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Government of Canada Releases Final Regulations for Renewable Fuel Content in Gasoline
09/03/2010 – 4:05 am PDT | No Comment

The Government of Canada has finalized regulations requiring an average renewable fuel content of 5% in gasoline; the regulations comes into effect starting 15 December 2010.
These regulations are one pillar of the Government’s broader Renewable …

Novolyte Technologies and Foosung Form JV for Li-ion Electrolytes
09/03/2010 – 3:45 am PDT | No Comment

Novolyte Technologies, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty electrolyte materials for lithium-ion battery and energy storage applications, high performance solvents and other specialty chemicals, has signed a definitive agreement with Foosung Co., Ltd., a …

German Military Study Warns of a Potentially Drastic Peak Oil Crisis
09/03/2010 – 3:45 am PDT | No Comment

Der Spiegel. A study by a German military think tank, leaked on the Internet, has analyzed how peak oil might change the global economy.
The study is a product of the Future Analysis department of the …

Consumer Federation of America Calls for LDV CAFE Standard of 60 MPG for 2025
09/03/2010 – 3:05 am PDT | No Comment

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 …

OriginOil Ready to Ship Single-Step Algae Oil Extraction System to MBD Energy
09/03/2010 – 2:45 am PDT | No Comment

OriginOil, Inc. has notified Australia-based MBD Energy Limited that it is ready to ship a Single-Step Extraction System, the second product to be delivered in its multi-phase commercialization agreement. The notification triggers a new series …

2010 Paris Preview: Mazda Shinari Concept
09/03/2010 – 2:25 am PDT | No Comment

This is the Mazda Shinari, the latest in a line of Japanese automaker concept cars in recent years, which will debut at the Paris Motor Show.
The Mazda Shinari concept is the result of collaboration between …

Lexus Provides A Little More Detail on the Four Driving Modes for the CT 200h Hybrid
09/03/2010 – 2:25 am PDT | No Comment
Lexus Provides A Little More Detail on the Four Driving Modes for the CT 200h Hybrid

The CT 200h instrument panel, backlit in red to designate Sport mode. The panel is backlit in blue in Normal, ECO and EV modes. Click to enlarge.

Lexus has provided a little more detail on the …

Crude Oil Heads for Weekly Decline on Forecast for U.S. Jobless Increase
09/03/2010 – 12:25 am PDT | No Comment
Crude Oil Heads for Weekly Decline on Forecast for U.S. Jobless Increase

Crude oil declined, headed for a weekly drop, amid forecasts that a U.S. government report will probably show the jobless rate rose in August for the first time in four months, signaling a recovery in …

Today’s Trends: Crude Imports Decline, But Critical to U.S.
09/02/2010 – 11:10 pm PDT | No Comment
Today’s Trends: Crude Imports Decline, But Critical to U.S.

U.S crude oil imports grew rapidly from mid-20th century until the late 1970s, but fell sharply from 1979 to 1985, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Review 2009. The trend resumed …

West Wing Week: "Dispatches from Iraq"
09/02/2010 – 9:06 pm PDT | No Comment

This week the President announced the end of America’s combat mission in Iraq and West Wing Week takes you there, on the ground, with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the change of mission. We spent …