Oct 2008
PeaPod
29/10/08 13:01 Filed in: Transportation
Peapod Specifications
Estimated Curb Weight 1,290 lbs
Estimated GVW 2,200 lbs
Estimated Payload Capacity 910 lbs
Length 143.6
Height 70.5”
Width 56.5”
Wheelbase 102”
Turning Circle 32 ft
Range Up to 30 miles
Top Speed (High Mode) 25 mph
Top Speed (Low Mode) 15 mph
Standard Features
• Six 12-volt flooded electrolyte batteries with the option
of six 12-volt maintenance-free batteries
• 72-volt battery system with onboard charger
• One-year limited warranty
• Dual A-arm front suspension with coil over shock
• Welded aluminum space-frame using custom
aluminum-alloy extrusions
• Front-wheel drive with speed reducer
and integral differential
• Solid-state custom motor controller
with under and over voltage detector
• Regenerative braking, motor thermal protection
and top speed regulation
• Rack-and-pinion steering
http://www.peapodmobility.com/
The Energy [R]evolution
27/10/08 13:38 Filed in: Energy
Eat Kangaroos to Save Climate?
22/10/08 09:54 Filed in: Eco-food
"For most of Australia’s human history -- around 60,000 years -- kangaroo was the main source of meat. It could again become important," says the final report of the Garnaut Climate Change Review, released on Sep.30.
Professor Ross Garnaut, an economist, was commissioned by Australian governments last year to study the impacts of climate change on the country’s economy. His latest offering argues that with cattle and sheep being large emitters of methane -- a greenhouse gas (GhG) -- a shift in diet to a less polluting source of meat remains an option to help reduce emissions.
http://www.ecopanas.com
Activists urge Italy to quit coal
17/10/08 12:05 Filed in: Enviroment
Every time I read news about how messy my former country is, well I’m being sad. Sad, because the Italian Government has been destroy one of the most wonderful country in the world, and guess what Italians are NUMB. From any angle, you look at this country there is nothing to be proud of it anymore. This is the last issue that Greenpeace has been fight for.
Coal is the most polluting of all fossil fuels. A third of all CO2 emissions come from coal and, if we don't stop using it, these will increase to 60 percent by 2030. Coal is the single greatest threat facing our climate and Europe needs to end its outdated dependency on it.
The Civitavecchia power plant will increase Italy’s CO2 emissions at a time when they should be reducing them. Plants like this will derail the Italian effort to meet the Kyoto target.
The good news!
The Italian government was attempting to block important climate change agreements being discussed by the EU, but the good news is that they have failed! At the end of two days of heated talks in Brussels, EU leaders confirmed their commitment to finalise the climate and energy package before international climate negotiations take place in December.
http://www.greenpeace.org
Bamboosk8 Makes First Bamboo Shortboard
15/10/08 12:31 Filed in: Transportation
Skateparks, street curbs, park benches and just about anything with a lip is no longer safe - safe from going green that is. Bamboosk8 has developed a shortboard skateboard desk out of 100% bamboo. Not a bit of maple in this deck.
Read Full Article: TreeHugger
The story of stuff
09/10/08 11:34 Filed in: Enviroment
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
This video simply show us how our system is frankly FUCKED UP.
Lighten Up
03/10/08 10:10 Filed in: Energy
Lighten Up is an illuminating exploration of 64 switched-on domestic lighting solutions from the UK. The quest for sustainability is driving the evolution of new technologies, aesthetics, materials and interactions. Shedding light on the stories behind the products, Lighten Up offers insight and inspiration for the next generation of lighting.