Drawing a sharp contrast with his Democratic rival, John McCain today assailed government subsidies for ethanol production and unveiled a set of proposals aimed at encouraging the development and mass adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
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Chevy's fuel efficient Cobalt is sipping gas a little more sparingly these days, thanks to some clever engineering and continued dedication to savi...
Diesel engines are a very important part of the GM global product portfolio. In fact, GM offers 16 engine variants for 2008, available in 41 vehic...
Chevrolet, along with the rest of General Motors, is striving to make its vehicles more environmentally responsible in numerous ways, including in...
Jeremy Jacquot | posted on July 3, 2008
Drawing a sharp contrast with his Democratic rival, John McCain today assailed government subsidies for ethanol production and unveiled a set of proposals aimed at encouraging the development and mass adoption of electric vehicle technologies. …read full discussion
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NOTCOT | posted on July 3, 2008
How beautiful are these “hand-foiled plant labels” that design*sponge received from The Modern Gardener? They are the most darling popsicle sticks i’ve ever seen! Handmade by London artist, Kim Jenkins, they come in 10 packs for 5 pounds a pack.
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Andrew Liszewski | posted on July 3, 2008
Citizen has a line of watches known as the Eco-Drive series that are constantly recharged by light which means you never have to wind them or replace the battery. …read full discussion
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Phillip Torrone | posted on July 3, 2008
Bunnie has an interesting write up about AAAS’s Science publication “The MPG Illusion” he writes…
Here’s an interesting question.Suppose you had a household with two cars, and each car needs to be driven 10,000 miles per year. One car consumes 34 MPG, and the other car consumes 18 MPG. Since gas is expensive, you want to replace one car. Because of utility constraints, you have two choices:
- Replace the 34 MPG car with a 50 MPG car — a 16 MPG improvement
- Replace the 18 MPG car with a 28 MPG car — a 10 MPG improvement
Which car replacement would save you the most gas?
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Katie Fehrenbacher | posted on July 2, 2008
Is McCain the John Kerry of energy? News reports this week are essentially calling him a flip-flopper when it comes to his energy record and policy. The Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg say the presidential candidate has had varying stances on offshore oil drilling, clean energy tax incentives, nuclear power and playing favorites with specific clean power technologies. …read full discussion
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Jenny Ryan | posted on July 2, 2008
Heads up, Angelenos! Tomorrow in Venice, there’s a great Swap-o-Rama-Rama event happening and I’ll be on hand to help out! Come by with a bag of your unwanted clothes and leave with a spanking-new customized outfit. There will be sewing stations galore, DIY silkscreening, applique and embroidery stations and much more. I’m even bringing a few CRAFT teeshirts to add to the donation pile, so come by and trick one out for yourself! The veent is organized by the folks at Hipline Media, and volunteers include Social Studies,Kokoleo, Four Idle Hands, LA Craft Mafia, Sonya Nimri and many more! …read full discussion
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Mark Frauenfelder | posted on July 2, 2008
Erik Knutsen, co-author of The Urban Homestead, was interviewed on Los Angeles’ KABC news about his and his wife Kelly Coyne’s urban vegetable garden. …read full discussion
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NOTCOT | posted on July 1, 2008
NOTCOT Note: This is the first in my series of Ultimate Accessories posts which have been sponsored by the newInfiniti G Sedan! Don’t worry, as with any sponsored content ~ they basically give me an excuse to do a fun series of posts - my way - my product choices, my content, and they help keep the site free! And in all honesty, i’m kind of excited to be sponsored by Infiniti’s new G Sedan… i’ve been lusting after the G Coupe for years…
So to kick off this new series, here is a product review i’ve saved specially for this occasion! The sleek, sexy, new Acuity office chair from Allsteel! It is the first chair design by Design Continuum Italia, the Milan-based product innovation firm headed by founding partner Bruce Fifield, and from the look of the video on the design story (embedded on the next page), they really put the users first and designed around the needs of your body. …read full discussion
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BusinessGreen via RK | posted on July 1, 2008
No sooner did we write about Orange’s wind-powered recharging station at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival, than one of our spotters alerted us to another eco-innovation for charging cellphones—also at Glastonbury, and once again by Orange. …read full discussion
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Chris Morrison | posted on July 1, 2008
In an event held today by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and electric vehicle startup Tesla Motors, a few more details were revealed about the lower-priced successor to Tesla’s Roadster, production of which is still getting underway.
In a surprise move, Tesla is canceling plans to build a manufacturing plant in New Mexico, where the company had been offered significant incentives to locate. It will now build its facility somewhere in the Bay Area, near its headquarters in San Carlos. …read full discussion
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