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Transportation
Obama Proposes Clean Energy Trust
Mar 20th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
On Friday, President Obama proposed the establishment of an Energy Security Trust, which would use $2 billion in royalties from offshore gas and oil leasing to fund clean energy technologies.
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Transportation
How Much Corn Should We Put in Our Fuel Tanks? [video]
Mar 18th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Want to know more about Sustainable America's mission and work? Watch Executive Director Jeremy Kranowitz explain how the rising demand for oil and food is dangerously intertwined and what we plan to do about it.
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Food System
Aquaponics
Mar 15th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
In the continued effort to find more efficient ways to feed a growing global population that is increasingly concentrated in urban areas, many individuals and businesses are turning to aquaponics as a super-efficient urban farming solution. And who doesn't want to make our food system more efficient?
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Innovation
New Electric Motorcycles Hit the Road
Mar 13th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
New all-electric motorcycles from Zero and Brammo save on gas but don't skimp on style.
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Innovation
Vehicle-To-Grid Technology
Mar 11th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
The Department of Defense announced a pilot program that will test a vehicle fleet of 500 plug-in electric vehicles and related infrastructure using vehicle-to-grid technology at six installations nation-wide. Vehicle-to-grid, or V2G, is a system by which energy can be passed back and forth between a parked vehicle and the power grid.
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Food System
The Hidden Costs of Drought
Mar 8th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Shipping on the Mississippi River has returned to normal levels after a threatened shutdown due to the drought, but the scare exposed one more way our food supply is vulnerable to extreme weather events.
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Transportation
Is There a Cure for Range Anxiety?
Mar 6th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Range anxiety is still a reality for drivers of electric vehicles. A recent study from the Department of Energy suggests that a corridor of charging stations in the northeastern U.S. could help increase demand for plug-in electric vehicles in the future.
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Food System
Seed Sharing, Coming to a Library Near You
Mar 4th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
A diverse food system is a more secure food system. With extreme weather and other pressures on our food supply, age-old practices like seed sharing are becoming more important for the future.
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Eco Living
DIY Kitchen Biodiesel
Mar 1st, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
Convert your kitchen oil waste into something useful! New or used cooking oil can be converted into biodiesel that can be used in any diesel engine.
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Eco Living
The Curse of Your Lead Foot
Feb 27th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Fast driving decreases your vehicle's fuel economy more than you might imagine. Find out how to separate mpg fact from fiction and how to increase your fuel economy without buying a new car.
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