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		<title>RV Doctor &#8211; Connecting Fuel Line Directly to Generator?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/rv-doctor-connecting-fuel-line-directly-to-generator/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/11/rv-doctor-connecting-fuel-line-directly-to-generator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Bunzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear RV Doc,
Is it possible to connect a fuel line from the gas tank directly to the generator that I have added to my 23-foot Honey motorhome? Can we do it ourselves? I&#8217;ve been looking for any technical help for so long. Hopefully, you are the right one. - Marciano Miego, (Savannah, GA)
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Marciano, yes you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are We the Anchor to Mainstreaming Electric Vehicles?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/are-we-the-anchor-to-mainstreaming-electric-vehicles/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/are-we-the-anchor-to-mainstreaming-electric-vehicles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
On Wednesday, 18 scientific organizations wrote Congress to reaffirm that there was a consensus among scientists on the validity of global warming. They cited melting ice caps and the world’s oceans this past summer hitting their highest monthly recorded temperatures.
On Thursday the Pew Research center for the People &#38; the Press released a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could this be the breakthrough electric vehicles need?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/could-this-be-the-breakthrough-electric-vehicles-need/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/could-this-be-the-breakthrough-electric-vehicles-need/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
Can anyone deny that the world is entering potentially one of the most disruptive periods of change in the transportation sector since the internal combustion engine was invented over 100 years ago? The activity surrounding and driving alternative energy vehicle development&#8211;hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or all electric (EV)&#8211;produces news stories everyday with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nickel-Lithium: The Next Battery Break Through?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/nickel-lithium-the-next-battery-break-through/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/10/nickel-lithium-the-next-battery-break-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=12465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
As electric vehicle proponents, alternative energy entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists have predicted, the development of better, more efficient batteries will give the electric vehicle (EV) industry the game changing boost it needs to change the way we think about transportation. Battery technology, which produced the successful development of the lithim-ion battery for laptop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subsidies, Mandates, and Renewable Energy</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/subsidies-mandates-and-renewable-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=9588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
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		<title>Forget CO2: Aerosols are the Global Warming Culprit</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/forget-co2-aerosols-are-the-global-warming-culprit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/forget-co2-aerosols-are-the-global-warming-culprit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=10210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley

As if we didn&#8217;t have enough to be concerned about with CO2 emissions and global warming, climate scientist Drew Shindell of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies says we need to be concerned also about aerosols.

Though greenhouse gasses, notable CO2, are at the center of the political debate on what to do about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Algae: The New Oil?</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/algae-the-new-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/algae-the-new-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=9972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley


 

“ . . .  alternative energy is behaving more like high-tech as opposed to old school energy” says Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil. “Old school energy seeks to dominate massively, with vertical integration and specialized utilities. With new energy we are looking at a networked approach and we need rapid adoption for [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Freightliner Leads the Way in Environmental Responsibility</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/freightliner-leads-the-way-in-environmental-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/07/freightliner-leads-the-way-in-environmental-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amy Herzog]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=9756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley
Though this achievement doesn’t yet save you money or increase your miles per gallon, the fact that Freightliner has taken serious steps to reduce pollution and landfill waste in their manufacturing operations indicate where their collective heads are. The initiation of their Zero Waste to Landfill program as of May has achieved a 94.1% [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Narrow Victory for Energy Bill in the House</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/06/narrow-victory-for-energy-bill-in-the-house/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/06/narrow-victory-for-energy-bill-in-the-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
By Bob Difley
The energy bill that passed the House on Friday will no doubt antagonize a lot of people around the country, mostly those from industrial Midwest, farm, and southern states whether Republicans or Democrats. All the Republicans and 44 Democrats that voted against the bill warn that we are in for economic disaster, that carbon caps [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hybrid Vehicles Gaining Acceptance</title>
		<link>http://blog.rv.net/2009/06/hybrid-vehicles-gaining-acceptance/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.rv.net/2009/06/hybrid-vehicles-gaining-acceptance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Difley</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.rv.net/?p=9321</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bob Difley

Johnson Controls, a leading producer of lead-acid batteries for passenger cars and trucks, including batteries for hybrid vehicles, commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a survey on Americans’ attitudes toward buying a hybrid vehicle. The online survey contacted 2,309 adults 18 years and older with the results weighted to reflect the composition of the [...]]]></description>
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