Fuel

Steve on January 26th, 2011

You had me at “Buy a Diesel“. Sure, my hulking SUV gets lousy mileage compared to a Prius.   I do, however, get the same city mileage as a 2011 Ford Explorer is predicted to get, and my vehicle has already outlasted the absurd expected lifespan of said explorer by about nine years.  Heck, I’ll bet [...]

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Steve on December 22nd, 2010

In a well-written article, Justin Gillis takes a few pages to explain what is the scientific data that sparked the debates on global climate change. A Scientist, His Work and a Climate Reckoning – NYTimes.com. The part that I found most interesting is that he asserts: …the contrarians who have most influenced Congress are a [...]

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Steve on December 21st, 2010

While the price tag literally made me laugh out loud ($3,595- doesn’t include carry bag), the design and concept of this little gizmo are AWESOME.   The YikeBike is an electric unicycle with an extra wheel, sorta.  Go check it out. A normal old bicycle is probably a better financial and health decision, all the way [...]

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Steve on December 15th, 2010

Biofueled Antartic expedition …. Very cool.  Pardon the pun.  Looks like the vehicle would be a hoot to drive, but it looks nothing at all like what I would have thought was the best design for a biofueled vehicle in extreme cold (and extremely low humidity).   Go figure.

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Steve on August 1st, 2009

There are plenty of good ways to save fuel and electricity. Buying a brand new car isn’t one of them. Sure, you could argue that higher mileage will “save the world”. A more compelling argument is that newer vehicles tend to have lower tailpipe emissions, so even if they were on par with mileage, the [...]

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