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What is compressed natural gas?
In the U.S., compressed natural gas has been used more extensively in commercial vehicles like buses than in passenger cars. Honda does offer a CNG version of its Civic GX sedan. Natural gas (primarily methane) is said to be among the cleanest burning...Tags: Energy Resources, Alternative Energy, Honda
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Review: Tesla's electric Model S is a truly competitive premium sedan
The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming. In its first crack at a premium sedan, the Silicon Valley electric-car maker has matched or beaten the likes of the Audi A7 or Mercedes-Benz CLS — products...Tags: Nissan, Science and Technology, Lotus, Tesla, Mercedes-Benz
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Dominion wins right to export liquefied natural gas
A Calvert County judge brushed aside Friday a potential legal hurdle to exporting liquefied natural gas via the Chesapeake Bay, ruling that Dominion, the Richmond, Va.-based energy company, does not need the Sierra Club's permission to convert its LNG...Tags: Judges, Science and Technology, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Energy
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Naperville woman faces down smart power meters
A mother of three who buys organic food and worries about the dangers of "dirty electricity" has become the face of resistance in Naperville. Led away in handcuffs after trying to prevent the installation of a "smart meter" on her home, Jennifer Stahl...
Tags: Science and Technology, Public Officials, Arable Farming, Politics, Government
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Simple ways to save energy this winter
Cold weather often means turning up the heat in an effort to stay warm. Saving energy this time of year may seem impossible. However, there are ways to conserve even when the mercury dips. Simply turning down the thermostat a degree or two can add up to...
Tags: Weather Reports, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Weather
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Sheldon Lee Vilhauer
Funeral service for Sheldon Lee Vilhauer, 27, Carson, Calif., and formerly of Hosmer, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen. The Rev. Scott Drexel will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside...
Tags: Solar Energy, Environmental Issues, Wind Power, Renewable Energy
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Despite Efficient Cars, Savings at Pump Elusive
KickingTiresDespite reduced gasoline consumption, higher prices at the pump mean Americans are finding themselves with less money to spend elsewhere. That's according to a pair of reports issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Union of Concerned......Tags: AAA, Career and Workplace, Petroleum Industry, Los Angeles Times, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Backers of American Latino national museum push bill in Congress
Congressional backers of a proposed Smithsonian-affiliated museum devoted to the history and culture of American Latinos didn't succeed the first time around, so they're trying again. The bipartisan bills resubmitted Friday in the U.S. House and...
Tags: Museums, U.S. Congress, National Government, Arts, Politics
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Great Park to start charging for rides
The Orange County Great Park once again raised the Irvine's City Council's hackles. The carousel and balloon rides starred prominently at Tuesday's meeting, as did the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. These items, pulled from the meeting's...
Tags: Decathlon, New Year's Day, Washington, DC
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Obama announces $2B alternative fuel research proposal
Tribune reportersPresident Barack Obama returned to Chicago Friday to push an energy policy aimed at weaning the country off of oil by using revenues from increased oil and gas production. In a roughly 20-minute speech at Argonne National Laboratory, Obama touched on...Tags: Science and Technology, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Research, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Ind. dairy opens manure-gas station for trucks
FAIR OAKS, Ind. (AP) - A natural gas station fueled by cow manure has opened in northwestern Indiana, completing the first transportation corridor intended to power delivery trucks for one of the nation's largest dairy cooperatives. Investors in the AMP...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Energy Resources, Agriculture, FedEx Corporation, Environmental Issues
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Not too soon to ban fracking
The oil and gas industry promotes the myth of shale gas providing energy security and economic growth, but those claims are based more on hype than fact ("Anti-fracking legislation is premature," March 7). A Food & Water Watch study in 2011 showed that...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Natural Gas
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