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Environment & Energy
From alternative fuel vehicles on the road to LED bulbs in the home, Clark is always a pioneer in the field of energy savings. He believes it's critical to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and that going green can actually put more green in your wallet!
Lower gas prices could be coming
CLARKONOMICS: Gas prices in the lowest-priced markets in the United States could dip below the $3 mark this summer thanks to a variety of world factors both political and practical. Speaking politically, you have France's election of a new socialist president; the disruption in the Greek elections; and continuing political ...
Air conditioning company agrees to $395,000 settlement
If your air conditioning breaks, get ready for the con artists. The Arizona Republic reports an HVAC company out of Memphis, Tenn., agreed to a $395,000 settlement with the state of Arizona because they were ripping people off. This company, which operated under several names, was lying about selling equipment ...
Lower energy costs mean huge potential economic growth
The collapse in the price of natural gas and the automation of labor in factories are two factors poised to return America to its glory as a manufacturing powerhouse for the world. Thanks to an extraction technique known as 'fracking,' we will be the dominant producer of natural gas in ...
Wal-Mart leads the way in corporate recycling
One of the most despised companies in the United States is leading the way in recycling. I saw numbers in The New York Times about public perception of Wal-Mart. Only one in four people think the company is OK, while everybody else thinks it's a pariah. C'mon people, it's just ...
Oil industry booming in America's heartland
In the midst of high gas prices, there's so much good stuff going on with oil exploration and production in the United States. Did you know that there are people in North Dakota sleeping in their vehicles -- and it's for a good reason? It's all because there's a massive ...
Should you repair or replace your old HVAC unit?
Should you repair or replace your old air conditioning unit when it starts giving you trouble? It's a dilemma so many of us face when warmer weather comes and we pop on our AC unit only to find it's not working. At my home, we had an AC unit that ...
More changes in energy delivery coming
You're going to see more changes in how you get energy in the next five years than you've seen in the last 50. Our nationwide grid of energy is a remarkable achievement. Yet there are a lot of inefficiences. Consider that a giant company generates power far from city and ...
Used fryer grease is a hot steal for crooks
The crime of opportunity of the moment is stealing restaurant grease. I read a report in The San Francisco Chronicle that this is a plague in the Bay area. What are the crooks using it for? Converting it to diesel fuel to operate diesel cars or trucks! A lot of ...
How would you solve the energy riddle of the United States?
How would you solve the energy riddle of the United States? Do you know what the Saudis are doing for us right now? The Saudis are trying to reduce the price of oil here in the United States in a very market-driven kind of way, according to The Financial Times ...
Remote charging of electric devices coming soon
It seems that charging electric devices is just part of our lives now. But it could get a lot easier in the very near future. WiTricity.com is one company that has a device that can recharge a smartphone from several feet away, using magnetic induction. The Watertown, Mass., company is ...
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