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Energy Security: Everyone is talking about it, but Byron Elton, CEO of Carbon Sciences, is doing something about it.
Byron Elton, CEO of Carbon Sciences
“I was watching the Republican debates and every candidate was talking about energy security,” Byron said recently during a break from a convention at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Elton [...]
Hydro Engineering Inc. Hydropad wash rack and recycling system approved by Suffock county in New York.
Hydro Engineering’s breakthrough green technologies are changing the way that auto dealers, construction companies and government entities wash their vehicles and equipment. The Hydropad portable wash pad is perfect for customers who are looking to comply with [...]
“Every year there are 40,000 to 50,000 fatalities on the roads. We’ve gotten used to it, and think it’s part of what we do and how we live. But we could prevent that”, says Sajjad Alam of Parson’s Transportation division.
Dan Gable: ConEd Fleet Service Manager and Mike Allison: Duke Energy Fleet Services, talk about the unexpected benefits of hybrid vehicles.
Foresight and determination are absolutely necessary for solving environmental problems. And at times, simply exercising these characteristics is all that’s needed to attract the right partners and funding for getting the job done. Eaton, EPRI, the US Government and Ford team up to solve an important problem.
For many of us, a propane fueled vehicle is a science fiction vision of a tank–like the ones we use for backyard grills–attached to wheels: a cement truck for passengers.
The reality is that propane autogas is now fueling vehicles from Police cars to airline shuttles, utility vehicles and school buses, and even racing cars. Propane [...]
Tons vs. Tonnes
If you’re like me, you need a visual reference. CO2 is a gas, and I think of gases as volumes, not weights. A book weighs something. A person weighs some amount (usually too much). A car weighs one to three tons, depending on size. That ton is 2,000 pounds, or 10 adult 200 [...]
Most people will be surprised, but Italy was the first country in the world to build motorways.
In fact, the A8 “Milano-Laghi” motorway (“Milan-Lakes”, as it connects the city of Milan to Lake Como and Maggiore) was completed in 1926. Time has passed and all developed nations now boast wide motorway networks, [...]
For those familiar with big cities, they are well aware of the ever present taxi sluggishly moving through the streets and making frequent stops. Obviously they emit plenty if air emissions. Better Place, who are a leading electric vehicles service provider with the support of the U.S. [...]
Kathleen Tighe has been appointed by President ...
