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Canada’s Cannabis Car

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Enter the Kestrel. Designed and engineered by Motive Industries, a Canadian firm based in Alberta, the fully electric car features a body shell made of hemp–which may be better known as Cannabis Sativa L. The hemp for the Kestrel's body is grown by Alberta Innovates Technology Futures (AITF) under license from the Canadian government. Unlike the cannabis Californians may find available at their local medical marijuana dispensaries, hemp grown by AITF ends up on a production line, where it is turned into a composite material that has the impact resistance of fiberglass. But unlike fiberglass, the hemp bio-composite is cheaper to produce and has fewer health risks connected with its manufacture. It is also significantly lighter than glass-based composites traditionally used in racing cars. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/08/24/canadian-cannabis-car/ added by: JackHerer

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Australian School Ditches Bottled Water, While Another Becomes First Carbon Neutral School

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Claudia Saunders tests water bubbler. Photo: Marina Neil. Sydney Morning Herald While no longer breaking news, the endeavours of students and staff at two different Australian schools still merits attention. One school went bottled water free, whilst another became what they believe is the world’s first Carbon Neutral School. In the first instance, a student-led initiative at Monte Santʼ Angelo Mercy College, in North Sydney will see the school install six wa… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nemesis Electric Car: 134mph in Wild Safety Tests (Video)

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Zerocarbonista From announcing he would develop a “wind-powered” electric sports car , to the day the Nemesis electric car finally hit the track at 100mph , it’s been a long and winding road for Dale Vince”— wind-energy entrepreneur and

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Nissan Diverts 2/3 of Electric LEAFs from U.S. to Japan

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Nissan Only 3,300 LEAFs in U.S. Until March 2011 One of the things that makes the Nissan LEAF electric car so promising is that Nissan was aiming for mass-production from the very beginning (f.ex. The Smyrna plant is expected to produce up to 150,000 vehicles annually, and there are other high-capacity Nissan EV plants in Oppama, Japan and Sunderland, England). Other car makers are no doubt thinking about big numbers for their upcoming EVs, but so far they’ve been more timid… In any case, it looks like would-be buyers of the LEAF in the United States will have to be patient,… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Astonishing Transformer Furniture (Video)

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Transformer furniture holds a lot of great promise: multi-function furnishings that really do multiple things well, thereby saving space and resources. But I’d wager that most of the designs we see do more to tingle the imagination than offer true practical utility. This questionable punching bag/love seat (from the same mind as the ping pong door ) is a good example. As Rain Noe at Core77 observes, “…much of … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Renault Unveils DeZir 100% Electric Concept Supercar

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Renault Zero to 60 in About 5 Seconds Concept cars can be annoying. The bad ones are a waste of time, and the good ones don’t always go into production, which is frustrating. But they’re still useful because they show us what engineers and designers are working on, and they give us clues about the future direction of car companies. This is why Renault’s DeZir electric concept car is interesting (DeZir is close to the French “désir”, which translates to “desire”), especially when taken along with Renault’s more practical

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Oil-Soaked Birds Freeze to Death in Water, Bake to Death on Land: Audubon Bird Expert

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: International Bird Rescue Center via flickr The impact of the BP oil spill on birds seems to be in the spotlight today… The American Bird Conservancy released a map of bird habitat threatened by oil and Yale e360 has a good interview with Melanie Driscoll of the National Audubon Society ‘s

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Dispatch from the Gulf Oil Spill: Why We Are All Responsible for the Cleanup

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo courtesy of Philippe Cousteau We made it into Tampa late last night and took the one hour drive to the beach near St. Petersburg. It was going to be another long day and we were prepared to get up early and get to the beach for the cleanup. I had come here in partnership with the Ocean Conservancy, one of the leading ocean conservation organizations in the country. The whole idea was to organize a beach cleanup as a way to channel the collective sense of frustration and demonstrate that people can take action to help the oceans…with or without oil. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tesla’s $178 Million IPO Set For June 29

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Wikipedia , CC Might Not Be Able to Afford a Tesla Electric Car, But You Can Buy a Share It’s official, Tesla Motors will have its initial public offering (IPO) on June 29th, 2010. The electric car maker is planning to sell 11.1 million shares between $14 and $16 per share, for a total of about $178 million. It has applied to list on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol “TSLA.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Can Electric Cars Survive the Canadian Winter?

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Flickr , CC Mitsubishi to Test its Electric Cars in Harsh Winter Conditions Before electric cars can be sold in regions with very cold winters, they have to be properly tested to make sure that their performances don’t degrade too much under winter conditions. Mitsubishi has decided to test its i MiEV electric car in Canada next winter…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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