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Is Hydrogen Research Driven by Fantasy?2 Feb, 2010 12:09 pm A new study finds that research efforts at creating a hydrogen economy may be driven more by fantasy than sound science.Climate Conundrum Continues in Run-up to Copenhagen4 Dec, 2009 09:13 am The United States may be stuck in the middle of a climate conundrum. A proposal to establish border tariffs to account for the carbon associated with the...Biodiesel from Sugar Cane14 Jul, 2009 10:14 am I was intrigued by a story in MIT Technology Today concerning a company that is applying biotechnology to convert Brazilian sugar cane to diesel,...CAFE Convergence3 Jun, 2009 01:36 pm On May 19, President Obama announced a comprehensive framework for vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions. While I'm not sure I'd go quite as...Obama Stimulus: For Clean Energy, a Patchwork of Investments22 Jan, 2009 09:32 pm Last week, Obama rolled out a stimulus plan that only spends $825 billion to make up for this gap in production. A summary of the American Recovery and...Cheap Gas9 Dec, 2008 11:58 am As rapidly as it has fallen, the average pump price of unleaded regular gasoline in the US still has a ways to go, to end up lower on Barack Obama's Inaugural...Oil Hits $100 per Barrel3 Jan, 2008 11:47 am Crude oil prices have spiked, briefly reaching $100/barrel yesterday, and it may not be over. CNN's Jim Boulden reports. The Middle East is not so sure...Has Peak Oil Been Reached? Yes!5 Nov, 2007 06:52 pm The Energy Watch Group released a report last week, stating that peak oil was reached in 2006. Scitizen speaks to Mr Jorg Schindler,...Three Good Reasons to Do Nanotechnology: 1. For a Sustainable Energy Economy20 Sep, 2007 12:57 pm When I was in Norway a few months ago, I was talking to an official from their research council about the Norwegian national nanotechnology strategy...To Be or Not to Be: a Hydrogen Economy?4 Apr, 2006 12:05 am There is much talk about the hydrogen economy taking the baton from the carbon incumbent in the coming decades, but to what degree does this correspond...The Future of Fuel Cells.31 Mar, 2006 12:54 pm Fuel cells are often perceived as being part of the future solution to the 'energy crisis', providing 'clean' electricity with virtually no emissions... |