3 Tests for Tata ‘Nano’ Car
India's Tata Motors wants to release the 'Nano' car this year. The price tag - 100,000 rupees or around $2,000. There are, however, three obstacles that must be overcome. 1. construction costs are nearly double what they were in 2006 when the car was first announced. 2. prices for materials for the car have risen comparably 3. the Indian government's higher interest rates. Tata Motors ...
5 Reasons for Green Gas Stations
Is it possible that a gas station, gas pump, filling station, service station (take your pick) be green? GP hardly thinks so. But, Treehugger proves us wrong. Sure enough, if a station, this one looks like a Shell station (we can really read the hell out of it), is left alone long enough it will turn green. Is that kind of ...
World’s Smallest, Most Fearless Kitten
Four tiny kittens, known as prionailurus rubiginosus, were born at a zoo in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent. The rusty spotted cats are about the size of a rat when fully grown and weigh a whopping 40 grams, about one third that of kittens of domestic cats. The difference, these little guys don't know how small they are. In the wild, ...
Chicago’s Green Bridge – 7 Facts About It
Chicago is reputed to be one of the top 10 greenest cities in the United States. The windy city, not famous for wind power, does have another idea ... a green bridge. So here's what we know about it. The bridge: has a price tag of $1 billion will be used as a breakwater will use wind turbines to line the bridge and create ...
Electric Police Cars
Japanese policemen will be saving us from bad guys and saving the planet's resources at the same time. Well, at least they will be doing the second. The truth is, Japanese police have never been too good at catching the bad guys. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will supply new vehicles, the Mitsubishi MiEV, to Japanese in Kanagawa prefecture, home to Yokohama. The ...
Safe Cleaners for Green Babies
Honey! Get the baby, I think we can really clean her up. In this day and age it's not enough to just bathe a baby, the baby needs to be kept safe from all sorts of chemicals, many found in cleaning products. What's up with that? Chemicals found in household cleaners and air fresheners, for example, have been linked to childhood asthma ...
China Joins the Fat-People Nations
Image by beggs Obesity levels in China are rising fast or at least that's what a recent study published in the July/August issue of the journal Health Affairs, said. More than a quarter of the adult population started eating more and more meat and dairy products which lead to serious health problems. "What's happening in China should be seen as a marker ...
Electric Mini, BMW Doesn’t Want You to Have It
BMW may not be targeting environmentalists with their new Electric Mini but we're really excited even though only 500 units will be produced. Chances are that you're not going to buy one because rumors already say 490 of these models have already been leased to selected customers. Destined for California only (hear that Bill? a test drive?) the new Mini ...
Air Pollution Levels in Paris – Displayed on a Helium Balloon
People in Paris can now stay informed on the air quality they are breathing. A company called Aérophile has built a giant tethered helium balloon, the AERO30NG Aérophile 5500 model, that will display real-time reports of ambient air quality and air pollution produced by auto emissions using an innovative lighting system, which can be seen from more than 20 km (12.4 ...
Kenichi Horie Finished Solo-Voyage on His Wind Powered Catamaran
Do you remember the Japanese sailor, environmentalist and adventurer Kenichi Horie that was going from Hawaii to Japan on his double-hull boat, "Suntory Marmaid II", using just the power of the waves? Horie, who will turn 70 in September, completed the 110-day solo trans-Pacific on July 5th and is now the first in the world to do it. The main delay ...
