May 3rd, 2012
Life in the Fast Lane
April 26th, 2012
Hidden Costs of Fossil Fuel
April 19th, 2012
Renault’s ‘Twizy’ – Funny Name, Great Concept
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Photo by Philippe Clabots
The ‘Twizy’ is just rolling out in Europe. It’s a two seater, but the passenger sits behind the driver.
Another one of it’s peculiarities is that the car buyer leases the batteries, which may be a nice way to keep the updated.
Go along for a test drive in the video below!
And in case you were wondering where they put the doors…
April 13th, 2012
The Energy… Not Used
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Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Photo by Doc Serls (dserls)
“One Negawatt Hour = One Megawatt Conserved for One Hour” – it’s the opposite of one megawatt hour – a term coined by Amory Lovins in 1989, while pointing a way towards a new conservational approach towards energy consumption.
The company Enernoc is working in cahoots with large energy users in California and the 3 state’s three utilities companies, are participating in the Negawatt network, where participants respond to high use times by cutting back usage at those times, showing evidence that it is cheaper to conserve.
Link: Rocky Mountain Institute
March 30th, 2012
Arizona State University is Solar Heavy
March 23rd, 2012
Expanding Electric Vehicle Range
March 16th, 2012
Energy and Fuel Efficient Vehicles Coming to the Market Soon
March 8th, 2012
Fuel Cells: How the Heck Do They Work?
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Kelly O’Brien gives you the the dirty low-down on these deceptively simple devices, in the audio above.
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February 24th, 2012
It’s Getting Warm in Here
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This image shows parts of first and last frames of the animation. The dark blue to dark red represent a 4°C spread (7.2°F).
February 11th, 2012
Producer Kelly O'Brien delivers news on alternative fuels, fuel efficiency and oil dependency.