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Whether it is plug-in hybrid school buses in Florida or the Ecotality Hydrogen-Powered Ecobus bus in Arizona, new bus options are emerging all over …  Now, we have news that London’s double-decker buses will start going hybrid with Volvo technology in 2008.

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In Science turns sun, surf into green energy, The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that a University of New South Wales professor, Leigh Sheppard, believes he is developing a path for combining solar power systems with sea water to be able to make hydrogen on millions of Australian rooftops by 2020.

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Hybrids are too often thought of simply in terms of personal vehicles.  They are also penetrating the big vehicle market space.  Consider the average delivery truck and all its starts/stops. There is a lot of energy to capture there, which is why UPS is pursuing hybrids.  And, as per Walmart and its hybrid trucks, they […]

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I’m a self-described optimistic pessimist (or was it a pessimistic optimist, I simply can’t recall). I can see the dark clouds but believe that, somehow, we can figure out paths to a better situation. But, perhaps like the military, I like to have a clear understanding of the “worst case” (at least the reasonable worst […]

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When it comes to Global Warming, there should be at least one arena of full agreement: there is no excuse not to be pursuing a “no regrets” strategy. E.g, pursuit of policies, programs, and technologies that make sense no matter whether you accept the weight of scientific evidence or are hoping that the skeptics at […]

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Games … Oscar awards … and, well, The Sun covers and Page 3 … that is starting to get hot. Well, those images are perhaps a little too hot for a respectable blog … but, if you choose to send your mouse that way, we can’t blame you …

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Japan is going back to the future, with a new approach to amusement park rides that might transition into the post Peak Oil world. Thanks to Treehugger for the tipper about Japan’s pedal-powered roller coaster.

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There are a lot of good games out there related to Global Warming and environmental issues. Both for communications purposes and, well, as a way to make some real money in face of growing public awareness, we can expect quite a few more to be heading our way. Coming soon, playing our way past the […]

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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are typically associated with profligate use (and abuse) of fossil fuels — from major indoor ski slopes to air conditioning outdoor pavilions in the desert. The source of so much of the world’s oil has become great at burning itself. But, bit by bit, there are signs that this […]

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Refrigeration is a major user of electricity and, from time to time, gadgets come on the market offering major energy savings. Truth be told, new refrigerators have seen a roughly 2/3rds drop over the past 20 years. Yet, they can be more efficient. Well, we are being told that the eCube is the solution.

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