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Going Green on Broadway

Becky Striepe — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:00:17 +0000

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The lights are still bright, but thanks to theater owners and The Broadway League teaming up with the NRDC and the city, the lights are also LEDs and compact fluorescents on Broadway.

On Tuesday, the cast of Wicked and Mayor Bloomberg announced the roll out of Broadway Goes Green. Along with replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs and CFLs, theaters are taking steps like using eco-friendly detergent to wash their costumes and icing performers’ sore muscles with bags of frozen peas rather than chemical ice packs.

Forget the pump. Brew your own fuel.

Jennifer Kaplan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:40:07 +0000

While researching the greening of transportation that I reported on earlier this week, I came across an incredible new product, the EFuel100 MicroFuelerTM. This incredibly beautiful “appliance” lets you make your own fuel.

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A self-contained micro-refinery, the EFuel100 makes environmentally friendly ethanol at about $1 a gallon. Both a pump station and an ethanol distiller, it uses sugar to produce up to 35 gallons of ethanol per week. At a cost of $9,995 not including a 30% federal tax rebate for business owners or a $1,000 rebate for individual non-business owners, at current gas prices it could pay for itself in just a couple years. There also may be other credits, which vary by state. The U.S. Dept. of Energy lists state-by-state rules for ethanol-related incentives and laws. Its no surprise that ID Magazine, which just named the EFuel100 as the best green product in New + Notable 2008: The Year’s Smartest Products, reports that commercial customers with delivery-truck fleets account for 65% of sales.

The MicroFueler starts shipping in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Teamsters President Hoffa Says “NO” to Larger Trucks on America’s Highways

Max Lindberg — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:36:31 +0000

What If They Were Heavier, and Longer?

Had enough of the “big rigs” on the highway? Well, Congress is looking at new weight and size limits, and Teamster President James Hoffa says “no” to bigger trucks.

In a House subcomittee hearing July 9, Hoffa is quoted as saying:

“Bigger trucks are more dangerous trucks. Lifting truck weight and size limits would turn big rigs into time bombs.”