Two U.S. congressmen ended their oilsands fact-finding mission to Alberta, saying they will urge their colleagues to ignore talk of “dirty oil.”
In June, U.S. mayors passed a resolution calling on cities to ban the purchase of energy from unconventional sources, including the oilsands, for their municipal fleets because they say it produces three times the carbon emissions it takes to…
Until about an hour ago the number one story on digg was called “I F-ing Hate Wal-Mart”. It was the brief story of my bad oil change at Wal-Mart. It was intended to be nothing more than an update for my 300 - 400 regular readers, but it ended up turning into all of this…
Back to the topic at hand, the story of the oil change has directly impacted my life today. There seems to have been more damage done by the people at Wal-Mart than simply trying to charge me for oil they didnt put in. Im not sure…
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What frustrates Canadians in Washington is that Hugo Chavez’s heavy oil - some of it brilliantly marketed as cheap heating fuel to residents in the Bronx and other poor U.S. communities - has become less offensive to environmentalists than petroleum from the U.S.’s northern neighbour.
The plan? Convert oilsands' skeptics, one member of Congress at a time. Alberta is taking two influential Democratic lawmakers - including the chairman of the House committee on energy and air quality - on a tour of the Athabasca…
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A biofuel derived from cheese? One Wisconsin company has harnessed the process.
DuBay’s process has some additional environmental benefits to it, chief of which is the disposal of whey permeate. Larger dairy companies routinely ship this product overseas for disposal while smaller companies dump the product on their…
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Can you afford not to drive? Most of us depend on cars for some part of our daily lives. By using some easy Hypermile (or fuel efficient driving) tricks you can beat your cars EPA rating and save some dollars. Here are ten easy things you can do to boost your MPG?
Using cruise control whenever possible will mean your acceleration and speed maintenance will be more efficient. Also, using the built in acceleration button will allow you to gradually speed up, which is more efficient than crushing that pedal down.
Germany has been labelled the world’s greenest country after it cut its energy use by more than any other state in 2007.
The report emerged as the German government passed a new round of environmental laws designed to ensure the country meets ambitious carbon dioxide reduction targets.German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the laws as “crucial for climate…
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Mobile computer repair that buys retired vehicles and converts them to run on waste vegetable oil. This ends up saving them money and makes good use of a waste product..
Isnt it wonderful when a company, especially a small one with limited financial resources does what it can to limit its environmental impact? Thats what Chad and his family are doing. Chad is taking steps to turn his small business, PC911,…
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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn suggested that drilling in Alaska might be good for the environment. “The pipeline has now become a meeting ground and coffee klatch? for the caribou,”
Oil companies are sitting on all the leased acreage they need (with all the required premitting and whatnot already completed). They could start exploring and drilling on those properties tomorrow. In ANWR, they’d be starting…
Rising oil prices are not just affecting the price of gasoline, but the whole petrochemical industry. The oil price rise is driving up business costs and getting passed through to consumers. The high price of oil is also driving small and mid-sized plastic molding companies out of business.
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A new report says the slowdown in the economy and soaring gasoline prices have finally persuaded Americans to drive fewer miles in fewer gas-guzzling vehicles.
The same situation is beginning to emerge today, according to the report, and basic home economics explains the trends. Since the 1980s, demand for gasoline has climbed fairly steadily, except in late 1990 and 1991 because of a sharp price…
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