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FUEL is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America. It looks at how we got on our present crash course with an energy emergency and offers possible solutions.

While the economic crisis has dropped demand and prices have dropped to a 5 year low the price will certainly go up as soon as the economy begins to pick up.

Probably one of the most difficult things to get a handle on as we enter the post carbon era is personal electric transportation. For years the viability of electric transportation has been called into question primarily because gasoline has been so cheap for so long. However, with gas very clearly [...]

By Seamus Ford

No doubt by now, you have had some kind of conversation at a Barbque or cocktail party about electric cars. With new technolgy there are lots of questions that are often answered with partially informed opinions. If you are considering having your next car be an electric or a hybrid [...]


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