Alternative Energy News Archives
Saturday 4th of March, 2006
Actors to roll into Oscars in hybrids ★
The State, appx. 165 wordsOscar nominees George Clooney, Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal are among those expected to step out of green vehicles and onto the red carpet at the Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday... in the fourth annual “Red Carpet, Green Cars� event sponsored by the environmental organization Global Green USA and Toyota. They will arrive in either Toyota or Lexus hybrids.
Ethanol's newest fans ★
Philadelphia Inquirer, appx. 695 wordsAn article looking at the shift in backing for ethanol projects: the true investor sea change came in August, with the passage of the 2005 Energy Policy Act
(requiring the country to use 7.5 billion gallons a year of renewable fuels by 2012) which saw larger investors step into the picture.
Iowa College Students Tour the Country in an E85 Vehicle ★
Autochannel, appx. 502 wordsStudents from Iowa Central Community College will be embarking on a cross country trip in an E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet Avalanche, donated by General Motors and Chevrolet, in order to educate the nation about the potential and opportunities of using only E85
.
Febrary oil usage in Thailand declined both for benzene and diesel, while gasohol usage soared ★
ThaisNews, appx. 221 words[Thailand] Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary Cherdphong Siriwit revealed that February was the second month in a row where usage of oil both benzene and diesel reduced... the government's encouragement of energy conservation and promotion of alternative energy have been deemed as factors that contributed to the decline in oil usage.
