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Saving energy in Iraq

Sheila Vemmer is a photographer embedded in with the US troops in Iraq. In her blog, Tales from the Sandbox, she writes, “Iraqis may not get more than two hours of electricity a day, but when they get it, they conserve it.”

In an earlier post, Vemmer mentioned that Iraqis only get thirty minutes to […]

Ethanol’s benefits not appearing any time soon

In terms of alternative fuels,  ethanol is known as what’s called a mixed bag. There’s active debate over the pros and cons of the largely corn-based fuel, including whether or not it really has significant net energy gain over gasoline, and the infamous “food versus fuel” debacle. And now a new study says ethanol may actually […]


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