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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? 27 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Electric vehicles will catch on when there are enough charging stations to make their widespread use really practical, and manufacturers will offer more EV’s for sale when there is a market for them! ...
Novozymes Did Not Possess Claimed Biofuels Enzyme 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Previous posts, e.g., here and here, discussed the patent infringement litigation between Danish biopharm rivals Novozymes and Danisco (now owned by DuPont), which are both active in developing enzyme...
Audi’s Latest Generation Clean Diesel Engine Shatters Old Perceptions 26 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
Maybe you’ve seen or heard an old 1980’s era car powered by diesel fuel rumbling by on the street from time to time. Probably the first thing that came to mind was how loud the engine was. The second ...
Will Our Electrical Power Utilities Remain Relevant? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Here’s a Business Week article whose point is that the relevance of our power utilities is disappearing. Not true. Unless there is a breakthrough in energy of unprecedented proportion, along the lines...
Nissan Autonomous LEAF Sets Me Dreaming of What Could Be in China 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
I have ridden in what should be China’s future. It would save countless hours stuck in traffic and countless lives. A few days ago I was at the Nissan 360 media event here in California at the lovely...
Old Concrete Can Have Second Life Protecting Nature 24 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
Usually we think of demolished concrete walls and floors as environmental contaminants, but in fact this material may turn out to be a valuable resource in nature protection work. This is the conclusi...
St. Paul Port Authority Can Now Issue Bonds to Finance PACE Projects 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
A little-known statewide program to promote energy efficiency in large commercial and industrial buildings will be funded with $10 million in revenue bonds through the St. Paul Port Authority, a leade...
Ford Reduces Fuel Economy Ratings of C-Max Hybrid 23 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Ford announced this month that it will lower the fuel economy rating on its C-Max Hybrid. The C-Max had been marketed as a 47-mpg crossover, blending generous cargo space and fuel economy in a new way...
The Citizens of Boulder Want Renewable Energy Now 22 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
For those of you who may not be aware of it, the city of Boulder, CO is going through a process of attempting to “municipalize” its electrical power, i.e., to arrange for the city to purchase the asse...
Consuming Our Year’s Resources 133 Days Too Soon This Year 22 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
According to the Global Footprint Network and WWF’s Living Planet Report, yesterday was Earth Overshoot Day. That means the seven billion people on Earth have consumed the globe’s renewable resources ...
