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Flower power: Ford interiors made of tropical plant
The door bolsters inside Ford’s latest Escape SUV will be made with a tropical plant called kenaf, offsetting 300 pounds of oil-based reins per year. The SUV will be 85 percent recyclable. Originally posted at News – Cutting Edge Green Tech
Online Voting Begins for “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator”
Online Voting Begins for “America’s Next Top Energy Innovator” Americans Will Pick the Most Innovative Start-Up Companies Using Laboratory Inventions to Create New Businesses, Products Recent Articles on Energy.gov
Electric car that that folds itself launches in Spain
Spain will begin producing an electric car next year that’s about the same size as Smart For, but can collapse itself into an even smaller footprint when parked. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog Green Tech
Annabelle Candy, Maker of Rock Road® and Abba Zaba®, Goes Solar
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Think 2 Recycling Bins Are a Hassle? Try Sorting 34
Photo: Takuya Matsumoto If you think recycling is a hassle, take a step across the Pacific Ocean to Kamikatsu, Japan. This small town of 2,000 residents on rural Shikoku Island has long taken waste separation to new heights and to what some in town feel is too extreme. Garbage collection centers located throughout the town [...]
Zero emissions from liquid air
The Dearman Engine company is working on a new type of engine. Fueled by liquid air, the pressure from the rapidly heating air pushes the pistons. The only emission is air. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog Green Tech
This iPhone Case is Made from Trash
Photo: Miniwiz Looking for an eco-friendly case for your iPhone 4S? Check out the innovative Re-Case from Miniwiz, a carrier that uses trash and agricultural by-products to protect your phone in style. The company combines by-products from the rice farming industry with post-consumer thermoplastics – including plastic bottles and bottle caps – to form its [...]
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts Adam Sieminski Nominated for Energy Information Administration Administrator Recent Articles on Energy.gov
