Aquaduct “Mobile Filtration Vehicle”
Happy New Year! Here’s to a great start, Aquaduct, the “Mobile Filtration Vehicle” that helps transport as well as filter water. [gv data="http://www.youtube.com/v/-U-mvfjyiao&rel=1"][/gv]
Posted by Moderator on January 18th, 2008 filed in Activism, Energy, Engineer, Engineered, Environment, Hybrid, News, Renewable, Sustainability, Technology, Tips/Tools, weather
Oil Depletion “Bad” for our Environment
Oil depletion has the capacity to worsen emissions and destroy the wealth needed to fight global warming, that is what David Strahan write in his latest book “The Last Oil Shock”. His argument below: It is mathematically impossible that peak oil will solve climate change. Although oil is the biggest single source of energy-related greenhouse gases, [...]
Posted by Moderator on March 31st, 2007 filed in Activism, Air Pollution, Alternative Fuel, Carbon, Conserve, Economics, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Hybrid, News, Nuclear, Oil, Sustainability, Technology, greenhouse
Hybrid + Air Conditioning = Not so Friendly
Earlier findings from an ongoing DOE study suggests that, hybrid cars, with their AC cranked up yields 15 to 27 percent lower fuel efficiency. This on top of reports that hybrid car gas mileage is 30 to 50 percent less than promised and the high price of these cars makes a strong case for new car [...]
Posted by Moderator on August 8th, 2006 filed in Activism, DOE, Energy, Engineer, Engineered, Environment, Hybrid, Oil, Sustainability, Technology
What do G8, Nuclear Power and Kyoto protocol have in common?
Nothing. The G8 is clear on one thing though, they all agree to disagree on every environmental issue in question. For example, on “Diversifying Energy Mixâ€, all except Germany were ‘for’ more nuclear power. Funny how the word “proliferation†falls on deaf ear when the countries involved are the world richest. The Kyoto protocol was [...]
Posted by Moderator on July 17th, 2006 filed in Activism, Air Pollution, Bush, Carbon, Economics, Energy, G8, Global Warming, Hybrid, Kyoto, Money, News, Nuclear, Sustainability, Urban, politics, weather
Global Warming Op-ed on L.A. Times
Here’s an interesting psycho analysis of humans and our reaction (or lack of) to Global Warming. The author is Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard University. The interesting part is the title, “If only gay sex caused global warming.†(with due apologies to our gay readers…)  Get the L.A. Times Op-ed here. [...]
Posted by Moderator on July 2nd, 2006 filed in Activism, Bush, EPA, Global Warming, Hybrid, News, OSHA, Ozone, greenhouse, politics