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Zero Pollution Motors to deliver snazzy-looking air-powered car to U.S.

admin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:41:55 +0000

Car maker Tata Motors announced the world’s first air-powered car last year for India, and now it’s going to be delivering a version to the U.S. starting in 2009 or early 2010. The company’s Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) division says the $17,800 car will deliver jaw-dropping specs, such as a 1000-mile range on each fill-up of compressed air, a top speed of 96mph, and 100mpg on the gas or biofuel it takes to heat up that compressed air.

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Super Eco Ad

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:44:50 +0000

The World Wildlife Federation’s new billboard campaign casts a shadow to give the impression of rising water levels.

From youtube – on how it works:
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The board respects celestial mechanics (Kepler Rocks!). It’s perpendicular to the equator, with an unobstructed exposure to the west. The “waves” start at about 12:00 when the sun crosses the threshold above the board. The challenge was not the sun’s azimuth, but altitude, which due to the Earth’s tilt requires the scalloped awning’s shape to be distorted so the shadow appears correct. Thanks to CBS Outdoor…

Toyota Solar Tower – sponsored content

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:56:20 +0000

Startup Turns CO2 Into Fuel

admin — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:11:29 +0000

By Dave Demerjian | Photo by Flickr user Senor Codo.

Researchers developing alternatives to fossil fuels are working with everything from algae to babassu oil to corn, but a California company says it can recycle carbon dioxide into fuel.

Carbon Sciences claims it has developed a way of using the CO2 emitted during the combustion of coal, oil and other hydrocarbons to create transportation fuels like gasoline and jet fuel. Should Carbon Sciences — or any of the other firms working on similar projects — accomplish this on a large scale, it could bring a reduction in CO2 emissions as well as an abundant supply of renewable fuel.