Here's a heartwarming story from CNN today about a 220 square mile ice sheet in Antartica that is about to break off.
Whaddya think? Time we started changing things a bit?
Live Sustainably
Dave
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Nah, there's really no climate change happening
Subaru's R1e EV
This is Subaru's R1e, a two seater EV that they are presently testing in North America, Asia, and Europe. It has about a 50 mile range, top speed of 65 mph and can recharge 85% in...get this....15 minutes! Amazing. Check it out here and then scroll down and tell them your thoughts.
Live Sustainably (and drive a small ev)
Dave
Mitsubishi to test i MiEV in the US
Looks like electric cars are getting closer and closer. Mitsubishi has announced plans to test it's new EV in the states this fall.
Presently max speed is 80 and range is about 80 miles between recharges which will take about 10 hours on 110v house power. And while this will most likely improve over time, this is more than enough for almost all second cars, and for most first cars to boot.
And if you want EVs sooner than later, check out Subaru's R1e and then let them know what you think about it at the bottom of the page.
Stay tuned.
Live Sustainably
Dave
You know times they are a changing.....
....when energy companies are touting their abilities to supply electricity for your cars. Very cool.
Live Sustainably
Dave
Eat Well....easily!
Here's a cool website I came across recently. The Eat Well Guide is an online resource where you type in your zip code and they come up with a list of different companies in your area that serve healthy organic foods. A quick type of my zip came up with 1 Baker, 1 Farmer, 49 Stores, 1 Co-Op, 21 Restaurants, and 1 Organization all within 20 miles of me. And they even have ratings like a water droplet to indicate establishments that are water conscious. Very cool and anything that makes it easier to make informed choices is, in my book, a good thing. Of course, you should check into the establishments yourself as well, but from what I saw of the places I know, this is a pretty good dealio.
Live Sustainably
Dave
Peanuts! Get Yer Red Hot Packing Peanuts!
Packing peanuts. If you are anything like me you hate these things, but somewhere deep in the recess of a closet, you have a large bag of them waiting to be sent off to some unknown destination. Come on, you know who you are.
Well fear not, friendly peanut hater. While they may keep coming at ya whether you like it or not, there are now options. For starters, stop buying so much stuff online (kidding, well, not really, but....anyway). Check out the Plastic Loose Fill Council which believe it or not actually offers a hotline and online resource to find places to return these things where they will actually get re-used. Get that, re-used, not recycled or re- whatevered, but re-used for the purpose they were originally made for. Cool huh? I wish they'd stop making these things in the first place but if they are going to, at least they can get re-used so less of them need to be made.
And if you're looking to gripe on the subject, check out this I Hate Packing Peanuts website.
Live Sustainably (and stop buying so much stuff on the Internet)
Dave
Free Bikes To Cut Down On Cars? Whodathunkit?
What an absolutely fantastic idea this is. Ripon College in Wisconsin is offering incoming freshman free Trek bicycles if they pledge to not drive to campus for the first year. The school is giving away 200 bikes, helmets and locks in exchange for a no car promise.
How cool is this. Everyone wins (except of course for the poor kid who has to bicycle to school in a blizzard, but I digress). The school doesn't need to come up with new parking, the kids get more excercise, the bike lock and helmet companies get free advertising and product recognition, and a significant amount of CO2 is taken out of the equation. I love this!
A similar thought occurred to me the other day as I was riding the bus. How great would it be for the gov. to lower bus fairs as gas prices rise? Right off the bat, it would help the poor who make up the largest numbers of bus riders, but slowly over time, I think it would encourage others to start taking the bus rather than driving.
Bottom line is I think that incentives to ride bikes or use mass transit are in order to help get us off of oil and onto the next level.
My two cents and huzzah to Ripon.
Live Sustainably
Dave
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