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Green Star To Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Frankfort KY (SPX) May 04, 2009 
Green Star Products has announced that within the next four weeks it plans to publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The demonstration will take place in Corbin, Kentucky, where the vehicle will be test driven and evaluated by industry representatives. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will be driven on a simulated city driving test route. The company expects to ... read morePropel Fuels Partners Up On Industry-leading Green Program 
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 05, 2009Propel Fuels ahs announced a partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, to fuel Enterprise's rental cars in the Sacramento area with renewable E85 Flex Fuel. This first-of-its-kind program in the area helps educate Enterprise customers on how to "fuel green and save green" with Propel E85 (85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline), which, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, re ... more
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Walker's World: China's growth puzzle
Washington (UPI) May 4, 2009 The official figures say the Chinese economy, bolstered by the announcement last November of a massive $586 billion stimulus package by the Beijing government, grew in the first quarter of this year at an annual rate of 6.1 percent. The question remains how far those figures can be trusted because some official Chinese statistics have proved questionable in the past and because some cru ... more US, Japan press China on computer rules 
Washington (AFP) May 4, 2009Top US and Japanese trade negotiators pressed China on Monday to scrap rules on foreign computers and appealed against protectionism amid the global slowdown. Toshihiro Nikai, Japan's trade minister, and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said after a meeting in Washington that China should drop its plans to require certification of IT products to be used by the government. Such rules "are ... more China to bolster economic zone facing Taiwan: govt 
Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2009China's cabinet said Monday it had approved a plan to develop further a coastal economic zone near Taiwan, in the latest sign of warming ties with the democratic island. Under the plan, the economic zone on the Taiwan Strait's west side, mainly southeastern Fujian province and neighbouring regions, will be the focus of "major reforms," the State Council, or cabinet, said in a statement. ... more  |
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Six killed in avalanche in Austrian alps: rescuers
Vienna (AFP) May 3, 2009Six Czech hikers were killed when they were caught in an avalanche near the ski resort of Soelden in the Austrian Alps, police and rescue services said Sunday. The avalanche happened at 3,000 metres (9,850 feet), around 500 metres below the summit of Schalfkogel, around 4:15 pm (1415 GMT) on Saturday afternoon. Mountain rescuers were immediately alerted by witnesses but were unable to ge ... more Green Ocean Energy Harvests Power Of Ocean Waves With Autodesk Inventor 
San Rafael CA (SPX) May 04, 2009Autodesk has named Green Ocean Energy as the Autodesk Inventor of the Month for April 2009. Green Ocean successfully used Autodesk Inventor software in the development of the Ocean Treader and Wave Treader, floating devices that convert the motion of the ocean into clean, renewable energy. The Ocean Treader is much like a buoy with a pair of arms, and is meant to be moored one to two ... more SolarCraft Helps Sterling Vineyards Switch To Solar 
Novato CA (SPX) May 04, 2009Novato-based SolarCraft announced the completion a 72 kW solar electric system at Sterling Vineyards in the Napa Valley. Sterling's famed aerial tram is now powered by the sun. Each year the celebrated tram carries more than 200,000 visitors to the Sterling Vineyards winery perched 300 feet above the town of Calistoga. "Sterling has long had a commient to sustainable farming practices and ... more Storing A Lightning Bolt In Glass For Portable Power 
University Park PA (SPX) May 04, 2009Materials researchers at Penn State University have reported the highest known breakdown strength for a bulk glass ever measured. Breakdown strength, along with dielectric constant, determines how much energy can be stored in an insulating material before it fails and begins to conduct electricity. A bulk glass with high breakdown strength and high dielectric constant would make an ... more |
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