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Entries from March 2007

Plugging in Austin … Texas leading the way to a smart(er) grid?

March 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Austin’s Mayor, Will Wynn, is a serious plug-in hybrid vehicle supporter.  And, he has been a strong advocate of PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) from Austin to Washington, DC. “We have made our intentions clear that we want to pave the way for the plug-in hybrid …”

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Tags: General

Business case for going green …

March 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Sea Studios Foundation has just come out with a Ahead of the Curve: Business Responds to Climate Change. This 12-minute video looks at the situation related to energy and global warming … and how businesses are shifting to deal with them. “Far too many people see it as a win-lose game and it’s not that […]

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Tags: business practice · eco-friendly · Energy · energy efficiency · Global Warming · green

Improve your business reputation … go green

March 28th, 2007 · Comments Off on Improve your business reputation … go green

According to Fortune magazine, being green is a key discriminator in survey responses as to corporate reputations. That is a serious change in the business world. As Fortune notes, Consider: In 1982, the year of the first Fortune survey of corporate reputations, green was just the color of money. These days “green” means something more. […]

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Tags: energy efficiency · environmental · green

Fuel Cell Flying???

March 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Boeing has announced that it will be conducting tests this year of a manned aircraft powered with a fuel cell and “lightweight” batteries. “The Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator Airplane uses a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell/lithium-ion battery hybrid system to power an electric motor, which is coupled to a conventional propeller. The fuel cell […]

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Tags: General

Energy Bookshelf: Putting your home on a diet …

March 27th, 2007 · 5 Comments

If you’re here, checking this out, chances are that you live to a certain extent in the blogosphere, in the virtual world of the World Wide Web. But, you probably don’t read only on the computer screen but also curl up with a good book from time to time. This is part of a series […]

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Tags: General

iPod COOL Energy: Bike to the Future?

March 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies.  Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times.  And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly ‘iPod Cool’.   This is the fourth of a new series, iPod […]

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Tags: bicycles · cities · clean emissions · eco-friendly · energy efficiency · environmental

Energy COOL 4: Bike to the Future????

March 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on Energy COOL 4: Bike to the Future????

Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly ‘iPod Cool’. This is the fourth of a new series, renamed […]

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Tags: Energy

One battle won on the Global Warming Frontlines???

March 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

At the Climate Crisis Action Day, Vegans were out in force trying to influence the crowd (even providing free vegetable sandwiches). If you weren’t aware, PETA is glad to let you know that there is research asserting that animals raised for food cause more GHG emissions than all trucks and cars combined.  Animal gas is, […]

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Tags: General

Inhofe’s Gotcha Moment — Absurdity of the Pledge, and the person calling for it …

March 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments

Senator James Inhofe (R-Exxon) played a “gotcha” moment with Al Gore as part of his rambling opening statement.    The pledge plays to the smear campaign about Gore’s home energy use. This pledge — which is shooting around the denialist community — is faulty on so many levels. And, not surprisingly, Inhofe staff are crowing about […]

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Tags: Al Gore · James Inhofe

Sustainable “Zoom Zoom” Zoom …

March 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off on Sustainable “Zoom Zoom” Zoom …

Remember those old Zoom … Zoom … Zoom ads?  Well, Mazda plans on making them a sustainable reality with their Sustainable Zoom-Zoom technology development vision. This includes plans to begin commercially leasing of the Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid in 2008.

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Tags: fuel cell · hydrogen · Mazda