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Transportation
The future of oil in Iraq
Nov 12th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
It's important to understand that increasing domestic oil production in America will not necessarily lower prices at the pump... Instead we should focus energy on alternatives to crude oil like natural gas, advanced biofuels and electric vehicles in addition to energy efficiency measures.
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Food System
How high oil prices promote sustainablity in agriculture
Nov 9th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
Sustainable America is focused on solutions. Although high oil prices have obvious negative effects on Americans, we are seeing a silver lining in the exciting trends in agriculture that are developing as a result of the high price of oil.
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Food System
Plantagon
Nov 7th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
If this innovative Swedish-American company is right, the future of farming might very well be up! Plantagon is constructing a 12-story vertical greenhouse in Sweden with plans to take their design ideas around the world.
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Food System
Not Industrial, Not Organic...
Nov 5th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
Not quite industrial but not fully organic, the Marsden farm study demonstrates a hybrid approach to farming that is just as productive while being better for the environment.
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Innovation
Making Gasoline Appear From Thin Air
Nov 2nd, 2012 | By Nicole Rogers
British scientists have successfully produced just over a gallon of gasoline using carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen from water. Air Fuel Synthesis, the company behind the process, hopes that within two years it will build a larger, commercial-scale plant capable of producing a ton of petrol a day. The global energy implications of literally extracting carbon dioxide from the air to make gasoline are considerable.
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Innovation
Protean Electric wants your wheels to power your car...
Oct 31st, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
Protean Electric claims to have a new system that will change how the engine in an electric vehicle works. The technology to power your car might someday be in your wheels...
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Food System
Chefs Who Farm
Oct 29th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
Some of the top chefs around the country are taking the concept of 'farm to table' and the local food movement to a new level by purchasing and running their own farms.
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Innovation
Real Time Farms
Oct 26th, 2012 | By Nicole Rogers
Real Time Farms makes it easy to eat local and make informed decisions about where your food comes from. It is a crowdsourced national food guide that helps users find certain foods grown or made in their area, and to add sources if they are lacking.
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Transportation
The coal industry faces steep challenges for the future
Oct 24th, 2012 | By Aubrey Yee
With its high carbon emissions and the low price of natural gas, it seems that coal-fired power is on its way to being phased out.
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