Monday, September 21st, 2009
Now here is a study is sure to anger a tree hugger or two — Recent reports suggest that the U.S. Government is spending tax money to aid in the production of fossil fuels. In fact, they used about $72 billion between 2002-2008 to help fossil fuels while only $29 billion was used to produce renewable energy such as bio fuels, car batteries and more.
For those math majors out there, that means that the United States Government spent right around 2.5 times more subsidizing fossil fuels than renewable energy. Obama? Where you at?
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
Prepare to have your gears grinded; Exxon Mobil has recently released their annual profits, and guess what, they set a new record.
Ridiculously high fuel prices in parts of 2008 led Exxon Mobil to post $45.2 billion dollars in pure profit.
Get the pitch forks and torches folks, we’re goin’ after Exxon Mobil!
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Most car owners are looking for alternative source of fuel and while we have been witness to various forms of car fuel like fossil fuel and biodiesels, here is a new form of fuel and it is called LipoDiesel.
Lipodiesel is actually extracted fats from a human body, mainly from people who undergo liposuction to get rid of unwanted fats. These extracted fats have been tried by a cosmetics surgeon on his Ford Explorer and so far, it seems to be helping him fight off the dreaded fuel costs. Just imagine how 1 gallon of fat can produce a gallon of fuel. That is practically the same amount of mileage from regular diesel.
However, the legality of it all is certainly under hot water. While the patients do not mind where their excess fats, there is a U.S. law that prohibits the use of medical waste from powering vehicles.
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