http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/environmental Blog Articles Tagged with 'environmental' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104860?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Toyota says it is pursuing all of these energy and powertrain pathways. The brick walls in the diagram represent barriers to be overcome. Click to enlarge.In a presentation at the recent Toyota Environmental Forum held in June in Japan, Masatami Taki... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:52:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104860?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104871?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Propel held the grand opening of its newest and largest Clean Fuel Point in downtown Seattle, Washington. The station offers B5 and B20 biodiesel blends, and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.The new Propel station.In building the station, Pr... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104871?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104874?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Growing biofuel crops on the 385-472 million hectares of once-productive abandoned agricultural land globally could meet up to 8% of the world s current energy demand, according to a recent report from researchers at Stanford University and the Car... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104874?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104722?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Definition: Willingness to pay for the existence of an environmental resource without on-site use. It can be motivated by an ecological ethic, altruism toward others or bequests to future generations. Example:One of Earth's last frontiers lies off th... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:29:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104722?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104728?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Are there any environmental economists left in Greenville, NC? If so, get busy (Boil water ...):Greenville Utilities has lifted a boil-water order for most of itsservice area, but officials say the cause of the contamination that ledto the advisory m... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:48:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1104728?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1105195?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Genetic disease is a complicated affair. Scientists have spent years trying to find genetic markers for diseases as diverse as asthma, arthritis and cardiovascular disease. The trouble with such complex diseases is that they are none of them simply a... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1105195?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104176?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental The Golf TwinDrive PHEV.Volkswagen chairman and CEO Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn and German Federal Environment Minister (Bundesumweltminister) Sigmar Gabriel introduced a prototype VW plug-in hybrid electric vehicle the Golf TwinDrive at the laun... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:20:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1104176?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103800?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental It's getting ugly out there:Three areas closed off to protect shorebirds near Oregon Inlet have been expanded after someone in an off-road vehicle ran down fencing and carved doughnuts in the sand over the weekend....It's the third such incident si... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:44:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103800?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1103443?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental The IEO2008 projects an increase in liquids consumption even in a high-price scenario. The high-price case sees a decline in conventional liquids production compared to today and a stronger increase in unconventionals. Click to enlarge. Data: IEO2008... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:16:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1103443?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103235?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental From the inbox (White House refused ...)The White House in December refused to accept the Environmental Protection Agency s conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants that must be controlled, telling agency officials that an e-mail message con... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:30:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1103235?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1103269?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental The US District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that automakers should not be given extra time to comply with a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions should the US EPA grant the state the required waiver.The ruling is ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:07:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1103269?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102944?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental The Supreme Court has decided that the punitive damages in the Exxon Valdez oil spill were excessive:The Supreme Court on Wednesday reduced a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against energy giant Exxon for its role in an infamous 1989 maritime oil... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:15:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102944?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102945?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental For whatever it is worth, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management ranks 12th out of 52 journals in the category of environmental studies. From the inbox (click the thumbnail): ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:41:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/1102945?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102991?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental A European Commission proposal to promote clean and energy-efficient road transport by requiring public authorities to consider not only the cost, but the environmental impact, of the vehicles that they plan to purchase was backed by the European Par... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:25:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102991?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1102785?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental I m not entirely convinced that bird flu (avian influenza) is going to be the next big emergent disease that will wipe out thousands, if not millions, of people across the globe. SARS, after all, had nothing to do with avians, nor does HIV, and cer... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1102785?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102481?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Sample incremental cost of renewables substitution curve under one set of assumptions. Click to enlarge.Major progress in renewable energy technology is needed if the United States desires to produce 25% of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102481?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102121?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative (HB 1270), an act intended to support the development of a statewide advanced biofuel industry. Louisiana is now the first state to enact alternative... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:16:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1102121?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1101188?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Different ammonia borane (AB) materials (red diamonds) show promise for meeting the DOE systems requirements for an on-board hydrogen storage material (the area inside the dotted lines). Click to enlarge. Source: DOEResearchers at US Department of En... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:33:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1101188?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1101263?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Lots of high tech companies are trying to reduce their carbon footprint and there are mounting claims by each one over how green they are, how little they litter our landfills, and how much energy their products save. It's all about preventing the re... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:20:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-valley-watcher/1101263?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1100898?rsstype=tag&tag=environmental Japan Airlines (JAL), in cooperation with Boeing and Pratt & Whitney, will conduct a demonstration flight to accelerate current research and development of a viable second-generation aviation biofuel. The flight will be the first biofuel demonstratio... 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