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STUDY: U.S. subsidises fossil fuels 2.5 times more than renewables

Listen to the messages coming out of Washington, D.C. and you'd think we're spending all our available money on clean and green technologies, things like algae biofuels, cleaner cars and advanced batteries. Turns out, this isn't remotely true. According to a new study that reviewed fossil fuel and energy subsidies for Fiscal Years 2002-2008 was just released by the Environmental Law Institute and discovered that the U.S. spends about two-and-a-half times as much on fossil fuels (mostly aiding foreign oil production) than it does on ... Read more →

Norway still considering a ban on all cars powered by fossil fuels Jeremy Korzeniewski

We first heard about a proposal to ban cars powered solely by fossil fuels way back in 2007. According to Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen, the plan "is much more realistic than people think when ...

Editorial: Fossil fuel's guilty pleasures and their green alternatives Jeremy Korzeniewski

Flight. Drag racing. Radio controlled vehicles. Monster trucks, motocross... the list goes on and on. What list am I making? A list of activities or hobbies that could be considered by some to be ...

DOE & USDA study proves biodiesel massively reduces dangerous emissions Dane Muldoon

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Biodiesel_drastically_reduces_LIFECYCLE_emissions_and_has_4x_net_energy'; The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have ...

STUDY: U.S. subsidises fossil fuels 2.5 times more than renewables 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Listen to the messages coming out of Washington, D.C. and you'd think we're spending all our available money on clean and green technologies, things like algae biofuels, cleaner cars and advanced batteries. Turns out, this isn't remotely true. According to a new study that reviewed fossil fuel ...

Norway still considering a ban on all cars powered by fossil fuels 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We first heard about a proposal to ban cars powered solely by fossil fuels way back in 2007. According to Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen, the plan "is much more realistic than people think when they first hear about" it and is still very much in the works. Still, it's highly unlikely that the ...

Editorial: Fossil fuel's guilty pleasures and their green alternatives 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Flight. Drag racing. Radio controlled vehicles. Monster trucks, motocross... the list goes on and on. What list am I making? A list of activities or hobbies that could be considered by some to be environmentally irresponsible. Why? Let's examine some of them, starting with flight. Much has been ...

DOE & USDA study proves biodiesel massively reduces dangerous emissions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Biodiesel_drastically_reduces_LIFECYCLE_emissions_and_has_4x_net_energy'; The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have published the results of the Biodiesel Lifecycle Inventory Study which looked at energy resources consumed ...


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