Okay, this definitely comes under the WTF category, but being a green vehicle I just have to talk about it. Just by looking at this car, I want to break out into song such as “Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh” or talk about the carriage rides in NYC and other places. […]
Continue ReadingWhen I think of the Welsh I automatically think of the grape juice or the jelly (Okay, I’m not as worldly as I would like to be). I know the Welsh are known for many things besides this. In fact, I am quite impressed now by the Welsh since I’ve found out that they are […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about helical wind turbines before such as the Helix. I’ve also many times talked about the merits of solar energy. But, what if you could combine these two types of renewable energy systems into one device? A company called Bluenergy has done just that. The Bluenergy SolarWind turbine is a helical wind generator […]
Continue ReadingPeople living off the grid have done this for years. The will use wind or solar power and then store the extra electricity as either hydrogen or inside lead acid batteries for later use. Now, Panasonic has developed a home lithium ion battery that will rival all others for massive storage of home electricity. Panasonic […]
Continue ReadingOur English-speaking friends in Australia and the United Kingdom are getting in on the geothermal energy craze. Let’s start with Australia first. In Victoria Australia the first geothermal energy plant will go live in around three years. The new geothermal plant will provide enough energy to power 120,000 homes. Before the geothermal plant is built […]
Continue ReadingGreen cars actually come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. When perusing the debuts and concept cars for the Los Angeles Auto Show I happened to notice that many of these green cars are actually painted blue. There are several blue car offerings from Mercedes, Subaru, BMW and Toyota. The Mercedes-Benz E350 Bluetec is based […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice-President, Nobel Prize winner, Academy Award winner and all around green guy (someone of prominence just had to replace Ed Begley, Jr.) Al Gore will appear on TV show 30 Rock tonight. Every year NBC-TV runs a promotion called “Green Week” heightening awareness of environmental and energy saving issues through their television programming. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingThis might be a silly question to ask about whether or not renewable energy might just be a boon for Native American reservations. But, here is what made me think of such an idea in the first place. There is a 130-turbine wind farm that has been planned to be built off Cape Cod. Many resident […]
Continue ReadingThe largest concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in California will be built approximately 86 miles from my home. The 250-megawatt plant is being built by Abengoa Solar which has a purchase power agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric. When finished in 2013, the concentrating solar power project will be able to supply green energy to […]
Continue ReadingElectric car advocates Plug In America is calling for Toyota to quit the U. S. Chamber of Commerce. This is not an unprecedented move when it comes to global warming as companies like Apple, GE, Nike and Johnson & Johnson have all quite in protest of the Chamber’s climate policy. According to Plug In America, […]
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