Alternative fuel vehicle resource list.
List provided by the Southern Energy & Environment Expo. Vegetable Fuels Tickell Energy Consulting Joshua Tickell 813-354-2377 www.veggievan.com Maria "Mark" Alovert Technical Instructor wrench@tinkersworkshop.org National Biodiesel Board ...

Fireproofing your brand.
Even the most sophisticated of marketers can find their brands going up in flames. Most fires start from within, so here are some safety precautions. The subject of branding is very "hot" today. Business people are well aware of the mega-deals made to acquire strong brand names throughout the...

The shifting agendas of midwestern official state highway maps.
Nowhere are the motives for mapping more transparent than in the history of automobile-highway cartography. Beginning in the mid-1910s, oil companies pioneered the practice of "giving away" maps to their customers as premiums, hoping that motorists would reward the company's generosity with regular patronage. By the early 1930s oil-company...

Don't think you need to do oil changes? Think again.
Fifteen years ago I was determined not to compromise my pricing structure for oil change services. I was confident that my customers knew the difference between my oil change service and the perceived low priced service at the quick lube. There was no compromising. After all, my oil change...

AAA Offers Navigation and Road Service Via Select GPS-Enabled Cell Phones.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-17 August 2007-AAA Offers Navigation and Road Service Via Select GPS-Enabled Cell Phones(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com AAA's proprietary travel information, mapping expertise and road service is now available on select GPS-enabled mobile phones via a newly launched service called AAA Mobile, AAA announced....

OSHA--making the business case for safety.
Automobiles have come a long way in design, workmanship and production since Henry Ford rolled out the first Model T in 1908. As an advocate of innovation, Ford would likely marvel at today's selection of vehicles, technological advances, and the many gadgets and options that customers can select to...

On the road to sustainability: if you're a 'green' company, put your money where your fuel tank is?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With fuel and fleet maintenance costs ever soaring for pest management professionals (PMPs), many firms are looking for alternatives to the gas guzzlers sitting in the parking lot. The dual bonus of cost savings and a smaller carbon footprint can't be ignored. Ken...

Jumping pump prices is a gas.
If you are a small business owner like me, you are only too aware of gas prices. During the past few months, the cost for a gallon of gas has increased by more than a dollar, depending on where you live. By the time you read this article, it...

Iceland's abundance of energy: can Iceland build a future on hydrogen and geothermal?
We see Iceland as the world's laboratory for a decarbonized future," says Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir, the country's foreign minister and former mayor of Reykjavik. Of course, many countries say similar things, but Iceland has a head start, because it's partly decarbonized already. Some 85 percent of Iceland's homes are...

Green workplace practices making an impact on health.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second in a series of stories on climate change and health in conjunction with APHA's 2008 National Public Health Week observance, which takes place April 7-13 and has a theme of "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance." LIKE MANY--if not most--of her...