"...The Long Emergency is going to produce a lot of economic losers - a whole new group I call the formerly middle class..."
James Kunstler's Presentation to the Commonwealth Club of California (more)
Calendar of Events
June 19-20, 2007
Barcelona, Spain
July 24-26, 2007
Orlando, FL
September 5-9, 2007
Stanford, CA
September 10-14, 2007
Hershey, PA
September 20, 2007
Las Vegas, NV
September 25-28, 2007
Scottsdale, AZ
October 3-5, 2007
Detroit, MI
October 7-10, 2007
Charlotte, NC
May 11-14, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
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High gas prices, depleting oil reserves, unrest in oil-rich countries and global brown clouds have all converged to create the perfect storm for the alternative fuels industry. Until recently, alternative fuels were overlooked as a quirky non-fit for transportation fuels. Things have changed dramatically and as a Simmons & Company International analyst recently said, "I firmly believe the biggest challenge alternative energy has in front of it now is to execute..." (more)
Natural gas vehicles are among the safest vehicles in the country. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is stored onboard vehicles at pressures from 3000 to 3600 psi in cylinders manufactured to stringent standards that help insure safety. Routine inspection of cylinders is a practice NGV fleet managers must perform. Here are some of the facts about CNG cylinder inspection and safety... (more)
"Our very own inextricably connected axis of evil links dwindling oil supplies, growing climate instability and an economic engine that sputters without growth." Those words of Annalloyd Thomason, Executive Director of AFVi kicked off the provocative General Session of the 13th national conference on alternative fuels, vehicles and advanced transportation technologies. You would have thought she knew what topics would dominate conversation most of the morning, the way she was talking... (more)
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