So, here's a situation where driving a honkin' huge SUV might actually help (lol...)
LINK
A grocery store in England has installed pressure plates in the parking lot that operate generators when driven over by a vehicle.
I immediately went to Michael Moore's site to see his view regarding the bankruptcy of General Motors. Predictibly, he was a bit smug. He had seen this day coming twenty years ago, so he deserves it. However, he has some good ideas on the future of manufacturing in Detroit.
Michael Moore on GM demise
I've been thinking alot about the realities of green energy, and I've begun to take a second look at nuclear. The arguments for it are beginning to make sense. Usually, I wouldn't post a link to NRO, but William Tucker is making some sense of his own.
Finally, some good news in this doomy week.
from The CSmonitor
By Eoin O'Carroll
The Senate Tuesday voted to extend $17 billion in tax credits for wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal power, easing fears that the fledgling alternative energy industry would find itself unable to compete with fossil fuels.
An interesting article in the CSmonitor that I am SURE to forward to my Architecture buddies.
"If the world’s 100 biggest cities were to whiten the roofs of all of their buildings and use more reflective pavement, the global cooling effect would be huge, a new study has concluded..."
...From a distance, as we rounded a bend and first caught sight of it, I couldn't believe the strange structure ahead of me was actually real....
POWER TOWER
More neocon propaganda was allowed to be printed (and in The Christian Science Monitor, at that!). This time it was from a "Muslim" inellectual named Dr. Shireen K. Burki. You can see her article here.
Obama-Muslim Apostate?
the rebuttal is here:
Misrepresenting Islam
The airline industry has been slow to recognize and consider their impact on the environment. However, recent fuel costs and the shuttering of some airlines has them reconsidering.
From Wired Magazine:
Algae Biofuel
I have seen a number of sites, lately, that are touting their plans (which of course you can buy...) on how to convert your current vehicle into a gas/water hybrid. If anybody has done this successfully, please let me know.
Click below:
Run Your Car On Water
A 20 inch diameter turbine, that produces about half a kilowatt.
Ah, one day we hope to have the same problem....
From the site Got2BeGreen.com
