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Taiwan EPA Encourages Use of Eco-Friendly Vehicles - Wish We Had Them In The U.S. Too

Taiwan EPA Encourages Use of Eco-Friendly Vehicles - Wish We Had Them In The U.S. Too

TAIPEI, Taiwan--Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has been promoting the use of vehicles using clean energies or causing a lower level of pollution, including electricity-powered buses, liquefied natural gas (LNG) cars, hybrid vehicles, dual-fuel vehicles and electricity-powered bicycles. †... Continue reading

Alcohol Can Be A Gas - Book Review

Alcohol Can Be A Gas - Book Review

Is Alcohol the Future of Fuel? By. L. Hunter Lovins In his revised edition of Alcohol Can Be A Gas, David Blume provides an accurate, comprehensive case for the effective use of alcohol as a liquid fuel source. This book is far more than a survey of the basic issues surrounding ethanol. Organized as six books in one, t ... Continue reading

The Washington Auto Show: A Green Machine

The Washington Auto Show: A Green Machine

2010 show to Launch Massive Showcase of Advanced Technology WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- America's greenest "tier-one" auto show just got greener. The Washington Auto Show®, which houses more green cars than any major U.S. auto show, is redoubling its efforts in 2010 with a 65,000-square foot display known as the "Advanced ... Continue reading

All-New Feature: Electric Avenue and World Wide Debuts Lead the North American International Auto Show Into 2010

All-New Feature: Electric Avenue and World Wide Debuts Lead the North American International Auto Show Into 2010

As show opening draws near, attention turns to Detroit for unveilings and exciting new features at this global event DETROIT, Dec. 22 -- The North American International Auto Show will open its doors in less than 30 days with excitement and anticipation continuing to build for the auto industry's flagship. On Jan 11th ... Continue reading

Why Global Warming Must Be a Fraud - An Editorial

Why Global Warming Must Be a Fraud - An Editorial

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Remember a couple of years ago when the tsunami hit southeast Asia and the whole world seemed to become supercharged into action to be able to detect the next similar event in order to save hundreds or thousands of lives? Or remember how local governments (some nationa ... Continue reading

U.S. Secretary of Commerce All But Admits That American Economy and Environment is Doomed Under Obama - VIDEO ENHANCED

U.S. Secretary of Commerce All But Admits That American Economy and Environment is Doomed Under Obama - VIDEO ENHANCED

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher Speaking at the Hopenhagen Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke let the “cat out of the bag” and inadvertently admitted that we can kiss our economy goodbye for at least the next generation. As the accompanying video ... Continue reading

Green Vehicles and Technology Electrify 2010 North American International Auto Show

Green Vehicles and Technology Electrify 2010 North American International Auto Show

Detroit, MI - December 18, 2009 - Media, government officials, the global auto industry and the public will see fresh exhibits highlighting "green" technology at the 2010 NAIAS. The show marks the debut of Electric Avenue presented by The Dow Chemical Company on the main show floor, a 37,000 square-foot area dedicated ... Continue reading

Climax Cars puts Sports Racer on the market in UK

Climax Cars puts Sports Racer on the market in UK

Designed without compromise, the Climax Sports Racer is a stripped-out race inspired performance car that combines up to date automotive technology with dramatic hand crafted aluminium bodywork. It is now on sale in the United Kingdom, priced at GBP 92,000. Only 200 units will be produced. ... Continue reading

Cyclone Power Technologies Finalizes License to Manufacture Burn Everything Engine Systems for China Market

Cyclone Power Technologies Finalizes License to Manufacture Burn Everything Engine Systems for China Market

POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has completed its License Agreement with Great Wall Alternative Power Systems Ltd. to advance the development and production of Cyclone’s Schoell Cycle heat-regenerative external combustion engines for the China market. Under the terms of the ... Continue reading

EVCARCO Goes Public and is Approved for Trading as It Launches Its First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

EVCARCO Goes Public and is Approved for Trading as It Launches Its First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Fort Worth, Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas & DETROIT--EVCARCO (OTCBB: EVCA) is pioneering a new way to meet the demands of 21st century car buyers. Bringing to market eco-friendly vehicles with an emphasis on performance and affordability, EVCARCO has created a model for a customer-centric, streamlined dealership with low overhead and high ROI ... Continue reading

Call for Serious Consideration of DME as Attractive Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

Call for Serious Consideration of DME as Attractive Low-Carbon Biofuel for North America

Chemrec's LeBlanc Promotes This Clean Fuel at Methanol Conference DEERFIELD, IL December 14, 2009; Speaking at the 2009 World Methanol Conference in Miami, Richard J. LeBlanc, CEO of Chemrec, strongly advocated increased efforts to promote the benefits of dimethyl ether (DME) throughout North America. As an alternative ... Continue reading

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show Press Conferences - COMPLETE VIDEO COVERAGE

2009 Los Angeles Auto Show Press Conferences - COMPLETE VIDEO COVERAGE

The Auto Channel presents exclusive video coverage of all press conferences from Media Days at the 2009 LA Auto Show. ... Continue reading

ALTe's Innovative Range Extended Electric Powertrain Technology Poised to Revolutionize Sustainable Mobility

ALTe's Innovative Range Extended Electric Powertrain Technology Poised to Revolutionize Sustainable Mobility

The engineering and technology company also named former Chrysler executives Tom LaSorda and Steven Landry to its Board BLOOMFIELD, Mich., Dec. 10 -- ALTe LLC, the Michigan-based engineering and technology company dedicated to advancing sustainable mobility, is featured in the latest issue of Forbes (http://tinyurl.com ... Continue reading

COP15 Limo Fleet Powered by Ethanol Made from Straw

COP15 Limo Fleet Powered by Ethanol Made from Straw

Climate summit dignitaries go green to get around Copenhagen COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7 -- The climate change summit got off to a good start with a fuel change. For the first time ever, the fleet of VIP limousines switched to a climate-friendly fuel -- The New Ethanol, made from straw by the Danish company Inbicon. So when the ... Continue reading

E85 Priced at $.85 Per Gallon

E85 Priced at $.85 Per Gallon

SAN DIEGO--Pearson Fuels will join CALSTART to celebrate the grand opening of the first Ethanol (E85) alternative fuel stations in Pomona, CA and Perris, CA with special ribbon-cutting ceremonies on December 16. The Pomona grand opening is set for 12:00 p.m. at Foothill Chevron at 100 West Foothill Boulevard in Pomona ... Continue reading

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