The U.S. Postal Service has been increasing their alternative fuel use since 2006 – at a rate of 41% since they made the decision to go green. Current goals include reducing their petroleum use by 20% over the next five years. As a means to that goal The U.S. Postal Service is currently conducting a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles. The GSA is helping USPS to purchase said vehicles which will be replacing aging vehicles at postal offices and facilities across the country.

This is good news since the Postal Service operates …read more

I was researching the other day on how to make your own biodiesel  (DIY Biodiesel).    I don’t have any diesel cars right now but probably the next one would be.   The price of one barrel now reached about $127 and it is projected to reach $140-$150.
A lot of people now are affected by this and people are trying to use petrol wisely.   Car pool is a good idea if you still haven’t been doing it.   Some are just using a less powerful car which should consume less gasoline.
Anyway,  I think by now, a lot of people are also …read more

Look out! Steve from Groovy Green is on a mission; but it’s a cool mission and he’s looking for our help. It all started when Steve caught a quote from Honda VP Dick Colliver at the New York Car Show who said that low demand might force the company to cut production of the Accord hybrids. Yeah, that’s a good plan. We don’t want to rush that becoming environmentally responsible thing do we?
Steve has got a post going that is an open letter to the car manufacturers of America in which he proposes that we need …read more