Chemistry for a sustainable world

What is a plug-in hybrid? It is a car that runs on electricity via a battery that you can charge by plugging into a regular electrical outlet. These cars, being hybrids, also have gas tanks that can be used to power the car and recharge the battery, giving you what some might call the [...]

“A law taking effect Tuesday makes Missouri just the third state - behind Minnesota and Hawaii - to implement a wide-ranging ethanol mandate.” This article by AP reporter David Lieb reports on new Missouri legislation that mandates the use of ethanol-gasoline mixtures. E10, or 10% ethanol, has already become common on Missouri. The article cites [...]

5. You can have one in your backyard…
A summary of geothermal power from a site devoted to energy and fuel alternatives and sensible choices. Recommended read!
Just another brief post to introduce an environmental blog that has a lot to say about energy, energy sources, and the politics and ideas related to addressing energy and [...]