The Food, Inc. movie is now online, and is a recommended watch. Commercial farming, full of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, growth hormones and who knows what all causes a lot of health defects in humans, and consumes a tremendous amount of fossil fuels and water. If you ever needed a reason to grow some veggies, chickens [...]
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Driving to Phish Festival 8 in a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Posted in October 30th, 2009
Touring bands are notorious for their environmental footprints, but more and more the bands and their fans are taking steps to make the activity less damaging.
When it comes to music, the Beatles—fueled by my parents’ large collection of vinyl—dominated most of my early life. The White Album is like my musical comfort food; it’s what I go back to when I need to feel rooted. But in terms of the music that has influenced and shaped much of my adult life, there is no band more important than Phish.
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Bio-CNG VW Scirocco Will Compete In Its Own Race Series
Posted in October 30th, 2009
The new Volkswagen Scirocco is one of those cool cars America will never get (yes, I know we had it once, but the new one is sooooo much cooler). VW’s hot little hatchback has the looks and power to make most American small cars cringe in fear. Even cooler? They are working on a version that runs on carbon-neutral bio compressed natural gas.
Try saying that five times fast!
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Bio-CNG VW Scirocco Will Compete In Its Own Race Series
Posted in October 30th, 2009
The new Volkswagen Scirocco is one of those cool cars America will never get (yes, I know we had it once, but the new one is sooooo much cooler). VW’s hot little hatchback has the looks and power to make most American small cars cringe in fear. Even cooler? They are working on a version that runs on carbon-neutral bio compressed natural gas.
Try saying that five times fast!
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Mini-E Hits Pothole, Shuts Down: Electric Car Durability in Question
Posted in October 30th, 2009
One major obstacle on the road to widespread acceptance of electric cars is reliability. Electric cars are still relatively new ground, and anybody who has ever gotten a cellphone wet or left a laptop in a car during a hot summer day (guilty on both counts) knows that electronics are very sensitive to the elements. Apparently, they are also sensitive to potholes.
One of the “lucky” few who were given an Electric Mini to test out—the founder of GM-Volt.com found out just how sensitive when the Mini came to a dead stop in a construction zone after hitting one such pothole.
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