2006 12:01 a.m. EDT NYE COUNTY, Nev.–“As you can see, Yucca Mountain isn’t really a mountain,” says our guide as we near the end … Continued
Conservation Banks Catch On,Aiding Wildlife and BuildersBy JOHN J. FIALKA February 22, 2006 ENCINITAS, Calif. — The California gnatcatcher is a shy gray bird. It makes a soft mewing sound and usually scuttles unseen beneath the brush along this sandy … Continued
USA TodayBy Kevin Maney One Day Searchers May Quit Googling And Start ChaCha-ing Coming out with a new search engine must be like coming out with a new ketchup. Heinz makes the default ketchup – the dominant ketchup. Someone might … Continued
Cities Spend Millions On Land to Protect Water By Jim Carlton From The Wall Street Journal Online Environmentalists have been fighting for years to corral urban sprawl. Now they have a new ally: local governments that want to lock up … Continued
EPA-Influenced Vehicles Get Set to Hit Road Agency Inspires Commercial Manufacture Of Fuel-Saving, Hydraulic-Hybrid System in Trucks By JOHN J. FIALKAWall Street JournalAugust 22, 2006; Page A4 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After badgering American manufacturers to produce cleaner, more-fuel-efficient vehicles, … Continued
Drive sensibly (no jack-rabbit starts, ect)– Fuel saved: 5% to 33%– Equates to saving: 15 cents to 96 cents a gallon Remove excess weight– Fuel saved: 1% to 2% per 100 pounds removed– Equates to saving: 3 cents to 6 … Continued
