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Posted byby John Tarantino
December 22, 2011

EU’s Carbon Trade Plan for Flights & What it Means to You

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The latest directive from the European Union (which just got approved by the highest court of the European Union) is that from January 2012, any flight landing or taking off…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
December 7, 2011

Environmental Effects of Oil Spills

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The environmental effects of oil spills vary in degree according to the type of oil, ecosystem, season and current water conditions. Oil spills are one of the most unfortunate accidents…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
May 11, 2011

Honda Fuel Cell Car due in 2008

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This sounds like a really great idea doesn’t it? Here we have a car that tops out at 100 mph and travels up to 270 miles on a tank of…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
April 21, 2009

America’s Renewable Energy Report Card

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Do as the Danes Would do. Obama said it well last week in Iowa on Earth day “I don’t think we should be followers, I think it’s time for us…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
March 2, 2009

Smart Grid in our Future

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Google is working on a prototype system called the Google Powermeter to help energy consumers monitor and track their energy consumption. It would require something called a smart meter, a…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
October 10, 2007

Wind Power and Bird Deaths

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According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, they have constructed voluntary guidelines for wind developers to follow to try and minimize the risk associated with wind power and bird…

Energy

Posted byby John Tarantino
August 21, 2007

Peak Oil and War

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The authors of a new study warn that food and water shortages that could potentially be caused by global warming could spark wars. The study conducted, evaluated the history and…