Kudos to SAS for continuing to push for more green power in the Raleigh-Durham area This second solar farm can produce enough power to light 200 homes. The tech geek in me loves this type of thing, and I'd love to setup our home with solar power. We've done easy eco stuff like switching to [...]
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It's nice to see some local fast food chains starting to take some environmental/green steps forward with their business: Triangle Fast-Food Restaurants Go Green addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.keefermadness.com%2F2009%2F10%2F05%2Ftriangle-fast-food-restaurants-go-green%2F'; This is a really cool concept — utilizing roadways as solar panels to generate electricy. I'm thinking with current technology this would be cost-prohibitive to create any infrastructure of any large size, but it's a cool concept and hopefully will have a future in electrical generation down the road (literally). Solar Roads Get Small DoE Contract, [...] Here's an eco-friendly article that has a local twist. The first McDonald's in the whole franchise worldwide to have charging stations for electric cars / hybrid plugins is opening in our backyard — but it's not in Chapel Hill where you'd think, but rather in Cary, NC. The owner of this specific franchise is also [...] When does hybrid become simply a buzz word, rather than a real solution for truly increasing gas mileage and reducing emissions? When does the term "hybrid" jump the shark Oh, I'd say it's about when Lamorghini develops a hybrid: Lamborghini Jumps on the Green Wagon with Hybrid Sports Car addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.keefermadness.com%2F2009%2F06%2F13%2Flamborghini-hybrid-sports-car%2F'; Not surprisingly, the reduction in price, the competition of the Honda Insight and a bunch of new features has created a lot of buzz for the third generation Prius. That buzz has turned into a lot of interest and pre-orders it would seem. Pre-Orders Flood in For New 2010 Prius addthis_url = [...] Toyota announced the prices for the third-generation Prius today, and I've gotta say that I'm really considering snagging a 2010 to replace my 4Runner after all the hype and demand wear off after its initial launch later this year. Granted, we do get a ton of utility out of our sport utility, but I'm ready for [...] This is pretty cool. It sounds like our local utilities will be one of the test beds for the plug-in Toyota Prius. I don't completely understand how the technology will work, but in theory, a plug-in in part works as an energy store for the electric company in off-peak times and ends up giving the [...] Good for Easley for having some foresight to setup this whole project. Granted, I still don't get the whole plug-in concept fully. To me, it seems like another form of changing dependancies from one pollutant and problem, to another. Switching a bunch of cars away from gas stations, and instead plugging them will mean higher [...] Nice write up on the technology behind the Chevy Volt concept. It's pretty cool, but at the same time, they're using technology available during the freakin' first world war. Imagine where cars tech would be had they been doing R&D on greener technologies and alternatives to petroleum-based fuels. Futuristic Car Runs Like WWI Submarine addthis_url [...] |
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