Renewable Energy Saves Fortune 500 Companies Over $1 Billion
A new report shows that big mainstream corporations using renewable energy are saving a lot of money: over $1 billion collectively.
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Sustainable Brands 2013 Is Approaching
This article originally appeared on Gas2. Sustainable Brands returns to San Diego’s Paradise Cove for 2013. The 4-day conference, hosted by Saatchi & Saatchi S and presented by BMWi, promises a schedule packed with compelling speakers and events. I’ve gone to many sustainability conferences, and this is the one I’ve found most beneficial and … [continued]
A 200-Mile “Date” with a 2012 Mitsubishi i EV
The experience of testing a Mitsubishi I for 4 days is a bit like getting to know someone, a date. As I slowly found out more about my partner in different settings, I was also able to observe reactions of family, friends and the people we met along the way. Some initially treated the vehicle with disdain while others saw a rock star.
Transportation News Roundup (8 Top Stories)
So many stories have piled up in the past few days or so that I think it’s time for a few roundup posts. Here’s one on clean transportation: 1. Toyota reported today that its Prius model hit an all-time US sales record in March in the midst of high … [continued]
DOE Clean Fleets Partnership Keeps On Truckin With Major Expansion
Four major companies announced this week they would join the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) “National Clean Fleets Partnership” program to increase fuel efficiency in commercial vehicle fleets and encourage the transition to alternative-fuel technologies.
The Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor
Alternative transportation fuels have been heralded as a way to shift heavy-duty trucks away from diesel or gasoline toward cleaner burning fuel, but the transition has remained a road too far for one main reason – lack of infrastructure.
Even though gasoline prices are high and reducing pollution is an imperative to environmentalists, it’s still easy to find a gas station whenever you need one. The nationwide network of filling stations has been built over the past 100 years, giving oil-based fuels an advantage over newer alternatives, like hydrogen or natural gas.
energyNOW! correspondent Lee Patrick Sullivan traveled to California to learn about efforts to build a new network of alternative fuel filling stations – the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor (ICTC).
