Energy Department Announces $10 Million to Advance Efficient, Environmentally-Friendly Highway Transportation Technologies
The Energy Department announced today $10 million for eight incubator projects to develop innovative solutions for efficient and environmentally-friendly vehicle technologies that will help reduce petroleum use in the United States. The funding will go toward projects that pursue breakthrough approaches to providing Americans with greater freedom of mobility and energy security, while lowering costs […]
Alt-Fuel Tech and Challenges Highlighted at Colorado Conference
by NGT News The price of a barrel of crude oil may be hovering just above $40.00 with no sign of a rebound, but interest and enthusiasm about alternative fuel transportation was anything but depressed last week at the Green Transportation Summit & Expo in Denver. Attendees of the two-day conference test drove alternative fuel […]
Black Zombie electric Mustang launches Blood Shed Motors
by Domenick Yoney of Autoblog, see original article and watch videos HERE. Lightning repeatedly vanquished the darkness like the angriest of strobe lights and thunder shook the building, punctuating the clatter of a heavy Texas rain on the metal roof as the clock ticked away the initial seconds of a rare full moon Friday the 13th. It […]
Clean Fleets North Texas 2015 Call For Projects is Open!
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) has opened the Clean Fleets North Texas 2015 Call for Projects (CFP) to help fleets modernize and improve efficiency of their vehicles and improve air quality. Applications are being accepted through October 23, 2015. This CFP will provide approximately $2.5 million in grant funds for public and […]
What are the alternatives to traditional state fuel taxes?
As Returns from Gas and Diesel Taxes Decline, States Look to Alternative Models Nearly all of us regularly use and access public roads, infrastructure, or transit services. As you may have read in the July blog post, Feeling Pain at the Pump? Factors That Affect Fuel Prices, it’s common practice for federal, state, and local […]
Propane Council of Texas: Greening the Landscape Industry
The Propane Council of Texas, a non-profit dedicated to educating the public on cleaner-burning propane hopes to help green the landscape community. This past week, August 13-15, 2015 in Dallas, the Council attended the Nursery/Landscape Expo hosted by the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association in effort to tout the benefits of greener options for landscapers. […]