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A few glitches for electric cars - no problem but opps..

Well such a small problem would not put me off of buying a nice clean and green mean machine. We use electricity that sourced from geaothermal power generation. But of course here we have no worries about a...

Google Calendar officially comes to Apple's iCal

Google on Monday formally announced full support for the CalDAV protocol along with the release of a small piece of software for Mac computers that lets users easily link up their Google Calendars with the iCal...

First Toyota plug-in Hybrid London, edf energy city recharge station

VIDEO Toyota Plug-in Hybrid "London"Charge electric at home or City up to 40 mls , Longer trips hybrid mode fuel rechargeStop and Go City  pure electric "60 mls/gln"   The Nice car's battery, which...

Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK

Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...

Canada PM Cancels Gov. General's Beijing trip, Fuels Election Hype

Yet more election rumours floating around, this time it was Prime Minister Harper's office announcing that Governor General Michaelle Jean won't be attending the Beijing Paralympic Games. This furthers speculation of a fall federal election. The papers were filled with quotes...

Beano Celebrates 70- Years

BEANO cartoonist Leo Baxendale tells how he invented the BASH STREET KIDS.   " At grammar school during the 1940s, I did read the Beano and the Dandy (published on alternate, paper-rationed weeks), but...

John Edwards Bails Out of Scholarship Program He Founded

Back in 2005, when John Edwards was the vice-presidential nominee, he began a scholarship program called "College for Everyone." Edwards got a lot of positive press attention.Now, however, Edwards has...

How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure

There's been alot of talk about hybrid and pure electric cars lately -- largely due to the price of gas. There's already some great cars on the road already (Th!nk, Tesla, Zenn). One issue that hasn't been...

Seattle sells five of its troubled public toilets on eBay

Seattle is selling five of its problematic public toilets on the popular auction site eBay, but you're going to have to have some serious cash to afford one."City officials decided to pull the plug on the...

Zipingku Dam in China may Collapse

Chinese state media says troops are rushing to plug "extremely dangerous" cracks in a dam upriver from an earthquake-hit city. Eye-witness account from Zhang Xiaohui, Luo Jian " Our location now is Zipingpu...

How Many Cables do you Have Under Your Desk?

Neat idea via CNET, a company called Green Plug is having a 'what's under your desk' contest. The goal is simple, take pics of the mess under your desk, and send it in!My house has several 'choke' points of...

NowPublic cited as most likely to succeed

I was sorry to see Scribblesheet close its doors recently.  In these early days of participatory media we need lots of people trying lots of things.  John Ndege who ran the venture acknowledged the space's challenges but was very gracious in announcing his departure...

Toyota and Ford Give In and Plug In

Hybrids, hybrids everywhere and now you can plug them in. "Toyota and Ford unveiled plug-in hybrid-electric versions of their vehicles at this week's Detroit Auto Show. This decision to give in and plug in is...

Dr. Phil Cancels Britney-Themed Special

The saga continues. Sigh."Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw has pulled the plug on plans for a one-hour show that was to examine Britney Spears' latest public meltdown. In a statement posted today on his Web site, McGraw said the 26-year-old pop star's situation was "too...

Emergency Mobile Phone Charger

"This latest model has just hit the UK shores (Nov 07) and now works with all the latest phones, PDA’s, and even has iPod Compatibility. It also gives up to twice as much power as those chargers using a single AA battery so you can chat or listen to your tunes for even...

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