August 13, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, In the News
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New federal laws to cut down air pollution from auto painting and stripping has forced some auto painting shops to start going green. Now this doesn’t mean freeways will take on the aerial appearance of vines weaving through the urban jungle. It simply means methods and products used by these shops will be revamped to be more eco-friendly.
Leading the Way in Green Technology
Adam D. Haddad, owner of a Worcester, Massachusetts auto body shop, has spearheaded the effort in this green transition. The shop, Accurate Collision, is one of the firsts to comply with the new laws. It has led the way by switching from petroleum-based paints to water-based paints. Read the rest…
June 27, 2008
Cars and Transport
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This Thursday, the state of California surged ahead in the frontlines of the global warming fight, revealing a new plan that included details about renewable energy, clean cars and tighter caps on several polluting industries.
More Details About California’s New Vehicle Emissions Plan
By 2020, California’s plan is to reduce pollutants overall by 10 percent from current levels, while simultaneously driving investment dollars further into energy technologies. Sources have noted this can only end up benefiting the state’s economy; they have also said that with this plan, California is leading the way for all states to take more aggressive measures.
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Photo Credit & Copyright REUTERS/Fred Prouser
March 31, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, In the News, Issues
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Zero-Emissions Goals Reduced in California
Automakers will be relieved to hear that California has adjusted its goal to cut the number of zero-emissions vehicles on the road by 2014. Environmentalists are not so happy about the decision.
The new rules reduced the number of cars using electric and hydrogen fuel-cell technology that need to be on the road to 7,500, a 70 percent cut from five years ago.
Why Change the Zero-Emissions Goals?
The Air Resources Board that voted to reduce the goals cut the zero-emission vehicles Read the rest…
March 31, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, Making Money Being Green
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Lexus Tops Luxury Eco-Friendly Vehicles List
Forbes Auto came up with a list of both luxury and non-luxury vehicles that emit the least pollutants in the atmosphere. Each model is based on their Air Pollution Score and Carbon Footprint rating, using EPA standards.
On the list of luxury vehicles, three Lexus hybrids were at the top: the GS 450h sedan, the RX 400h SUV and LS 600h L sedan are all green auto winners. Read the rest…
March 7, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, In the News, Travel
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Environmental Concerns: American Airlines Flies International – With Merely Five Passengers!
A mere five people rode a transatlantic flight from Chicago to London on American Airlines, wasting 15,000 gallons of fuel. Environmental groups criticized the airline for so much unnecessary waste.
How the Fuel Was Wasted
A mechanical problem on February 8 forced a flight Read the rest…
February 1, 2008
Cars and Transport, Travel
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First Batch of Smart Cars Hits Southern California, and GE&P Buys One!
Green Eggs Co-founder Matty Byloos sat down with Steven Patton, COO of Green Eggs and owner of a brand new 2008 Smart Car — one of the first new batch to hit Southern California. The following represents notes from the conversation.
Green Eggs / Matty Byloos: What influenced your decision to purchase a Smart Car?
Steven Patton: I think the style and design of the Smart Car initially sold me on ordering one, but the gas mileage (close to 50 mpg) is a definite plus. It also doesn’t hurt that it is designed and marketed through Mercedes Benz and Penske, so I knew I was getting a quality product.
My commute to work is 17 miles each way down PCH from Malibu to Santa Monica and the Smart Car is absolutely perfect for the drive. Read the rest…
January 24, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, Issues, Making Money Being Green
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Making Green the Diesel Machine
Mike Marino
In this automotive age of gastronomical gas guzzling internal combustion carnivores there is one question that comes up time after time. Is it truly possible that a vehicle can change its ways and become a big bad bodacious heavy metal bio-diesel vegetarian that is eco-friendly to the consumer and to the environment? Can these predators of petroleum persuasion turn over a more environmentally sound new leaf?
The answer is a resounding yes and today that new leaf is Read the rest…
January 15, 2008
Apparel, Body Care, Cars and Transport, Environment, Home, Stores, Stuff
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Shopping Green Made Easy!
Finally, something like an online mall of highly evaluated, all green products for the savvy and eco-conscious shopper. According to EVO, the new website dedicated to providing shoppers with green-rated products ready for consumption, they “only feature products that have a minimum of one Green Attribute.” Intended as a guide for shopping, the Green Attributes might include things like solar options, sweatshop- or cruelty-free manufacturing processes, bamboo materials, ecologically friendly packaging, energy-star rating or biodiesel fuel inclusion.
The inherent greenness of a product is judged by how it’s made, the materials that it consists of, the travel distance from manufacturing to consumer or marketplace and the quality of the energy that is used to power it. From these factors, then, EVO has generated a rating system — next to each item they feature on the site, Read the rest…
January 11, 2008
Cars and Transport, Environment, Travel
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Extreme Hybrid Cars = the Answer?
Find out more information about the Hybrid car of the future in this video news piece from CNN.
CNN’s Greg Hunter takes a sneak peek at an ‘extreme hybrid’ car that gets about 150 miles per gallon.
Running Time: 3:52
December 18, 2007
Cars and Transport, Environment, Issues, Travel
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Investigating Biodiesel: The Good and the Bad Sides
post by Jim Bashkin at Chemistry for a Sustainable World
There are good and bad sides to biofuels, as Jane Goodall points out. I will explore this in detail in a series of articles that express my opinion and cite scientific reports or discussions. First, a bullet-point summary of key points is given below.
Much of the good/bad duality of biofuels has to do with the following questions:
* Where do the biofuels come from?
* What are we destroying in order to generate biofuels?
* What are we consuming in order to generate biofuels?
* What are we failing to produce in order to generate biofuels?
To find out more on this subject and to finish the the rest of the report on biodiesel, read James Bashkin’s “Biodiesel” published at Chemistry for a Sustainable World.
This blog posting is Copyright 2007 James K. Bashkin
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