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Cool Stackable Green Cars of the Future
I just love this idea, sort of like taking shopping carts at the grocery store.
Will your car drive itself soon?
If you are like me and half in the bag on some mornings because you don’t get enough sleep and are afraid of falling asleep at the wheel then this new ’self-driving’ idea might just work for you.
A revolutionary roadtrain system that would allow cars to “drive themselves” as part of a convoy of vehicles [...]
What is better than a Mini?
An electric Mini of course!! I just love the mini and if I didn’t have to cart around 5 kids all the time I would definitely own one. Early next decade, BMW of North America plans to sell an electric “megacity car” as a sub-brand of BMW, similar to the brand’s M high-performance cars. [...]
Wind Power and Charity Together
I love it when green meets charity and here is a case of just that. An elaborate playhouse featuring a gearmotor from Bison Gear and Engineering Corp., St. Charles, Ill., sold for $10,000 at auction, with proceeds used to provide free home repair services for elderly and low-income homeowners in the San Francisco Bay Area. [...]
Back to School with N1H1
The Daily Green had some good advice on dealing with N1H1 at back-to-school time. It’s a new virus, so there’s no telling how bad it will be this fall and winter, but so far H1N1 — the swine flu — has proven to be a virulent, but not altogether debilitating strain of the flu.
It’s important [...]
Clover is Not a Weed
I’m jumping over a four leaf clover!
Once upon a time, before the advent of synthetic weed killers for the lawn in the late 1940s, most American lawns contained white clover. Because no formulation of weed control could be developed that left both grass and clover, but killed everything else, clover was then lumped in with [...]
Car Pollution
No surprised here…
Women exposed to air pollution from freeways and congested roads are much more likely to give birth to premature babies and suffer from preeclampsia, according to a study by University of California scientists published Wednesday.
The findings, based on pregnant women in the Long Beach/Orange County region of Southern California, add to the growing [...]
That Time of the Year Top Picks 2009
Top Picks of 2009
Consumer Reports chooses the best cars, trucks and SUVs of the year.
By the Editors of Consumer Reports
Of the more than 300 vehicles we’ve recently tested, our Top Picks are the best all-around choices in their categories. This year’s list includes two new models: The Toyota Highlander is our new pick for midsized SUVs, unseating the [...]
Geneva Green Picks
Here are a couple of my favs for the top 10 green picks from the Geneva Auto show
i Mieva – looks like a tons of fun!
Bentley Continental Supersports – Looks expensive!
What Lies Beneath The Arctic Ice
The U.S. Geological Survey has some insight into what lies beneath/near/on the Arctic Circle:
An estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil
Enough oil to supply the WORLD’s needs for nearly 3 years.
Maybe 1.670 trillion cubic fee of natural gas
About 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil
About 30% of the world’s undiscovered natural gas
About 20% of the world’s [...]
239 Billion Green Opportunities in China
There are 239 billion green opportunities in China. That is, China is planning on spending Y2 trillion ($239 million) to ensure that renewable energy will account for 15% of the nation’s power by the year 2020. China is the world’s second largest energy user. A country one fourth the size uses more.
Presently, less than 10% [...]