Posted on December 8th, 2008 by Bruce
Michelin Markets In-Wheel Electric Motor Though not the first company to market an In-Wheel Electric Motor, Mitsubishi announced their MIEV (Mitsubishi In-wheel motor Electric Vehicle) or MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle) back in early 2005, this is still a very important step forward. While announcing their new wheel, Michelin also announced two vehicles which will use their [...]
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Posted on December 5th, 2008 by Bruce
Best Gifts are not Expensive The best gifts, the ones people remember and cherish, are the gifts you make yourself, for that someone special. The best things in life are free, and the best gifts don’t need to cost much more. Want to express your love for that someone special, but don’t know what to [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2008 by Bruce
Will Home Builders see the (GREEN) light? Just like the North American auto industry, if Home Builders don’t realize that the consumer has changed their preference in new homes, they are in for serious troubles. In the auto industry, the consumer wants well built, smaller, fuel efficient, hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles. A vehicle with “no carbon [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Bruce
Economics of a Lightbulb Forget about saving the world for a moment and let’s just look at putting some money in your pocket. Incandescent vs CFL DETAILS Incandescent CFL Typical cost of bulb $0.40 $2.60 Average life in hours 1,000 10,000 Cost of electricity $/kwh $0.10 $0.10 Power of bulb in watts 60 15 Cost [...]
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Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by Bruce
Loblaw to Charge for Plastic Bags Canada Wide Effective Earth Day 2009 (April 22, 2009) all corporate and participating Loblaw franchise stores nationally will no longer provide complimentary plastic shopping bags at check-out. Loblaw will continue to encourage customers to use alternatives to plastic bags, enhance its offer of affordable reusable bag options and charge [...]
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