Over at t r u t h o u t Medea Benjamin has written an editorial on the year 2005, better known as 2k5. The title of the piece is interesting itself: 10 Good Things about Another Bad Year.
My favorites on her top 10 are numbers 1, 3, 7, and 8.
Great News, Everyone!
Sure, it’s a new year, but let’s not forget all the great news that happened in December.
And remember if you find any good news around the internet to let us know. We have a new and easier to submit news, so check it out.
Renewable Energy in 2005 and 2006
Sterling D. Allan from Pure Energy Systems has written a year-end review of renewable energy and he includes a projection of what to expect from 2006. It is a really neat read that includes stuff covered here and stuff that I planed to write about here but failed to do.
“Imagine a non-polluting power plant, the size of a local gas station, that would quietly and safely power 4,000 homes, for a few tenths of a penny per kilowatt-hour, compared to 3-6 cents/kw-h of coal or natural-gas-powered plants.”
Really crazy-advanced renewable technologies are on the horizon!
Botswana: Efficent Fighter of AIDs
Botswana has been offering free AIDs treatments to all those who need it in the country and as a result less people have died of AIDs. Botswana proves that even poor nations can provide universal treatment for those with AIDs and that it helps the country develop.
“The results are visible. Patients who once arrived in wheelchairs and on stretchers now walk to clinics. Others believed to be on their deathbeds are back at work.”
Eliica: 8-Wheeled Electric Car
Eliica is short for Electric Lithium-Ion battery Car, it’s a eight-wheeled eletric car that can move fast. It’s even faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo. The inventor of the car wanted to prove that electric cars can be fast and slick. He notes that when dealing with a technology thought to be slow one has to make it really fast to make it even appear fast to others.
The Eliica can reach 370Km/h thanks to each of its eight 100bhp in-wheel motors.