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Zaproot: Blind hit with hybrid

May 7, 2008 – 12:22 am

In this week’s episode: Blind people have introduced a bill that will require hybrids to make a noise while in electric mode, Patagonia embraces transparency in manufacturing, and we look at some Damn Good Designs, ZapRoot, helping you go green.

By Francis Scudellari | Also posted in ZapRoot, design | Comments (1)

Innovative Technology Can Help Free Us From Our Dangerous Oil Dependence

July 20, 2007 – 4:45 am

Source: Sierra Club

Modern technology is the key to increasing fuel economy and saving oil. Between 1975 and the late 1980s, better engines, transmissions, materials, and aerodynamics accounted for 86% of fuel economy improvements. Existing fuel-saving technology can raise fuel economy even further. In 2002, the National Academies of Sciences found that with current technology […]

By zephyr1 | Also posted in EPA, economy, emissions, fossil fuels | Comments (0)

Plug-In Hybrid Race Heats Up

July 15, 2007 – 5:28 am

Friends of The Earth
July 09, 2007
Race to Get Plug-In Hybrids to Market Heats Up with Ford and Southern California Edison Partnership
Friends of the Earth welcomes Ford’s interest in plug-in hybrids, encourages automaker to do more than put just 20 cars on the road by 2009
WASHINGTON — In response to the Ford-Southern California […]

By zephyr1 | Also posted in automakers, fuel efficiency | Comments (0)