NACS Reports Fuel Retailers Not Ready to Embrace E15
Feb 29, 2012
Many fear liability concerns for engine damage if they offer the higher-ethanol blend. ORLANDO, Fla. Feb 29, 2012; The NACS newsletter reported that while the nationâs ethanol industry applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs (EPA) decision to begin E15 registration, gasoline retailers are indicati ... Continue reading
Feb 27, 2012
BOULDER, Colo.--The clean energy industry is dynamic and evolving, as the future of energy in the United States continues to be a topic of intense focus, particularly in this election year. However, according to a new survey from Pike Research, consumer support for clean energy concepts ââ¬â ranging from re ... Continue reading
Yes Mr. President There IS a Silver Bullet Solution For "No More Gasoline Now"
Feb 25, 2012
SEE ALSO: Big Oil Benefits From Divide and Conquer (orig published 5/09/2006) SEE ALSO: Sorry to Say It Mr. President But You Are Supporting The Bad Guys With Your "All Of The Above" Energy Plan Co-publishers Note: Auto Central February 25, 2012; In the President's radio address this morning (see complete video below a ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2012
February 23, 2012 Remarks by the President on Energy University of Miami Miami, Florida THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Miami! (Applause.) The U! (Applause.) It is good to see all of you here today. (Applause.) I want to thank Erica for that outstanding introduction. She said her parents were tweeting. (Laughter.) Weâre so ... Continue reading
AP Fact Check - Gingrich Energy Ads Err on Facts
Feb 24, 2012
DINA CAPPIELLO, Associated Press â 25 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) â A 28-minute political ad offers a candidate something sound bites can never capture â a chance to explore a subject in depth. But in the case of Newt Gingrich's unusual extended commercial on American energy policy, it just means more ti ... Continue reading
Gasoline Near $6 Per Gallon in Florida - You Asked For It, America!
Feb 24, 2012
Tampa television station reporting that some gasoline pumps are priced near $6 per gallon TAMPA - February 22, 2012: The CBS-television affiliate in Tampa, Florida reported today that "...motorists are shelling out $5.89 for a gallon of regular gas at a Shell station in Lake Buena Vista, topping out at $5.99 a gallon f ... Continue reading
Cool Planet BioFuels Announces a Major Advance in Renewable Cellulosic Gasoline
Feb 22, 2012
CAMARILLO, Calif., Feb 22, 2012; Cool Planet BioFuels announced today that it has made a major breakthrough in converting biomass to gasoline. The Company achieved 4,000 gallons/acre biomass to gasoline conversion in pilot testing using giant miscanthus, an advanced bioenergy crop. Gasoline has about one and a half tim ... Continue reading
How Do You Like Gasoline Prices Now, America? Are You Ready to Do Something About It?
Feb 21, 2012
You must like being smacked around by Ahmadinejad and OPEC By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Oil and gasoline prices are going up, again. And this time the rise could very well take us to $5.00 per gallon and beyond. Why? For no reason other than greed and because those in charge of th ... Continue reading
Global Automakers Statement in Support of H.R. 3199 to Answer the Question: Is Ethanol Safe?
Feb 7, 2012
The Association of Global Automakers (Global Automakers) is pleased with the House Science, Space and Technology Committee's passage today of H.R. 3199, a bill that requires a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of mid-level ethanol blends in gasoline. While the Associa ... Continue reading
HyperSolar to Make Zero Carbon Renewable Hydrogen Gas
Jan 23, 2012
HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen and natural gas using water and solar power, today announced that its proprietary process can make zero carbon, renewable hydrogen gas. Rather than using conventional fossil fuel, such as natural gas, as a feedstock ... Continue reading
Boone Pickens: Washington Politicians Are Supporting Big Oil In Cheating Americans
Jan 23, 2012
In 2011, the U.S. imported 4.1 billion barrels of petroleum accounting for 60% of the U.S. supply. The total cost of those imports was $453.6 billion. That represents an increase in cost of 34.6% over 2010 and a whopping increase of 71.8% over 2009. In the election cycle of 2008, virtually every candidate for every fed ... Continue reading
Jan 23, 2012
Public Hearing for Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles in Model Years 2017-2025 Detroit, Michigan January 17, 2012 Bob King's Testimony (pdf) Hello and thank you. My name is Bob King, and I am President of the United Auto Workers International Union. The UAW re ... Continue reading
Nissan, ABB Link to Evaluate Second-Life Storage Applications for Nissan LEAF Battery Packs
Jan 18, 2012
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) and ABB, the world's leading power and technology group, along with 4R Energy and Sumitomo Corporation of America, have formed a partnership to evaluate the reuse of lithium-ion battery packs that power the Nissan LEAF, the world's first and only all-electric car designed for the mass m ... Continue reading
Celanese Endorses Congressman Pete Olson's Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2012
Jan 18, 2012
Celanese Corporation , a global technology and specialty materials company, applauds Representative Pete Olson (R-Texas) for introducing House Bill 3773 yesterday on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. H.R. 3773 would amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allow fuel blenders to use Domestic ... Continue reading
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