Automaker Nissan has announced word of its forthcoming Green Program with the byline: A symbiosis of people, vehicles and nature. By model year 2010, Nissan hopes to sprinkle a few new environmentally friendly additions to its model line in the form of a 3-liter automobile which would consume only 3 liters of gasoline per […]
Entries from June 2008
Nissan Aims for “Greener” Pastures
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: alternative energy · electric cars · transportation · Business
The Plot to Save the Planet
June 26th, 2008 · No Comments
I have been reading a brand new book by Brian Dumaine from Fortune and Time and other august establishments. It’s called The Plot to Save the Planet
My first response to reading this was “Wow!”
There are a lot of different organizations working from many different angles trying to come up with products ands methods to […]
Tags: miscellaneous · alternative energy · hybrid cars · environment · fuels · ethanol · electric cars · wind energy · transportation · photovoltaic solar power · Building · Climate change · Solar power · Algae · Energy efficiency · Ethical investing · Architecture · Renewable energy · Nuclear power · Business · Solar thermal power
Water Burning Conversion Kit- Is It Legit? Maybe
June 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
One doesn’t need to be a scientist to remember the very simple fact that water by itself doesn’t burn. And yet the Internet is alive with ads claiming it’s possible to run your gasoline-powered car (with a simple conversion) on good old-fashioned H2O. Even more amazing is that many of these companies claim […]
Tags: alternative energy · hybrid cars · Carbon emissions · Oil · Energy efficiency
John McCain Proposes Energy Crisis Incentives
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
John McCain is putting his money where is mouth is when it comes to solving the country’s energy crisis. Well maybe not his money per se but the point remains. The Republican proposed a $300 million government prize today to whoever can develop an automobile battery that far surpasses existing technology. If you […]
Tags: alternative energy · hybrid cars · fuels · ethanol · transportation · Energy efficiency · Initiatives · US presidential elections
Millions of miles not being driven
June 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
In the local Richmond paper, on the front page it has a heartening graph showing that conservation is the best alternative energy.
For January, February, March and April, there were 461 million vehicle miles that were NOT driven as compared to 2007 in the state of Virginia. And that includes a extra day in February. […]
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