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Friday, June 15th, 2007
usatoday:
Tire pressure
Driving a car with underinflated tires is like running laps with 5-pound weights strapped to each leg. Underinflated tires can sap 4% to 10% out of a car’s potential gas mileage, says John Frala, associate professor of advanced transportation at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, Calif.
The correct tire pressure, which might be different […]
Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes - Energy Bill Full Of Bright Ideas Worth $5 To $10 Million
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Chicago Tribune:
If you are smart enough to invent a bright, highly energy-efficient, solid-state “light package” to replace the 60-watt bulb, you might qualify for a $10 million federal prize. A similar invention to replace halogen bulbs could carry a $5 million award.
These “Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes” are part of a wide-ranging, ambitious Senate energy bill […]
Multi-Million Dollar Domain Name Auction Comes To New York At The Inaugural T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NYC 2007 And Ethanol.com Can Be Yours, For A Price
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Inside Greentech:
Got a little extra cash in your pocket and have always wanted some prime cleantech Internet dot com real estate?
Ethanol.com is one of thousands of properties that will be up for auction at Thursday, June 21st at 3:00 p.m. EST at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
Moniker.com, which is brokering the deals, […]
Students Launch Ethanol Blog For Community
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Locally Grownnorth Field.org:
Our Ethanol Debate is a multidisciplinary blog launched by Carleton College students to provide a current research and thinking on all things ethanol, especially as it relates to current events in Bridgewater Township. From the blog:
The articles and video presentations found here address a range of issues surrounding the production and use of […]
Traffic Up On Gasoline Price Web Sites
Monday, May 28th, 2007The State:
The higher gasoline prices go, the more money business Web entrepreneur Jason Toews makes.
He started an Internet site, GasBuddy.com, in 2000 to track daily gasoline prices using volunteers to e-mail what they find. “Hardly anybody ever used it,” Toews, of Brooklyn Park, Minn., recalled.
By 2004, 1 million people were visiting the site daily, although […]
AAA Offers Tips To Save Money At Pump
Monday, May 28th, 2007The Register Herald:
When it comes to rising gas prices, people have heard it all, from solutions such as changing the fuel source to ethanol or reducing the dependency on gas a little at a time by using hybrids. If one isn’t in the market for experimenting with these alternatives, AAA has some simple solutions that […]
The Real Truth About Hybrid Cars
Friday, May 25th, 2007CNNMoney.com:
With the price of gasoline setting new records everyday, more and more people are turning to hybrid cars as a way to protect themselves against price increases at the pump. But are hybrids all they’re cracked up to be? We’ll tell you what you need to know.
1. Get your bottom line savings
Hybrid cars generally get […]
Find Cheap Gas With Your Cell Phone
Thursday, May 24th, 2007Computer World:
With gasoline prices continuing to soar across the U.S., here’s a way to find the cheapest gas for your car: Try using your mobile phone.
A free service unveiled today by start-up Mobio Networks Inc. allows users of some 50 supported cell phone models to use mobile Web services to locate the lowest local gasoline […]
Motorists Can Find Ethanol Pumps On The Web
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007American Agriculture:
Several Web tools are available to motorists who are planning long-distance trips and looking for E85 pumps along the way.
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (www.e85fuel.com) allows users to access an E-85 directory one click from the home page, and the U.S. Department of Energy also has a guide for E-85 stations at afdcmap2.nrel.gov/locator. […]