Whether you’re curious about ethanol, natural gas, propane, hydrogen, biodiesel, electricity, methanol, or p-series fuel, the U.S. Department of Energy has the facts.
The site provides an in depth analysis of each of these alternative fuels along with vehicle and pricing information.

Using these alternative fuels in vehicles can generally reduce harmful pollutants and exhaust emissions. In addition, most of these fuels can be domestically produced and derived from renewable sources.

Together we can make a difference for our planet. This video shows a few simple steps anyone can do to cut back on the amount of energy used and the amount of pollution emitted.

1. Drive less often; walk when you can or take the bus.
2. Use fluorescent light bulbs; turn off light when you leave the room
3. Try using an environmentally friendly fuel like biodiesel
4. Keep your thermostat at 68 degrees
5. Contact your congressional representative and let them know you care about the environment

Data centers are continually increasing in power consumption and any improvement in efficiency makes a big difference on the bottom line and on pollution and CO2 emissions. Marvell has produced a chip that regulates, cleans, and makes more efficient the power used by electronic components and computers.

Indianapolis IN - How much of our input electricity is wasted as heat in the A/C to D/C power conversion? Inefficient power supplies can be the single biggest component keeping our “green computers” from achieving their full levels of greenness. A company called Marvell, a member of Climate Savers, has brought forth a new chip which addresses that power gap.

Inverter technology
Marvell has produced CMOS-based 88EM80xx power converter chips, 88EM8041 for the desktop, 88EM8011 for the notebook. These are used, basically, to receive A/C wall outlet power and correct it on the fly to whatever power form is required by the rest of the device. These chips can receive 90 VAC to 260 VAC input, and will manipulate and correct the A/C waveform, including amperage, to produce a constant, smooth 120 VAC output or 240 VAC, depending on model at up to 250 watts max per chip. The chips can be put in parallel to increase in steps to 500, 750, 1000, etc.

Read the full story at TGdaily.com

With higher government fuel economy requirements looming and gas costing about $3 per gallon, Chrysler Group on Thursday announced new measures to boost mileage for its cars and trucks.

Chrysler’s new cars may slash gas prices and pave the way for more fuel efficient vehicles on the streets.

The USA chapter of the Royal Institute Of British Architects, (RIBA-USA) and the American Institute Of Architects honored five teams from around the world Saturday at the first annual Building A Sustainable World Competition during the 2007 West Coast Green conference and exposition.

“The competition was excellent with over 60 entries that we expect to grow substantially next year” said Tim Clark, RIBA-USA past Chair and Co-Director of Building A Sustainable World.