Renew News » fossil-fuels http://www.renewnews.com A down-to-Earth resource about renewable energy and renewable resources. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:50:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New X-Prize for Super-Efficient Automobiles http://www.renewnews.com/2007/04/08/new-x-prize-for-super-efficient-automobiles/ http://www.renewnews.com/2007/04/08/new-x-prize-for-super-efficient-automobiles/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:20:00 +0000 Mark http://www.renewnews.com/2007/04/08/new-x-prize-for-super-efficient-automobiles/ The X Prize Foundation has announced several new X Prizes, and one of them is “To inspire a new generation of viable, super-efficient vehicles that help break our addiction to oil and stem the effects of climate change.”

The winner gets a HUGE amount of glory and, of course, $10 million.  The gauntlet has been dropped, so get those creative juices flowing.

Find out all the details for the Automotive X Prize here.

]]> http://www.renewnews.com/2007/04/08/new-x-prize-for-super-efficient-automobiles/feed/ 0 MTV Comes Through Again http://www.renewnews.com/2006/05/30/mtv-comes-through-again/ http://www.renewnews.com/2006/05/30/mtv-comes-through-again/#comments Tue, 30 May 2006 06:49:06 +0000 Mark http://www.renewnews.com/2006/05/30/mtv-comes-through-again/ Just when I think that all hope is lost, MTV always starts up a new responsible campaign.  (Ok, I didn’t really think all hope was lost, but it seemed like a snappy way to start this post.)  As with Live Aid and Rock the Vote, MTV is once again fighting the good fight, but this time it is in the realm of environmentalism.

At their subdomain www.think.mtv.com they are using the sloagn “Break the Addiction” in reference to fossil fuels.  They have a neat carbon calculator, and some of good information.  It just goes to show you that just because you are a major media outlet doesn’t mean you can’t do some good.

Check out the Break the Addiction section here.

]]> http://www.renewnews.com/2006/05/30/mtv-comes-through-again/feed/ 0