Alternative Energy Leads Green Gold Rush!
| Alternative Energy Leads Green Gold Rush! We all are familiar with the current scenario of the conventional sources of energy. Oil prices are rising and sources of conventional energy are depleting fast. They are not going to last forever. Conventional energy sources come with heinous side effects. We are paying dearly for playing with the eco-balance and situation will not [.] |
| Roundtable Reveals International Biofuel Standard Biofuels offer the promise of a low-carbon fuel that could power vehicles and stimulate the world’s rural economies. Yet biofuels are also among the most vilified of environmental technologies. Ethanol refineries are not always clean. The labor on biofuel farms is not always fair. The diversion of feedstocks from food to fuel may be driving up global commodity prices. |
| Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria Provide Clean Energy A new “green” technology developed cooperatively by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Carolina State University (NC State) could lead to production of hydrogen from nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |
| Transportation by the Numbers With gas prices skyrocketing, public transit ridership is at an all time high. Instead of cutting back on public transportation services, we should be reforming our national transportation system to create more affordable travel options for the whole country.Check out our 10 Facts About Oil and Gas to learn more. 96Percent of the world’s transportation energy currently supplied by oil. $75Cost of barrel of oil on July 18th, 2007. $131Cost of barrel of oil on July 18th, 2008. 9.6 billionNumber of fewer miles Americans drove in May 2008 compared to May 2007. 10.3 billionNumber of trips taken via the U.S. public transportation system in 2007, the highest in 50 years. 44Percent increase in price of diesel fuel paid by public transit agencies. 20Percent of America’s public transit agencies that are cutting services due to budget constraints. 46Percent of population that has no access to public transit. $6,251Amount the average two-worker household saves annually by taking public transportation instead of driving a car. 2030Year by which lifting the ban on offshore drilling may start to impact the price of gas.Sources:
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| Drilling Boom Revives Hopes for Natural Gas HOUSTON — American natural gas production is rising at a clip not seen in half a century, pushing down prices of the fuel and reversing conventional wisdom that domestic gas fields were in irreversible decline. |