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Why Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Cleaner Alternatives Will Require Fossil Fuels

Why Shifting from Fossil Fuels to Cleaner Alternatives Will Require Fossil Fuels
The world is waiting for a clean revolution , a shift away from the greenhouse gas-emitting, mountain-leveling, air-polluting, fossil-fuel burning way of life. The world may have to wait a long time if past energy transitions are anything to go by, according to environmental scientist Vaclav Smil of the University of Manitoba–especially since fossil fuel energy is so cheap. [More]

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Quantum Technologies and Agility Make Dairy Farm Trucks Run Cleaner

Quantum Technologies and Agility Make Dairy Farm Trucks Run Cleaner
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has received a contract in the amount of $434,000 for high capacity natural gas on-board storage tanks from Agility Fuel Systems for use in Class 8 renewable natural gas powered dairy trucks. Â

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Coal thrives as cleaner power fights losing battle

Coal thrives as cleaner power fights losing battle
The proportion of Australia’s energy produced from renewable sources such as wind and hydro has declined dramatically over the past 50 years, a new report shows.

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