You know we’ve talked about Project Better Place before, and Shai Agassi’s plan to separate day-to-day transportation from oil. This guy is a winner. He’s smart, he’s capable. I’m excited by what he’s doing, and now he’s letting the rest of us take part (a little bit).
Better Place’s 10 Words campaign invites regular, everyday people to share with the world – in 10 words or less – why they think we need to stop our oil addiction. The site turns your words into an animated graphic that others can see, and that you can post online.
Check them out, and make …read more

While the UPS leads the world in fuel efficiency among delivery companies, the United States Postal Service hasn’t shown much interest in greening up their fleet. Things may be changing. Starting tomorrow, the USPS begins testing a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle provided by General Motors.
You might ask yourself, why? Why hydrogen? Why now? A $600 Million increase in fuel costs might be one reason. We can’t look past the fact that they are testing new vehicles out, either. It may be a sham to appease the public for now, but what they learn may make a real difference.
Of course, ask …read more

Bush lifts executive ban … now what?

GM’s solar power projects

WooT! Unfortunately for those who still have to drive a bunch, a drop in demand does not equal a lower price when it comes to fuel. Demand has been down since May, when it was expected to rise with vacation season. The opposite has happened, and prices continue to go through the roof.
Experts aren’t pointing to increased use anywhere in the globe to explain the trend, but say responsibility may lay at the feet of investors. Say the peeps at NATSO:

“markets have attracted a new breed of speculator-non-commercial traders, such as Wall Street investment firms, pension funds, and others who …read more

Will drilling today fund a successful solar/hydrogen tomorrow?

Biggest hybrid convention in the USA

Environmental cartoon showing our dependence on oil

study suggests ethanol to create more illness

The world’s leader in “green” transportation – Toyota Motor Corp – has been accused of serious human rights violations, including the trafficking of foreign workers from China, Vietnam and surrounding countries.
The 65-page report released by the National Labor Committee dishes out such allegations as taking passports of guest workers, forcing them to live  in cramped, over-priced company-owned apartments, working them 16 hr days, 7 days a week for less than half the minimum wage and no overtime pay … and deporting people who complained.
While much of the supposed abuse is committed by support companies, Toyota is under fire for hiring …read more