Archive for December 28th, 2008

T. Boone Pickens: Energizing a movement

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

“A fool with a plan,” T. Boone Pickens likes to say, “is better than a genius with no plan.” Call him what you want, but Pickens definitely has a plan. The 80-year-old legendary Texas oilman has emerged this year as the unlikely force behind a downright Earth-friendly cause: a national push for renewable energy and cleaner-burning fuels. Through an idea he’s calling the Pickens Plan, he wants …

Source: www.star-telegram.com

Gwynne Dyer: ‘Peak oil’ gloom probably just a load of horse manure

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

There were flies everywhere, and if you didn’t shovel the manure up quickly, it dried up and blew into your eyes, your hair, your nose, your clothes. Worried about “peak oil”?

Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

South Korea announces major energy investment

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Seoul plans to spend 37 trillion won from 2009 to 2022 on new power plants, including 12 new nuclear plants, to improve fuel efficiency and cut emissions, the Energy Ministry said

Source: www.iht.com

Volt plans for Flint is No. 5 Flint Journal story of 2008

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

Associated Press file photoThe Chevrolet Volt FLINT, Michigan — The announcement that General Motors would invest about $370 million in a new facility near the GM Flint Engine South plant to build the back-up engine for the Chevrolet Volt was…

Source: www.mlive.com

Comment: Cheap gas today, but ‘peak oil’ crisis near

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

In Greek mythology, the enchanting songs of the Sirens lured unwary sailors to shipwreck and death. Today’s Sirens are the roadside signs singing sweetly, “Cheap gas! Drink deeply and be at ease, weary traveller!”

Source: www.timescolonist.com

College receives wind turbine

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

CHEYENNE - Wyoming’s Laramie Community College has acquired an 18,000-pound wind turbine to help students prepare for work in the wind power industry.

Source: billingsgazette.net

Electric car startup downshifts for rough road

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

In retrospect, the timing could have been better. Elon Musk’s electric sports car company, Tesla Motors, said in September that it would build a factory in San Jose to produce its new sedan. It was a milestone for both the business and the green-tech industry…

Source: www.sfgate.com

South Korea to invest $28.5 billion in new power plants

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

South Korea plans to invest 37 trillion won ($28.5 billion) from 2009 to 2022 on new power plants, including 12 new nuclear plants, to boost fuel efficiency and cut emissions, Seoul’s energy ministry said on Sunday.

Source: news.yahoo.com