Middle East unrest and world oil: Always something

by Robert Siegel on February 1, 2011

The uprising in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, and throughout the Middle East have refreshed concerns over world oil supplies. That should not even be worthy of the term, “News,” because there is nothing “New,” about the situation.

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Solar’s hidden tax

by admin on January 22, 2011

Red tape, bureaucracy, government regulations, create a tax on residential and commercial solar power. According to The New York Times that hidden tax adds 30% to the cost of solar and “that could rise to 50 percent in a few years.”

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Buffett-backed electric car; Ford electric

January 12, 2011

Chinese auto and battery maker BYD, backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett plans to bring its all electric e6 to U.S. markets and Ford announced the Ford Focus Electric, an all electric vehicle will be launched in late 2012.

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Georgia should lead in Smart Grid development

December 10, 2010

One of the biggest barriers to our nation’s transition to electric vehicles (EVS) is the lack of charging stations.  Charging stations will enable people that do not park their cars in garages with access to electric for overnight, or people away from their garages to recharge their vehicles.  Lack of charging stations is currently a [...]

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Oil over $90 and we keep sending $$ to terrorists

December 7, 2010

You don’t need to believe in global warming to understand that we can not simply drill here and drill now to end our financing of global terrorism. We have to replace oil as our energy source in order to break that market.

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WikiLeaks shows us the need for Alternative Energy

December 6, 2010

What we don’t see in these cables is the source of the money that goes to the Gulf. We don’t need to see the source because we know that it is from us; western, oil using nations. We pour all the money into that part of world. So whether Al Qaeda robs a Middle Eastern bank or gets a donation from a sheik, it all starts with us. Every time we start the car or turn on the lights.

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Wind farms get huge federal boost

November 24, 2010

Offshore wind farms received a huge boost Tuesday from the federal government. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans to speed up the permitting process in order to cut times to less than 2 years, down from 7 years or more

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You’ll be able to rent an EV

November 23, 2010

Hertz, the rental car company that recently announced that it will have the Nissan Leaf available in the U.S. and Europe, has added the EV from Coda Automotive to its plans for California locations.

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Electric Car launch – Wheego

November 19, 2010

Wheego’s LiFe will emphasize customer service with what it calls a full-speed model capable of handling downtown LA traffic, according to WardsAuto.com.

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30% increased efficiency in hybrid trucks?

November 17, 2010

The ultracapacitor is an “energy storage systems with very high energy density,” made with a carbon electrode. Scientists used charred coconut husks to obtain the material until Dr. Aaron Feavor developed man made materials that are, “perfect for energy storage.”

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