Propane Conversion Kits Being Installed in Goverment Vehicals
With the cost of gas still looming around $4.00, and the price of propane nearly half that, at around $2.00, Propane is 
starting to be used to fuel cars. Conversion kits are on the market, and are becoming popular. Popular enough in fact, that the city of Ashburn Georgia has its government vehicles currently being switched over. “We started looking at this when we noticed, along with every other city and every other employer in the state and in the nation when gas prices started escalating, and we noticed that propane costs weren’t escalating as high as gas,” Ashburn City Manager Ben Taylor says. Not only is propane saving the town money, but also keeping cars running for longer, as propane has proved to be a much cleaner fuel.
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Gas Pumps Rigged
A report from RipOffReport.com makes an interesting, and disturbingly possible claim. Serviced pumps are possibly rigged to over charge customers, who are never aware of how much gas they need. The report’s victim claims that he purchased a 1.25 gallon gas can, and asked the attendant to fill it with a gallon. He watched the meter climb above the cost per gallon, as well as the total amount of gas go above 1 gallon, even while his gas can was no where nearly full. When the pump stopped at 1.42 gallons, and $4.00 on $3.78 a gallon, the victim asked the attendent if he knew the pumps were flawed. The attendent acted nervous, and walked away.
Those serviced pumps could very easily rip off customers, considering no one really know if their tank is truely full or not. So check those receipts, and know how large your tank is!
Oregon Tech Prepares to Build Geothermal Power Plant
As the new school year starts, and students are fighting for the envrionment, schools are starting to help go green. Oregon Tech is planning on installing a 7.6 million dollar geothermal power plan on campus, to keep the whole campus running on its own. No announced completion date, but when it is completed, it will be the first energy independent college campus.
Oil Predicted to Hit $200 a Barrel
With the oil crisis becoming more and more scarily apparent, news that oil is anticipated to hit $200 a barrel is a scary one. A report from Chatham House reports that a ’supply crunch’ will be in effect within the next 5 to 10 years. The report is also claiming that there is only one way to avoid the impending crisis, which is a major recession of demand, which of course, is not very likely.
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Hollywood Hypes Hydrogen
It seems that the green movement’s advancement into the media is working splendidly. Oscar award winning writer and director Paul Haggis owns 4 Toyta Priuses, and is on the wait list for the new electric ‘Tesla’ roadster…and now, after hearing about Hondas commercial hydrogen car, the FCK Clarity, he is adding another car to the list. Joley Fisher of ‘Til Death’ fame is ahead of the game, driving a borrowed BMW Hydrogen-7, one of only 30 of the experimental car. Now, GM is giving Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger, ‘Ugly Betty’ star America Ferrera and former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson the keys to their $1 million dollar Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell.
Hollywood continues boasting the new green technology whenever possible, and their effect on the movement is drastic. Keep it up Hollywood!
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