Green Options

Editor's note: This week, Ecotality blogger Steve Caratzas takes a look at a recent New York Times article that outlines Thomas Edison's green thinking. This post was originallly published on June 3, 2007.The New York Times has a terrific article about Thomas Edison, and his unparalleled impact on our daily lives, as well as our current (you should pardon the pun) environmental situation.

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Editor's note: Ecotality's Steve Caratzas takes note of another idea to green the world of sports: reconfiguring the format of hockey's Stanley Cup finals. This post was originally published on May 30, 2007. Sports Illustrated’s Michael Farber has written an open letter to Al Gore, pleading with the former Vice President to help green up the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup finals format.Farber is concerned with the NHL’s current [...]

By Ecotality writer Bill Hobbs. Originally published May 22, 2007. It’s not going to be the most scintillating beachside reading this summer, but a new guide coming out in June from Duke University Press could help prevent rising seas from obliterating your favorite beach.It’s called Harnessing Farms and Forests in the Low-Carbon Economy: How to Create and Verify Greenhouse Gas Offsets, and is described as “the first how-to manual [...]

Editor's note: This week, Ecotality blogger Doug Snodgrass points us to a resource for information on green cars. While the site Doug points to is British, most of the cars listed are widely available. This post was orginally published on May 16, 2007. VCARS, a website to help Brits find new and used cars, has compiled a listing of "The Greenest Cars on Earth." The list contains real-world info [...]

Editor's note: This week, Ecotality's Steve Caratzas takes a look at one of the big problems with cleaning up emissions from school buses: missing federal money promised to states.  This post was originally published on Monday, May 7. Though lawmakers passed a measure in 2005 to replace diesel school bus engines nationwide, the results have been paltry. Thus school children nationwide are still traveling on antiquated buses that produce pollutants some believe to [...]

Editor's note: So, OK, this isn't the biggest news of the week, but when I saw Steve Caratzas's post about Spinal Tap reuniting for the Live Earth concert, I just had to have it for our post swap… must be my coming of age in the 80s… Stop the presses! In the biggest environmental news since Bill Hobbs pulled his Norma Rae routine with the nation’s napkin workers, Spinal Tap will [...]

Editor's note: With traveling to Chicago for Green Fest yesterday, we got a little behind on our post swap with Ecotality. Steve Caratzas' post was originally published on Tuesday, April 17.Rising global temperatures due to greenhouse gases will affect the continent of Africa more than any other, and as such African governments must seek ways to adapt, urge the authors of a United Nations report. The 1,500-page report, in the works for [...]

Editor's note: Our friends at Ecotality found out the meaning of "mixed blessing" today: this post we're republishing was picked up by the Drudge Report, and the ensuing traffic crashed their blog. We wish them best of luck in getting back on track…by Ecotality blogger Bill Hobbs Sign seen in front of Al Gore's mansion in the posh Belle Meade section of Nashville Thursday, indicating Gore is moving forward with plans [...]

by Ecotality blogger Bill Hobbs. Originally published today, April 6, 2007 If solar power is going to play a significant role in the energy equation of the future, there must be advances in technologies to store that power and more investment by manufacturers, concludes a new federally funded study by University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist Erin Baker. But in New Zealand researchers have developed new solar energy-collecting dyes that promise to make solar energy [...]

Editor's note: Today, we're pleased to launch a content partnership with eco-friendly technology company Ecotality. Each Friday, we'll feature a post from Ecotality's blog; they'll return the favor to us.By Ecototality blogger A Siegel. Originally published on Thursday, March 29. Austin’s Mayor, Will Wynn, is a serious plug-in hybrid vehicle supporter. And, he has been a strong advocate of PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) from Austin to [...]