Archive for July, 2006
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
A Great Movie: An Inconvenient Truth
Let me just say upfront that I knew I was going to like An Inconvenient Truth before I ever even saw a preview for it. That being said, it is a great film. I thought Al Gore actually avoided being alarmist while he was sounding the alarm. Most environmental messages move very [...]
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Friday, July 28th, 2006
Toyota Reads My Mind: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
I love it when a product I want that doesn’t exist yet suddenly appears on the horizon. My wife and I have the cruel ability of thinking of things we want about a year before anyone makes them, but this time Toyota is only a step behind me. They are talking about making [...]
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
New Movie: “Who Killed the Electric Car?”
This new movie is apparently so dangerous that it can only be seen if you are in just the right place at the right time. It may be the Dick Cheney of environmental films, primarily hiding in an undisclosed location. All mildly-to-moderately funny jokes aside, you really have to work to see “Who [...]
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006
5 Simple Things to Save the World
It can be overwhelming to want to save the world. I know… I’ve been there.
Not everyone has the time, energy, or especially the money to get onboard the Renewable Energy Train. Even if you are not yet able to install solar in your home/business or get that cool diesel car so you can have French-Fry [...]
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006
Find Green Power in Your Area
If you can’t afford to install solar or any of the other renewable energy sources in your home yet, you can still be on the Renewable Energy Team! Here is a great Green Energy Finder with links to providers of renewable energy all over the country.
Green Energy Finder
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Friday, July 7th, 2006
Biodiesel May Be Catching On
As I travel around the Midwest doing yo-yo shows, I have been seeing more and more evidence that biodiesel is entering the public consciousness. In the style of the old (like 1950s era) Burma Shave ads, I have started seeing biodiesel ads. These are in the same style as the ones that you [...]
