CONGRESS $HOPPING CARTS - New York Post

The federal government is preparing to spend millions to purchase a fleet of small electric vehicles that critics compare to golf carts.

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Crude Awakening: Saudi Oil Minister Warns Against Renewable Exuberance

Saudi Arabia Oil Minister Ali Naimi lobbed a verbal salvo in the crude vs. renewables scuffle. In a speech to oil executives in Houston, he warned that promoting the growth of renewable fuels too quickly could create a “nightmare scenario” – too little investment in oil, while renewables aren’t yet ready to pick up the slack.

Technology Review: Hybrids Powered by Air

The overall idea of air (or pneumatic) hybrids isn't new, but making them efficient has been challenging. "It's difficult to keep the [energy] losses involved in moving air around small enough that it looks attractive," says John Heywood, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT who has also worked on developing air hybrids. What's more, tanks of compressed air store far less energy than batteries, severely limiting the fuel savings in typical air-hybrid designs, says Doug Nelson, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech. This is one of the major drawbacks of cars designed to run solely on compressed air.

2/3/09: Idiots throw snowballs at London "bankers" to protest global "warming"

And maybe one day he, and they, will think long and hard about what they are collectively contributing to. A baking planet of the possible future will profit no one. A planet which we all respect and enjoy will be a far more joyous place for everyone.