EcoCabs has just arrived in Toronto, Canada. The 3-wheel vehicles are powered mostly by the driver’s legs, but there’s also an electric-motor assist to help … EcoCab Offers Toronto Green Short-Distance TransportationRead more
Posted inPalm Oil
Girl Scouts Not Dying For A Cookie
12 year old girl scouts Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen of Ann Arbor, Michigan have stopped selling Girl Guide Cookies, and have started an education … Girl Scouts Not Dying For A CookieRead more
Posted inPollution / Space
Space Junk
The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ, German only) today published an article on space junk. The shocking image is an eye opener. Humankind continues … Space JunkRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Do we need to call GNU os as GNU/Linux
No. I think we should not call GNU as GNU/Linux. The Debian GNU system that i have has 1000s of programs. In those i am … Do we need to call GNU os as GNU/LinuxRead more
Posted inGlobal Warming / Politics
FIX or DITCH the Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Bill
After years of ignoring global warming, the U.S. Senate is finally considering legislation to cap greenhouse gas pollution. Unfortunately, the Lieberman-Warner bill being advanced by … FIX or DITCH the Lieberman-Warner Global Warming BillRead more
Posted inElectric Vehicle
Van from Smith Electric Vehicles
Smith Electric Vehicles has announced that it will use the Transit Connect chassis to make its Ampere electric van, a vehicle that will be jointly … Van from Smith Electric VehiclesRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / Indigenous people
Global warming and indigenous people
Large-scale solutions to help slow global warming often threaten the very indigenous peoples who are among those hardest hit by a changing climate, the U.N. … Global warming and indigenous peopleRead more
Posted inCartoon
Fossil Fool Award 2008
The Foolies are presented by the Energy Action Coalition, Co-op America and Rainforest Action Network, and go to “the individual who has made the most … Fossil Fool Award 2008Read more
Posted inLED / Lighting / Technology
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED)
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are very promising. hey are more efficient than incandescents without the downsides of CFLs (fragility, mercury), and they have the … Organic light emitting diodes (OLED)Read more
Posted inEnergy / Water
Innovative way to pump water
Water scarcity is a major problem in Africa where people, especially women and girls, on an average spend six hours every day looking for clean … Innovative way to pump waterRead more