In 1978 gasoline was selling for .63 cents a gallon and forward thinkers had decided then to create an annual competition that would pit college and university teams against each other in design, construction, and endurance of open-wheel race cars. This competition was (and still is) known as the Formula SAE and while 30 […]

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I have to admit that I am a talk radio junkie. I was just getting up this Saturday and since my usual talk radio was in re-broadcasts, I was listening to the Oprah and Friends radio network.
The founder, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, was on the radio. […]

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OK. I hope no one is buying these or anything like them. I picked up a free sample at the grocery store without thinking and that is how anyone would buy them: Without thinking.
More cleaner than is needed on one piece of disposable fabric.
I never understood the problem with using a wet rag. […]

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Jamie Lerner is something of a hero in green, sustainable urban planning. He’s become known for creating a strategic vision of cities for people, not for cars.
As one of Brazil’s most popular mayors, Lerner was elected three times. He helped transform the southern city of Curitiba from a collection of shanty towns to a pleasant […]

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We live in world where marketeers will do anything to buck the latest trends and dress their products with the emblems of credibility. This practice when applied to green issues has been called for a while greenwashing. Imagine Coca-Cola trying to stoke up its green credentials. The company has actually, although it has been accused […]

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