Posted by in Environment on 06 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Hey Congress, How About $4 Billion for High-Speed Rail?
Hey Congress, How About $4 Billion for High-Speed Rail?
Credit: Richard Fisher . Fourbillion.com wants folks to jump on the high-speed train, and pump up Amtrak, too. The four billion is a mantra being used by Transportation for America to push Congress to approve $4 billion more for bullet trains in 2011, and another $2.6 billion for Amtrak. Apparently,...
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Posted by in Earth, Environment on 06 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Ready To Wean Off Oil Yet? DIY Fuel for $1 Per Gallon
Ready To Wean Off Oil Yet? DIY Fuel for $1 Per Gallon
Josh Tickell’s documentary “Fuel” available on DVD June 22. Since Earth Day, we’ve been watching gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, with daily dispatches relaying the horrors. So if the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster isn’t enough to motivate you off oil, maybe...
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Posted by in Environment on 06 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Los Angeles, Without the Cars (Video)
Los Angeles, Without the Cars (Video)
Screen grab from Running on Empty video by Ross Chin. You can watch the video below. The best kind of art makes us see the world differently. Ross Ching created a video of something almost impossible to conceive: Los Angeles without cars. He used time-lapse techniques to capture the movements of clouds,...
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Posted by in Eco, Environment on 06 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Powering Medical Devices with Your Organs
Powering Medical Devices with Your Organs
Image via Vintage Collection and Technology Review Generating power via the motion of our bodies has captivated researchers for some time now. Scientists are working on developing everything from fabrics that can be sewn into energy-ha… Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Powering Medical...
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Posted by in Environment on 06 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
Zipcar to Go Public With $75 Million IPO
Zipcar to Go Public With $75 Million IPO
Photo: Flickr , CC Wanna Own a Piece of Zipcar? Zipcar, the biggest car-sharing player in the U.S., has filed the paperwork yesterday for a $75 million initial public offering (IPO). It was only two years ago that Zipcar bought its smaller rival Flexcar, and since then it has been doing very well by...
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Posted by in Environment on 05 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Bugatti Developing 800 HP All-Electric Supercar
Bugatti Developing 800 HP All-Electric Supercar
Bugatti, maker of the world’s fastest and most expensive production vehicle, is experimenting with an electric powertrain that delivers 597 kW of power. That’s roughly 800 horsepower! Auto Express reports that engineers from the Volkswagen-owned comp… Read the full story on TreeHugger...
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Posted by in Environment on 05 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Which is Worse? Washing Laundry or Spraying Corexit 9500 Dispersant on Oil Spills?
Which is Worse? Washing Laundry or Spraying Corexit 9500 Dispersant on Oil Spills?
Image: Flickr, Deepwater Horizon Response A lot of the questions surrounding the response to the gulf oil spill address the chemicals being sprayed onto the gulf and pumped out underwater to disperse the spilled oil. These dispersants are intended to break the oil up into smaller bits, which can sink...
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Posted by in Environment on 05 30th, 2010 | No Comments
Hair Raising Campaign to Clean Up Gulf Oil Gusher
Hair Raising Campaign to Clean Up Gulf Oil Gusher
Volunteers produced a lot of boom at Felix’ Fish Camp, Mobile Alabama, to absorb oil. Photos courtesy of Matters of Trust Since the Top Kill method has failed, cleaning up the continuously leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico is clearly a nonstop effort until the gusher is somehow capped. Marine...
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Posted by in Environment, Green on 05 29th, 2010 | No Comments
Relinquishment Can Be Fun! Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness to Create a Greener World
Relinquishment Can Be Fun! Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness to Create a Greener World
Eating like this every day wouldn’t be very good for the environment — and it wouldn’t be much of a treat either. Photo by Jennifer Hattam. Before I moved to Istanbul, I always thought of eating seasonally as a great idea in theory, but kind of a chore in practice. How were you supposed...
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Posted by in Environment on 05 27th, 2010 | No Comments
Would You Drive 5.4 Miles Less A Day to End Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?
Would You Drive 5.4 Miles Less A Day to End Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?
Members of a Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Team removes oil from a beach in Port Fourchon, La.–part of ongoing response efforts to minimize shoreline impacts from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, May 23, 2010. Photo: US Coast Guard via flickr. With fingers and toes crossed, for the moment...
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