“The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk…I don’t remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously” - Al Gore
Al Gore gave a speech yesterday in Washington pushing for America to switch to renewable energy. His main points were:

Produce [...]

[Read more →]

photo by jinxmcc
Not quite yet, but it looks to be on the way.
Reuters is reporting this morning that the next generation Toyota Prius will include a solar panel array on the roof. The solar panels would not be used to power the whole car, but would conrol the air conditioning system.
It’s not a completely solar-powered [...]

[Read more →]

Photo by JTDGarlic
John McCain has straddled the line on environmental issues in his career. He’s been a friend to business, but opposed drilling in ANWR as well.
In recent weeks, however, McCain got the Big Oil bat out, and is swinging for the fence: he announced he would seek a repeal of the offshore-drilling ban, and [...]

[Read more →]

digg_url = ‘http://www.sciencesays.net/2008/06/here-comes-the-electric-car/’;

Photo by hobbes8calvin
With the news that Ford and General Motors are experiencing massive losses this quarter and GM’s announcement this week that they will be shutting down 4 truck and SUV plants, it seems that now more than ever there’s an opening for someone to make a huge impact in the small-car [...]

[Read more →]