Posted on June 6th, 2008 by admin
Have you gotten a little cranky because you’re unable to use your portable solar charger at night to recharge your cell phone, GPS or other portable device? Are you even more cranky since you’re miles from nowhere and need just five minutes of juice to do what you need to do.
Well, instead of getting cranky, [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2008 by admin
The Tata Nano car has been unveiled in India and dubbed “The People’s Car” because the selling price is only $2,500. That’s right, not only is the selling price under $10,000 but way under this figure.
The Nano car is fuel efficient too coming in a 54 mpg. This mini car is powered by a 2-cylinder [...]
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Posted on December 19th, 2007 by admin
Today, President Bush has signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. This long-awaited bill spearheaded by Representative Dan Lipinski (D-IL) passed the House 314 to 100 and includes three major parts including the Bright Energy Savings Act, the H-Prize and new CAFE standards.
The Bright Energy Savings Act calls for all government offices to [...]
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Posted on October 26th, 2007 by admin
Because the Southern California wildfires were raging this week, the California Attorney General’s office has decided to postpone engaging its lawsuit until next week. Attorney General Jerry Brown is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to force stricter automobile emissions standards for the state.
The auto emissions lawsuit will also impact 11 other states that will follow [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2007 by admin
As of last night, 250,000 people were evacuated from their homes just in the San Diego area. At least 13 separate wildfires in Southern California are blazing and at least 260,000 acres so far have been destroyed. While other news outlets will cover the fears, anxieties, tragedies and human elements of this story, I would [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2007 by admin
This is first of what I hope are many more posts to come in the Green Tech Gazette. The Green Tech Gazette is devoted to news, views and products in green technology. What is green technology?
By the name you can guess that it has to do with technological advancements in the environmental movement. Issues like [...]
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