Items tagged with Fuel

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Haiti Earthquake, Deforestation Heightens Monday, January 18th, 2010 - 16:09:22 - Anuradha Menon The combination of widespread deforestation and the recent earthquake in Haiti could lead to more landslides in the already hard-hit country... read more

Rockets Can Run On Toffee Monday, October 12th, 2009 - 11:54:19 - Ehud Rattner An engineer at the University of Hertfordshire helped to demonstrate to BBC 1’s Bang goes the Theory audiences recently that rockets can run on... read more

Ford Focus Goes Greener With Stop-Start Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - 18:19:15 - Anuradha Menon Ford's new Focus Econetic will be the company's first model to feature stop-start technology when it goes on sale in 2010, bringing CO2 emissions... read more

Obama Proposes Greenhouse-Gas Standards Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 - 14:32:11 - Anuradha Menon The Obama administration released new automobile standards on Tuesday, proposing regulations that would curb greenhouse-gas emissions and ratchet up... read more

Gasoline from Vinegar Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 - 18:31:45 - Anuradha Menon A company that has developed a process for converting organic waste and other biomass into gasoline--Terrabon, based in Houston--recently announced a... read more

Hydrogen Storage Gets New Hope Monday, September 7th, 2009 - 11:51:59 - Ehud Rattner A new method for "recycling" hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles. In an article... read more

Better Ionic Liquids for Biomass Fuel Friday, July 10th, 2009 - 14:20:20 - Anuradha Menon They’ve been dubbed “grassoline” - second generation biofuels made from inedible plant material, including fast-growing weeds, agricultural waste... read more

Endeavour Tank Test Passed, July 11 Launch Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 - 14:33:57 - Anuradha Menon A test fueling of space shuttle Endeavour's external tank revealed no gaseous hydrogen leaks, verifying recent repairs were successful, NASA managers... read more

Train Can Be Worse for Climate than Plane Monday, June 8th, 2009 - 09:58:42 - Ehud Rattner A new study compares the "full life-cycle" emissions generated by 11 different modes of transportation in the US. Unlike previous studies on... read more

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