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Coming Soon: EPA’s 48-Hour Burn Wise Video Contest Help protect your community from wood smoke pollution

Posted Thu, 03/11/2010 - 12:49pm

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring a video contest for professional and amateur filmmakers on Burn Wise, the agency’s campaign to help citizens reduce pollution from their fireplaces and other wood-burning appliances

Students to help West Chester businesses save energy, money and cut pollution

Posted Thu, 03/11/2010 - 11:59am

PHILADELPHIA (March 11, 2010) In a ceremony today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $149,992 grant to the West Chester Area School District for a project to help local businesses conserve energy, save money and cut harmful greenhouse gases

Another Energy Implications Update from the Air Force UAV Files

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 4:24pm

I don't have numbers that describe drone fuel demand, but we can assume that being smaller, lighter and slower, they get many more MPG than F-15s, F-16s and A/F-18s. However, you also want to factor in the fact that a UAV typical sortie can be five times as long as a fighter sortie, so that may serve to balance things out a bit.You'll have to sort through some of the variables in your head to imagine future fuel demand implications ... things like:

Report Emphasizes Need to Reduce U.S. Consumption of Petroleum

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:00am

An attempt to account for the energy security costs of
domestic and imported oil finds higher security costs for
imported oil. However, the costs are low compared to the
direct cost of oil, implying that U.S. energy security efforts
should focus on lower petroleum use, regardless of its source.

Geneva Motor Show Spotlights Plug-Ins, Electric Vehicles, and Hybrids

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:00am

The Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland is
highlighting electrified vehicles, including plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and a range of new
hybrids. The debuts include entries from such sports car
leaders as Porsche, Ferrari, and Lotus.

Navy Awards $200 Million for 40 MW of Solar Power on Southwestern Bases

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:00am

The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $200 million contract for a
total of 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power
systems on Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the
Southwest. The National Park Service is also installing solar
power at many of its facilities, using Recovery Act funds.

Recovery Act Funds 191 New Transit Projects in 42 States, Puerto Rico

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:00am

Vice President Joe Biden has announced more than $600
million in Recovery Act funding for 191 new transit projects in
42 states and Puerto Rico. Recipients are spending the funds
on improvements such as hybrid electric buses and
conversions of vehicles to hybrids.

USDA Guarantees an $80 Million Loan to a Georgia Biorefinery

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 2:00am

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed an $80
million loan to Range Fuels, Inc., which is building a
biorefinery in Georgia to convert wood chips to biofuels using
a two-step thermochemical process. The guarantee is the
agency's first to a commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel plant.

Airframe Fuel Efficiency: NASA Attempts to Crack one of the Toughest Nuts to Crack

Posted Tue, 03/09/2010 - 8:44am

Hat tip to Ollie - he's been cranking 'em out lately, including an excellent pointer to this article about logistics travails in Afghanistan making Iraq look like a day at the beach. In the meantime, whether they be flown by man, woman, or machine, big things that fly drink a heck of a lot of fuel.

EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Speaks at National Press Club

Posted Mon, 03/08/2010 - 1:07pm

WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson discussed the agency’s seven key priorities and the strong connection between environmental protection and economic prosperity in a speech at the National Press Club today