We have been repeatly told that fixing the environment wasn’t possible because it would upset the economy too much. It seems that greed did a better job of making the economy go weak at the knees, than tackling global warming might ever have done.
On this week’s episode: ‘Yes, we can change.’ Obama wins the presidential election and here are our top 5 green dreams for 2009. Zero Pollutions Motors create the car of the future, and it runs on air. And, check out the latest in Green Gadgets.
At over 7.5 metres (~25ft) long it is unlikely you’ll be driving the kids the school in the British Steam Car any day soon. But then again you probably don’t need a vehicle designed to reach 274 kph (170 mph) for such a purchase. But maybe one day the technology developed for this land rocket might find it’s way into commuter vehicles.
This week on ZapRoot: The most notorious bicycle thief is caught in Canada. Find out how Green in Joe Biden? Check out a new batch of Alternative Autos.
Since the Smart Car was introduced in the USA in January, the reviews have generally been awful. Seth Stevenson of Slate test-drove one of the new Americanized, bigger and more powerful Smarts and was disappointed, and suggested that the main market will be those who crave attention. That's "what's driving the Fortwo's sales. Smart's press materials compare owning a Fortwo to owning an iPod or an iPhone, and it's easy to see why: All three are high-design, overpriced objects of shimmery desire."
BMW introduced the X6 Hybrid SUV concept at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. Now Edmunds has broadcast exclusive spy video and photos of the 2010 BMW X6 Hybrid on You Tube. The hump under the hood is reminiscent of drag racing power, but actually hid...
On this week’s episode: The EPA drops the value of human life. Greensburg, Kansas rebuilds into a sustainable emerald green city. Check out the latest news in alt autos: Stella, Tesla, Tata Nano, Prius, and more.
Peak Oil Changes Everything
We already know that talk of peak oil makes a lot of people uncomfortable, even if the talking is done by young women in lingerie. But to see just how uncomfortable folks can get when they start hearing about the end of cheap fossil fuels, you need to look no furth...
On this week’s episode: US driving is declining. Nantucket Sound wind power battle. Prius ads let you get away with murder. And check out the latest in weird stuff.
On this week’s episode: South Koreans protest US Beef, China #1 CO2 maker, green your next move, and all new alt autos.
Australia Gives Toyota $35 Million to Build Hybrid in Melbourne.
Last week, whilst in Japan, the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, announced the Federal government would provide Toyota with $35 million AUD, to assist them in bring production of their hybrid petrol-electric cars to the state of Victoria.
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