Buying a new green car is like yanking out a permanent tooth. I previously explained what happened to my beloved 2005 Sienna and outlined my criteria for a new car. All and all searching for a new car was full of a mixture of emotions: pain, anxiety, and loss. I balanced comfort with eco-friendliness, all wheel […]
To Fix or Buy a New Green Car. Only the Rump Knows
Last weekend my beloved Toyota 2005 Sienna died on the highway. Was it simply a stroke or a fatal heart attack? Right now she is in the ICU suffering from a broken transmission and differential in addition to having slight arthritis in the sliding power door and a broken rear windshield wiper. Right now I am in […]
Help RideForward Students to Win Grant to Convert Gas Guzzlers to Electric
Once in awhile you get emails in the mail asking you to help out a friends’ child. Murmur a little, but you reluctantly do what is asked in the email. Name five friends, pass this email and don’t break the chain, or add your name to a list. Well, this email was completely different and […]
Green News 8.23.10 Smart Meters to Wastewater Rocket Science
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. This week we have a large list of green news which is sure to excite and be dazzle you. Conflict-Free’ Electronics Bundled in Financial Reform Law Nanotech coatings can enhance electricity output from wastewater Foursquare Coming to a Search Engine Near You? GE and 4 VC Partners Offer $200M to […]
Green News for 6.27.2010: Urine, Carbon Nanotubes, and LCD Waste Uses
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Here are the green links for this week! I have to say, the news get more interesting every week. In the links are articles ranging from the environmental impact of nuclear, introduction of new electric/hybrid cars to how LCD waste could prevent bacterial infections. What is this world going to […]
Green News for April 4 , 2010, Ford Motor, Facebook Green, Fake Energy Star Approvals
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. I don’t know what got into everyone this week, but my email box was jammed with interesting green news. Is it Spring? New clothes? Lost Weight? New Love Interest? A recent Hook-up? Heck, I have no idea, but get a cup of Joe, tea or tap water (forget the […]
Green News Round-Up March 28, 2010. Paper, NAHB, and Autism
Photo by Fernando de Sousa. Here are some green links I found interesting in my email box this week. Add your own favorite green news or articles in the comments below: GE and Umicore Complete Technology Transfer, Sign Agreement to Commercialize GE NOx Emissions Reduct NAHB to Phase Out Home Certification Under Model Green Home Building […]
Abide the MoveOver Law and Keep Your Green while Driving
Watch the above video about the mandatory MoveOver Law in effect in almost all 50 states except Hawaii, New York and Maryland. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, over 150 US law enforcement offices have been killed since 1999 after being struck by vehicles along America’s highways. Basically, if an emergency vehicle […]