Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
Category Archives: Green Fleets & Transportation
Green Fleet Roundup: Network Rail, UQM, Waste Industries, Halliburton, PacLease
Network Rail has invested in two Mercedes Benz Vito E-Cell all-electric minibuses (pictured) that ferry its employees to and from the train station. The 8-seater minibus has an 80-mile range between recharges. Network Rail says it’s the first battery-powered light … Continue reading
VW Heads Microcontroller Energy Efficiency Standards Group
Volkswagen will chair an expanded working group to establish an energy-efficiency benchmark for microcontrollers aimed at making automotive end products more energy aware. Semiconductor vendors including Freescale, Fujitsu, Infineon, Microchip, NXP, Renesas, STMicroelectronics and TI have also joined the Embedded … Continue reading
Toyota, Mercedes Join DOE Hydrogen Partnership
Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan are members of the Energy Department’s newly launched public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support transportation energy options including fuel cell electric vehicles. The new partnership, H2USA, brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, clean energy, Government, Green Fleets & Transportation, Green Research & Technology, Nissan, Toyota, U.S.
Tagged air products and chemicals, American Gas Association, Association of Global Automakers, BP, California Fuel Cell Partnership, Chevron, Daimler, DOE, Electric Drive Transportation Association, ford, Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association, fuel cell vehicles, Fuel Cells, GM, H2USA, Hydrogen, hydrogen fuel, Hyundai, Hyundai-Kia, ITM Power, Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, Mercedes, Partnerships, Proton OnSite, Shell
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EV Standards Roadmap Finds Regulation Gaps
An update to proposed standards for electric vehicles set by the American National Standards Institute has identified eight new standardization “gaps” where it says new or revised regulations would prove useful. Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 2.0, identifies standardization gaps covering … Continue reading
Shipping Emissions ‘Rival CO2-Driven Ocean Acidification’
Shipping pollution from sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx) along busy trade routes can equal carbon dioxide-driven ocean acidification, a study says. Sulfur in marine fuel oil and atmospheric nitrogen create SOx and NOx in the exhaust gases from … Continue reading
Posted in air, Green Fleets & Transportation, Green Research & Technology, transportation
Tagged chalmers university of technology, Emissions, Geophysical Research Letter, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, International Maritime Organization, nitrous oxides, NOx, ocean acidification, Shipping Emissions, SOx, sulfur oxides, Teijin Limited, University of Delaware, University of Gothenburg
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Teijin Device Reduces Ships’ NOx Emissions
Teijin Engineering has developed a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) denitration device for midsized ship engines to ensure compliance with the Tier III nitrogen oxides emissions regulation, which goes into effect in 2016. The company says ship tests have demonstrated that … Continue reading
Volvo Hybrid Buses Cut Fuel Consumption 75%
Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid buses — which the company says reduce fuel consumption by at least 75 percent compared with diesel buses — will hit the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden this month as part of a field test. Volvo says … Continue reading
Airline Industry Favors Global Carbon Offsets
The International Air Transport Association yesterday said the industry prefers a global carbon offsetting system that involves buying carbon credits rather than an industry-wide cap-and-trade system, Reuters reports. A group of high-level aviation industry representatives from 17 countries is working … Continue reading
Posted in air, carbon footprint, Environmental Policy & Law, European Union, Green Fleets & Transportation
Tagged Air Transport Group, aviation, Carbon Finance, Carbon Finance & Offsets, carbon offsets, Carbon Offsets/RECs, connie hedegaard, Emissions, EU, Feature, Global, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization, Paul Steele, UN
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Green Fleet: Amtrak, Airbus and Dell, Tesla and Google
Amtrak says the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives (pictured) being built by Siemens began rolling off the assembly line yesterday. The first units of the $466 million order will be field tested this summer for entry into revenue … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Contracts & Installations, electricity, Green Fleets & Transportation, Hybrid Technology, transportation
Tagged Airbus, AMTRAK, aviation, Bosch, Carib Energy, chevrolet volt, Conventional Energy, Crowley Maritime, dell, driverless technology, electric train, electronic flight bag, EV Chargers, Google, Hi-Tech, LG Chem Michigan, Lithium-ion batteries, LNG, Northeast Corridor, Oil & Natural Gas, Power Max, Siemens, TESLA
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Paperless Systems Drive Oil and Gas Fleet Savings
Heckmann Water Resources and Blueknight Energy Partners, both of which serve the oil and gas industry, have realized cost savings and made their fleets more efficient using PeopleNet’s paperless systems and open technology, the companies say. Heckmann moves, treats and … Continue reading