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0AT&T's green fleet hits milestone of 1,500 CNG and 2,000 alternative fuel vehicles 1279369620
As corporate fleets across the globe have slowly transformed into a paradise for green cars, finding a company that hasn't revamped at least a portion of its vehicles over to greener technology is becoming harder and harder. Though AT&T would not be considered pioneers in the drive towards ...
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Survey: Americans believe alternative energy vehicles are here to stay 1272201480
Nissan Leaf – Click above for high-res image galleryHere in the green car world our ideas and thoughts are slightly skewed sometimes. You see, we think that alternative energy vehicles like hybrids and electrics will be around forever. If we didn't feel this way, we probably wouldn't be ... -
International racing organizations meet to discuss environmental responsibility 1270387020
2009 24 Hours of LeMans Start – Click above for high-res image galleryAside from the thrill of the race, motorsports and their respective vehicles are useful because they pass their genes down to the everyday vehicles that we drive, fly and cruise across the open pond in. In an effort to ... -
2010 Nissan Leaf electric car: In person, in depth -- and U.S. bound [*UPDATED w/vids & live photos] 1249180200
2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for hi-res galleryIt would be easy to paint Nissan as late to the burgeoning U.S. green party, as the company essentially only counts the Altima Hybrid to sell among its alt-fuel offerings – and that sedan utilizes technology borrowed from Toyota, and it's ... -
Green gasoline: Coming soon to a pump near you? 1247528880
It may sound a bit like something from a Dr. Seuss book, but it seems "green gasoline" is indeed on its way to a pump near you. Terrabon, a Texas-based company specializing in biofuels, reports its alternative fuel is completely compatible with gasoline and can be produced using nearly any kind of ...
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Exxon CEO: "Alternative" just means finding new ways to burn fossil fuels 1243874640
Here's a good one.How would you define alternative energy? Solar power? Wind turbines? Recycling waste grease into biodiesel? Well, if you're Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon, then "alternative" energy has a very special meaning. The Dallas Morning News heard Tillerson say the following during the ...
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Death Star goes green, 15,000 alt-fuel vehicles coming to AT&T fleet 1236797760
Click above to watch video after the jumpAlthough AT&T claims it wants to be more sustainable, today's announcement from the telecom behemoth is more about cutting operating expenses as fuel costs climb. Whatever the reason, the addition of 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles to the company's ... -
New hybrid tech being developed for ALMS, possible new fuel to come 1232545740
These days, its not much easier to run a racing series than it is to run a car company. However, if there is any series boss who could be said to be in an "enviable" situation, it is Scott Atherton, CEO of the American Le Mans Series. Coming off its tenth anniversary in 2008, the series had its ...
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Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot 1231514940
Undeterred by the fact that ethanol is the worst type or alternative energy, the federal government is in love with corn ethanol, perhaps a bit too much. Over the years, the American farm lobby has worked and worked to get subsidies for corn growers and, more recently, ethanol producers. The ...
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At Witz' End - Gas Prices: Alternatives and Oil Supply 1216038840
Part of the problem is speculation: individual and institutional investors betting on higher future oil prices. Another big factor is the very weak U.S. dollar. But the bulk of the reason oil and gas prices have climbed so high is that age-old Economics 101 supply/demand equation. Global demand, ...

