The Energy Wasters Report

Apparently there’s been some debate about whether ethanol production consumes more energy than in creates (not to mention carbon emissions) in the interest of energy independence. This lengthy rebuttal from the Department of Energy downplays the criticism - presumably one lonely Cornell Professor using outdated data. But if that were true, why doth DOE protest […]

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FYI fast food nation: Every time you go to a drive through, you burn about 18 cents worth of gas idling your car. To use Burger King as an example, about 70% of their restaurant revenue comes from drive-thru business, according to the Associated Press. With $2B of annual revenue, and an average order size […]

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The Wall Street Journal has a piece today about how truck stops are so full many truckers just pull off to the side of the highway instead. Then they just let their rigs run all night, burning gas, so they can have heat or AC in the cab. At some truck stops there are ways […]

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Europeans are buying bigger and bigger cars, offsetting their other reduction efforts.

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting report on Jan 20th about how despite being focused on carbon emissions reductions, Europeans are buying bigger and bigger cars, offsetting their other reduction efforts. In fact, the European Commission’s president, who’s been giving stump speeches about […]

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The Defense Dept is the world’s largest energy consumer, according to a recent Boston Globe article - they spend $10.6 Billion annually on fuel, or 97% of the federal government’s use. Now they’re looking for a more fuel efficient replacement for the traditional Humvee, which gets 4 MPG in “city” driving and 8 MPG “on […]

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