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Propane Moving In A Greener Direction
Propanewritten by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht It’s probably an overstatement to call propane America’s most overlooked fuel. That said, it does kind of fly […]
It’s National Clean Energy Week. Do you know what’s fueling your ride?
Biodiesel, Clean Cities, Electric Vehicles, Ethanol, Natural Gas, Propane, TransportationAt MEC, our job is to keep tabs on energy use in the central Midwest, but why should that matter? Because the ways that people and businesses use energy can affect […]
Energy Myths Series: You Are Here
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Energy Myths Series: A World in Motion
Buildings, Clean Cities, Educational, Energy Efficient Building, Home Energy Efficiency, News, Transportationwritten by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht You have power. Your access to energy would have cracked human credulity for most of our species’ time on earth. For […]
Electric Cars – Parity and Prospects
Clean Cities, News, Transportationwritten by Kansas City Regional Clean Cities Coalition director David Albrecht To the casual observer, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) appear nestled comfortably on the upslope of a growth curve that would […]