Inspirational and good news.
MIT researchers have come to the conclusion that geothermal energy is a good thing! They figure that a “significant” amount of energy that the USA uses can be produced using the earth has power.
“The goal of the study was to assess the feasibility, potential environmental impacts and economic viability of using enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technology to greatly increase the fraction of the U.S. geothermal resource that could be recovered commercially.”
Five Limes has an online googlemaps mashup that takes your city and overlays information on where you can purchase green goods and services!
They have a ranking of the greenest cities and currently Victoria BC is in the lead! Go ahead and add cities and stores that you know are green.
Here’s an example using Toronto (ranked 7th):
The BBC has a neat game where you get to be the president of Europe (!) and guide Europe to environmental success.
“A game where you are president of the European Nations. You must tackle climate change and stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office.”
It’s fun to play!
Squidoo has a list of not 60 but 59 of the “smartest orgs online,” and they are all winners! The list is English and North American-centric, which means that there are probably 59 smart organizations in tons of other languages that need to be listed.
This list really is great, I found some new sites that I didn’t know about and thought of others that can be on there.
This car is entirely powered by renewable energy. The Eclectic uses solar power, wind power, and regenerative energy from braking. It is “the first autonomous vehicle in the history of the automobile.” Awesome!
Inhabitant has some pics and a short article:
“Eclectic produces energy from sources that already surround us, combining 2.5 square meters of photovoltaic cells, one or more wind turbines, and NiMH (NIV-7) batteries. Intended for driving in urban areas, it offers a range up to 50 km at a speed of 50 km/h (electronically restricted), while continually producing and storing energy, even when not in us”