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newtondak
(1317)
Does T. Boone Pickens have the answer?

You may have already seen this gentlemen on TV. He has a plan for making the US less dependent on foreign oil and intends to use his millions to promote it to the extent that the media, the...

Started by newtondak (1317) in gasoline • 2 responses • Last response by GardenGerty (14158) • 3 months ago
Tags: dependency on foreign oil, gas consumption, gas prices, look at a link

JohnnyMurder
(537)
Question about saving gas?

Will leaving the air conditioner turned off in my car better my gas mileage? Just wondering. My mother says that it will save you gas, but, i just don't see how! Thanks in advance!

Started by JohnnyMurder (537) in life • 4 responses • Last response by melanie652 (1464) • 4 months ago
Tags: gas, cars, gas consumption, life, saving gas

dragon54u
(3524)
I've noticed a real difference in my gas consumption!

I thought I'd try some techniques of hypermiling--not the dangerous or inconsiderate ones, but coasting whenever I can and taking my foot off the gas when I see a light turn red way up ahead. It...

Started by dragon54u (3524) in frugal living • 8 responses • Last response by jer31558 (2270) • 5 months ago
Tags: gas consumption, driving, fuel consumption, hypermiling, lowering costs
 

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Practical Theory
(0)
Sustainability and a New Economic Model

[Forgive me if this is a post that isn't about the stuff I usually write about, but the idea was rumbling around, and here's where I put ideas that rumble around. -- Chris] This post comes from...

Started in Practical Theory • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: politics

The Alternative Consumer
(5)
EcoDriving USA - helping you drive greener

I just saw John McCain ridiculing Barack Obama’s reference to adjusting tire pressure as a small part of the  fight to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.  Funny guy. The fact is that...

Started in The Alternative Consumer • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: cars, eco travel, energy-saving, enviro news, eco driving

Econbrowser
(2)
Drilling Offshore to Affect World Oil Prices... and Other Tales from the Iraq-Pakistan Border [0]

Various individuals have argued for drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) as a means to affect the price of oil. This is true despite this recent assessment by the Department of Energy's...

Started in Econbrowser • 2 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: energy, oil prices, outer continental shelf, offshore drilling, oil reserves

ToTheCenter - News
(12)
Americans Cross Mexican Border To Save on Gas

Many people living close to the Mexican border in the US, cross the border to fill their gas tanks. Although, the border towns in Mexico may have a higher crime rate, they have much cheaper gas....

Started in ToTheCenter - News • 4 months ago • 0 responses

ReadWriteWeb
(7)
FuelFrog: Track Your Gas Mileage

Yesterday I filled the gas tank of my Toyota Camry and it came to just under $60. To be fair, it could have been a lot worse -- compared to many parts of the country, where I live gasoline is still...

Started in ReadWriteWeb • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: products

The Frontal Cortex
(0)
Fertilizer

So there's an acute fertilizer shortage. The big problem is a lack of nitrogen which, although it accounts for most of the atmosphere (78.1 percent), is notoriously tough to "fix," since it's got...

Started in The Frontal Cortex • 6 months ago • 0 responses

ReadWriteWeb
(7)
The Top 35 Environmental Blogs

digg_url= 'http://digg.com/environment/The_Top_35_Environmental_Blogs';digg_bgcolor= '#ffffff';digg_skin= 'compact';There are hundreds, if not thousands, of blogs dedicated to the...

Started in ReadWriteWeb • 1 response • Last response by men82in (1408) • 11 months ago
Tags: analysis, r.s.v.p.

Stepcase Lifehack
(33)
Blog Action Day: You the Consumer

Today is Blog Action Day, and over 14,000 blogs have agreed to write about the environment. Since I expect there to be hundreds of “how to” articles about making your own household...

Started in Stepcase Lifehack • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: lifestyle, featured, blogactionday, consumption, environment

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
(1)
UK Energy Security

In 2006, 92% of the primary energy consumed in the UK was derived from fossil solar fuels - oil, natural gas and coal. Not so long ago the UK was self sufficient in these energy resources but now we...

Started in The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: europe, supply/production, coal, imports, natural gas

The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
(1)
DrumBeat: June 13, 2007

Alberta's era of abundant natural gas coming to an end Age is overtaking the top money earner that paid off the provincial deficit and fuelled budget surpluses as energy prices rose since...

Started in The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: drumbeat, miscellaneous