This post first appeared on Fuel Freedom By Zana Nesheiwat Famous for Volvo, Ikea and Absolut Vodka, Sweden is now on a new pursuit to become the first completely oil-free economy in the world by 2020. The oil crisis in the early 1970s forced Sweden to embark on a quest … [continued]
This is why you should care about energy efficiency: a lot of us look at our utility bills every month with a sense of trepidation (or I do, anyway), but the price we pay for having all the resources we want piped right through our walls is, well […]
A huge swathe of natural gas reservoirs have been discovered off the East coast of Africa and are set to catapult the region into being a major natural gas player on the world scene. Already, planned investments worth tens of billions of dollars actually exceed the gross domestic products … [continued]
There has been a lot of controversy around the question ‘does hydraulic fracturing of shale to release natural gas cause earthquakes‘. Geologists and politicians have butted heads, unsurprisingly, when scientific fact gets in the way of environmental and energy policy. A new study has found again, however, that yes, … [continued]
Based on the fuel efficiency info just released for the Honda Fit EV, the new leader in the EPA’s fuel efficiency ratings, one of our readers did some quick calculations and came up with some interesting facts. I thought I’d quickly repost a few or these for more eyes to … [continued]
American drivers will face higher gasoline prices if the Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico were built, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council. That finding adds to the long list of reasons why the proposed pipeline should not … [continued]
We recently decided to team up with Stanford in order to get more of their valuable work and resources out to the public. This first piece is not a typical subject for CleanTechnica, and it’s a highly controversial one. For the most part, we’ve torn into the problems associated with natural gas production today. The following piece is a much more gas-friendly one, but it’s also promotes taking a cautious approach to natural gas production (something that looks like it’s going to happen whether we like it or not) and is focused on the opinions of a true natural gas expert and scientist not associated with any natural gas companies. I almost passed on publishing this one, but I think it is really worth a read, so check it out:
The following is a great post by Tuan Pham of PowerFin Partners on the often discounted economic benefits of solar. I ran across it on Greentech Media, where it was a featured guest post. Several points echo the benefits of solar that utility company CEOs mentioned in a round-table discussion … [continued]
QUICK NEWS: 50-state study finds U.S. states losing “over $10 billion in transportation revenue every year, contributing to an estimated $130 billion drain on the economy resulting from higher vehicle repair costs and travel time delays.” More from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which produced the report: The report, Building … [continued]
Clean transportation news from around from the past week or so, divided up by category….
