All Posts Tagged With: "Politics"

The Daily Five: Monday, 18 August, 2008

Toyota turns up its nose at all-electric vehicles; a big setback for a Seattle biofuel manufacturer; and House Democrats surrender on offshore drilling.

18Aug2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued

The Daily Five: Thursday, 7 August, 2008

BP takes a $90 million shortcut to cellulosic ethanol production; Congress is set to take up e-waste in 2009; and Mitsubishi quadruples battery production.

7Aug2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued

The Daily Five: Tuesday, 5 August, 2008

Barack Obama floats a plan to get electric vehicles on the road; Ford and GM mull cooperation; and Portland introduces charging stations for plug-in cars.

5Aug2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued

The Daily Five: Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

The head of the U.S. Environmental Agency is in the political hotseat; Melbourne looks at maglev mass transit; and build your own green utopia online.

30Jul2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued

The Daily Five: Wednesday, 18 June, 2008

Florida’s governor calls for an end to federal offshore drilling bans; more potential trouble for nanotech; and the European windpower invasion continues.

18Jun2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued

L.A. Water Supply: Toilet-to-Tap, Take 2

Los Angeles has been known for years for having an unsustainable lifestyle; the city’s water is brought by aqueduct from over 200 miles away. Will the mayor’s ambitious new plan save the day?

9Jun2008 | Ben Ray | Comments | Continued

The Daily Five: Thursday, 22 May, 2008

A major energy analyst looks ahead to double-digit gasoline prices; Congress blows its “veto-proof,” energy subsidy-laden farm bill; and a sweet all-electric scooter that guns down the interstate at 60 miles per hour.

22May2008 | Chris Baskind | Comments | Continued