Green Options

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

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This month I wrote about making biodiesel from algae, growing biodiesel crops in freeway medians, refinery issues surrounding high gas prices, and the demand for sustainable biofuels.

Here are some stories I missed:

Al Gore was in Argentina, where he spoke before the biofuel industry there (May 1)
Argentina is looking to jump on the biofuel bandwagon by offsetting 5% of its fuel usage with biodiesel or

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I’m confused (which is pretty much my natural state).

Before going any further, I have to admit that until I started paying attention to the research and development of alternative fuels with my two websites, I was paying little attention to environmental issues.

There’s no real excuse for that, so none is offered. A chance phone conversation with an old high school chum in the Midwest sparked my interest in ethanol and,

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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

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The Tribeca Film Festival will kick off with Al Gore and seven short films on climate change.

Gore will host the opening gala on April 25, which will also feature musical performances from artists participating in Live Earth, a series of concerts scheduled for July 7 to raise awareness of the climate crisis.

The seven short films are presented by the Save Our Selves (SOS) Short Films Program and are

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What a week we’ve had in green gossip, from the Oscars with our dear celebrities drenched in green, to Al Gore being thrown under the bus, to Indian celebrities dressed in scallion skirts. In terms of the Oscars, I know you’ve heard — it was an eco-friendly, tree-hugging love fest. The king of the festivities, Al Gore, became the bull’s eye by morning. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research (Publisher's FYI: The TCPR is

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