BMW Introduces MINI-E EV on a Lease Program
BMW has announced the introduction of a completely Electric Vehicle (EV), the Mini-e. With regenerative braking, a range of 150-240km and top speed of 150 kph or 95 mph.
Unfortunately, only 500 Mini-e EVs will be available initially and only in Los Angeles, New York and New Jersey. The cars can [...]
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Toronto bylaw Pay for Plastic Bags
Toronto is in the process of introducing a bylaw that would require all retailers in the city to charge a minimum of 5 cents for every plastic bag, starting in June 2009. The grocery industry expects a 55%-65% reduction in plastic bag usage through the use of a fee [...]
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DC Wind Turbine Motors on eBay - BEWARE
DIY Wind Turbines have become very popular items in the past year. We have DIY plans for both horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) and vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) on this site. And yes, in the beginning we recommended people take a look on eBay for used DC [...]
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$25 Billion for the BIG THREE - what about the little guys
GM, Ford and Chrysler want another $25 billion of your tax dollars so they can keep making cars that no one wants to buy! GM had an Electric Vehicle (EV1) on the market 12 years ago and the people WANTED it. They chose to [...]
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Clean Energy worth $555 Billion in China alone
China has definitely made a commitment towards green, clean. technology:
a renewable energy budget of $293 billion for the next 12 years
a 15% renewable energy target for 2020
a $205 billion environmental protection budget through 2010
a new “circular economy law” to take effect Jan. 1 that forces industrial enterprises to [...]
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RMC Scorpion - runs on water - NOT
Ronn Motor Company (RMC) debuts the RMC Scorpionthis past weekend at the SEMA Show. The most notable feature is Ronn Motor Company’s hydrogen system, which makes this supercar amazingly fuel efficient and environmentally friendly. According to company President and founder Ronn Maxwell, the Hydrogen Fuel Injection (HFI) system [...]
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Green Kids - Fun and Games
The Internet is full of free games related to the environment, climate change, healthy living and more. A couple of free games that we recommend - being big kids ourselves, we have tried these games - Adventure Ecology and Food Force.
Adventure Ecology is completely online, and will run on any computer. [...]
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Canada to seek climate deal with Obama - Don’t hold your breath
From The Associated Press
“Canada hopes to achieve a North American climate-change deal with U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, the country’s foreign affairs minister said Wednesday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said the issue will be an immediate priority. Canadian officials have been waiting for the departure of [...]
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