[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Whaaaa?
After having a pretty good week (which hasn’t been every week lately) with the unveiling of the production Chevy Volt, GM is now making us scratch our heads once again.
GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz was on the Colbert Report to talk about the
Electric Dirt Bike: Bigger Battery than Prius Hybrid
We wrote about the Zero X last year: It’s basically an electric motorcycle powered by non-toxic lithium-ion batteries. The amazing thing about the battery is that it can store 2 kWh vs. 1.31 kWh for the Toyota Prius hybrid’s battery (which is NiMH, not li-ion), giving the Zero […]
Caption on German Ad: “Be careful when transporting fragile goods.” Consumerist
A comment from Rick to our post The Bicycle Helmet Debate is Over. Really. deserves special notice:
Let me first say that I didn’t start wearing a helmet regularly until AFTER I WOKE UP FROM THE COMA. Before I fractured my skull and bled an epidural […]
Image source: Chicago Climate Action Plan
Mayor Richard M. Daly laid out a plan to cut Chicago’s emissions to 3/4 of 1990 levels by 2020, announced yesterday in an ambitious and comprehensive Chicago Climate Change Action Plan, reports Chicago’s NBC5. Not only is this plan designed to slash greenhouse gases, but it will also improve air […]
The author on board his brand new Bike Friday folding bicycle
The Allure of Folding Bikes Finally Got to Me
Okay, I’ll admit it: I am a cycling fanatic. The bicycle is my sole means of transportation, and when I’m not riding from point A to B or hauling furniture by bicycle, I’m on my racing […]
Electric Dirt Bike: Bigger Battery than Prius Hybrid
We wrote about the Zero X last year: It’s basically an electric motorcycle powered by non-toxic lithium-ion batteries. The amazing thing about the battery is that it can store 2 kWh vs. 1.31 kWh for the Toyota Prius hybrid’s battery (which is NiMH, not li-ion), giving the Zero […]
Buy-back programs are becoming all the rage, thank goodness. The basic premise is that a person who wants to get rid of a gadget is able to sell it to a buy back program and get a little cash. They’re generally easier to deal with and more predictable than selling on ebay or craigslist, […]
photo: Laura
As someone who doesn’t associate Kraft with anything other than mediocre imitations of good cheeses, I’ll have to suck up my reservations for this next post as Kraft Foods is doing something pretty interesting. The Northfield, Illinois-based food giant is embracing waste-to-energy at its manufacturing facilities in Lowville and Campbell, New York. The type […]
Photo Credit: CScoutJapan
There are plenty of carbon footprint calculators around. But what if you are out and about and wanted to whip out a handy calculator to find out just how much of a carbon footprint you’re making? Consider your problem solved. …
Photo credit: AIDG
We were interested to read that Guatemala is the test site for three of the 10 Everyday Technologies That Can Change the World in the online edition of DISCOVER magazine.
The three technologies being piloted in Guatemala are:
1) A micro-hydroelectric power generator
2) A turbine-less generator that captures energy from aeroelastic flutter