"The first thing you need to know about the new Princeton Environmental Institute’s “Stabilization Wedges Game” is there is no fudge room and that’s because smart people are in a race to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions for the next 50 years. Basically the game calculates the projected carbon emissions increases for the next 50 years and divides it into seven wedges.” (more)
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Edwin L. Drake, founder of the modern petroleum industry, was challenged in 1859 by drillers who he was attempting to recruit to his project to drill for oil. "Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy," said the silly drillers. If you wait long enough, it’s all a big circle. Those same drillers today may be lauded as peak oil visionaries but nonetheless, people like Mr. Drake who see promise in the unfamiliar are creating new transportation pathways that lead away from oil and toward the new energy that will replace it..." (more)
Many fleets across the country and internationally have been using biodiesel blends as part of their fueling options for several years, while some fleets are still in the process of considering its use. There are many compelling reasons to consider the use of biodiesel, among which are that it is renewable, displaces the use of petrodiesel, and reduces global warming gas emissions. Here is a primer on biodiesel as a vehicular fuel, with a focus on the use of the blend called B20... (more)
It's all the buzz and the convergence of energy and environmental benefits with abundant state and local funding has attracted global interest. Keeping up with all of the changes in the biofuels industry can be daunting but the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) is setting out to do just that. AFVi presents the Biofuels Drive Economic Solutions Forum to be held Thursday, September 20, from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The Forum focus is on biodiesel and E85 and is designed as part of AFVi’s Learning Marketplace to introduce fleets and decision-makers to a wide range of information on the fuels, the vehicles and available incentives... (more)
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