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Technology Expected to Alter Gasoline Dependence and Greatly Reduce CO2 Emissions

The revolutionary EFuel100 MicroFueler(TM) is the first product that allows anyone to reduce their dependency on oil, greatly diminish their carbon footprint and produce fuel for under $1.00 per gallon.

8 May 2008

Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of the Trucking Industry

Schneider National, Inc., a premier provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services and the nation's largest truckload carrier, announced today its plans to operate the most energy-efficient fleet in the industry.

8 May 2008

VIASPACE Enters Distribution Agreement for its State of the Art Battery Electrode Health Analyzer

VIASPACE Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement for its state of the art BA-1000 Battery Electrode Health Analyzer product with WonATech Corporation of Seoul, Korea.

8 May 2008

Global Sustainability Initiative will Reduce Corporation’s Carbon Footprint

Millipore Corporation, a Life Science leader providing technologies, tools and services for bioscience research and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, today announced a global Sustainability Initiative - an ambitious effort aimed at reducing the company's environmental impacts and carbon footprint by 20 percent over five years.

7 May 2008

Company's Plan to Build Barley-Based Ethanol and Protein-Feed Production Facilities

Osage Bio Energy has received a commitment of $300 million from First Reserve Corporation, the world's leading energy-focused private equity firm, to fund the construction of four next generation bio-refining facilities that will produce ethanol and a specialty protein feed.

7 May 2008

High Fuel Prices Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

HIGH gasoline prices could lead to a dramatic saving in US greenhouse-gas emissions. That's the conclusion of economists in the US, who suggest high fuel prices are turning consumers off SUVs and onto smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

7 May 2008

New Magnetic Propulsion System Suitable for All-Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has introduced and is taking orders for a new 125 kW (168 horsepower) peak power UQM® proprietary permanent magnet propulsion system.

7 May 2008

Tests Confirm International ProStar Saves Customers $5,800 in Fuel Annually Over Leading Competitor

Record diesel prices are driving on-highway trucking customers to look for every edge to curb fuel costs, beginning with their choice of truck. Navistar today released definitive results of extensive testing confirming that the International® ProStar(TM) is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Class 8 truck on the road.

7 May 2008

Some Hybrid Vehicles Now Make Financial Sense According to Study

Car buyers who want to save money at the gas pump are increasingly looking to more fuel-efficient vehicles such as hybrids to meet their needs. But hybrids command a price premium that often outweighs any potential fuel savings.

7 May 2008

Vehicle Fuel Use Expected to Rise to 765 Billion Liters Per Year by 2035

It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis by MIT researchers.

7 May 2008