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Basic energy and fuel facts
By John Martin
August 16, 2010
I’m pleased by some of the energy-related developments I’ve witnessed lately. Slowly, but surely, I think our scientists are being allow...
A few facts, a lot of fiction: part 2
By John Martin
July 15, 2010
I know, I promised you nothing but facts this month, but you have to hear this one. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issues a periodic upd...
A few facts, a lot of fiction
By John Martin
June 16, 2010
This column is the direct result of one of our reader’s comments about journalists overstating the performance of alternate fuels such as biodi...
Lock in ULSD fuel prices now
By John Martin
May 7, 2010
I’ve said it before—I can only foresee the demand for ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel increasing in the near term (two to three years)...
Biodiesel is gaining momentum
By John Martin
April 19, 2010
The current biodiesel situation is less bleak because the Senate recently passed a bill renewing the $1/gal. tax credit for blending biodiesel into UL...
Fuel economy today—Alt fuels tomorrow
By John Martin
March 2, 2010
Fleets should not only strive to maximize diesel fuel efficiency now to survive in today’s tough economy, but also investigate alternate fuels ...
Think global warming—all the time
By John Martin
February 16, 2010
We should approach fleet operation as if global warming legislation was already in effect, because it makes good business sense. Some of the things we...
Is your oil “swelling?”
By John Martin
January 21, 2010
Recently, I was contacted by a reader who thought his oil might be “swelling,” because he got dipstick readings above the full mark imme...
Lessen dependency and add incentives
By John Martin
January 4, 2010
Oil refiners made less money in the third quarter of this year. Most of them reported approximately half of the profits they made in the same period...
"Greentech" is in our best interest
By John Martin
November 18, 2009
From a scientist’s point of view it’s refreshing to observe all of the recent interest in alternative fuels that was supposed to have ...
Oil industry trends
By John Martin
October 20, 2009
For more than fifty years, crude oil refiners based long-range planning on the fact that gasoline demand and lube oil consumption would increase eve...
A full range of retrofit alt-fuel vehicles
By John Martin
September 22, 2009
A new program to retrofit walk-in van chassis with hybrid-electric systems is one of Freightliner's latest alternative-powered vehicle offerings.
Going green, I mean REALLY green
By John Martin
September 22, 2009
These days everyone seems anxious to jump on the “green” bandwagon
Exhaust emissions, fuel economy and global warming
By John Martin
August 14, 2009
A recent local newspaper editorial made the comment that global warming isn’t real.
Biofuel and fuel economy developments
By John Martin
July 17, 2009
There has been tremendous focused on alternative fuels, CO2 and fuel economy lately
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