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Can Qatar Lead the World Toward Sustainability?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Methanol Economy, GDP/Capita, Singapore, Oil, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Doha Carbon and Energy Forum, Qatar, Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emission, Natural Gas, World News
Patrick Takahashi

Qatar's fossil fuel resources will soon be depleted. And for all practical purposes, that means they have a generation to plan for the next billion years. Could they lead the world towards sustainability?

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Hawaii: The Proposed Symbol of Energy Independence

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hawaii, Sustainable Aviation, National Grid Act of 2011, Senator Spark Matsunaga, Governor Linda Lingle, President Barack Obama, Peak Oil, Sustainable Energy, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

Hawaii is that proverbial canary in the coal mine regarding Peak Oil and the economy. But why should Hawaii be singled out? The reasons are many, but the most compelling is that we are the ideal sustainability test tube.

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My Year With The Huffington Post

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Too High Cost of National Security, Renewable Electricity Cheaper Than Nuclear Energy or Coal Powerplants, The Venus Syndrome, Peak Oil, National Defense Cost, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Optimal Biofuel, Ethanol Versus Methanol, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Blue Revolution, Plug-in Electric Car, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

As miserable as the world has been over the past year, we have no Cold War, we will soon exit Iraq, the economy is rising, there is change in D.C. and the sun will continue to shine.

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A Solution for the American Auto Industry

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plug-in-Electric-Cars, Lithium Battery, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Hybrid Cars, Auto Industry, Automobiles, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Environment, Cars, Pollution, Business News
Patrick Takahashi

Why don't we use some American ingenuity to develop a superior way for moving vehicles? Immediately scratch the ICE and lead acid batteries.

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America, Don't Copy...Build Something Better!

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydrogen, Plug-in Electric Cars, Chevy Volt, Stanford Ovshinsky, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Hybrid Cars, Carbon Nanotubes, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

How ideal and opportune, then, for Detroit and the Obama Administration to partner on a new pathway for our future: initiate an Apollo-like project to develop the DMFC.

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A Solution for Barack

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Peak Oil, Hawaiian Hydrogen Clipper, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Global Warming, Obama Energy Policy, National Energy Policy, Obama Energy Transition Team, Gasoline Prices, Spark Matsanuga, OETT, Oil Prices, Obama Administration, Green Aviation, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

After the Energy Crises of 1974 and 1979, there was a flurry of activity, followed by a general abandonment of anything sustainable. Hopefully, we can be smarter this time.

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Is There An Option More Promising Than The Plug-In Electric Vehicle?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydrogen, Energy, Plug-in Electric Cars, The Biomethanol Economy, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Solar Energy, Fuel Cells, Electric Cars, Alternative Fuels, Lithium Batteries, Green Energy, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

The internal combustion engine is approaching obsolescence, and other concepts such as Shai Agassi's Better Place electric vehicle network model a more promising future.

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Simple Solutions for Our Biofuel Problem

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Hydrogen, Methanol, Hydrogen Aircraft, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Ethanol, Biofuels From Algae, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

The development of sensible next generation biofuels will take a decade, so, in a sense, we are already too late. But the timing is perfect for change, so let's do it the right way this time.

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