Seattle Gets Green with the Nissan Leaf

When Federal support to green cities by supporting electric zero-emission vehicles was offered by The EV Project, Seattle was quick to seize the opportunity and Nissan, excited to debut its electric coupe, the Nissan Leaf, has moved to supply that practical demand.   As...

Of "Clown Cars" and CAFE standards - A tuff sell

"Of "Clown Cars" and CAFE standards - A tuff sell Tightening CAFE standards may force smaller cars on US car buyers who are not inclined to downsize. “Our research shows that, despite what the U.S. Government...

MPG Luncheon - Mazda USA - Hydrogen powered H2 RX-8

"MPG Luncheon - Mazda USA - Hydrogen powered H2 RX-8 Robert T. Davis, Senior Vice President, Product Development and Quality for Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) presented a detailed technical summary of...

Francis and the Light Bulb

How can we harness the dynamism of business, the convening power of social networking, the insights of biology, the creative energy of design, and countless other planetary leverage points to ensure people and...

Global Warming: Fact or Fiction

The jury is still out on Global warming. The differences in opinion across the Scientific community are so vast. Who do you believe. Many Scientists on both sides of the argument disagree. For Every fact a proponent has there is another  on the opposite side to oppose...

How Green is the Cash for Clunkers?

The environmental gains achieved by getting clunkers off the road are small. There is a lot of hype surrounding the ‘cash for clunkers', which is a nice gimmick but only with transitory effects. Besides, just how...

The changing business paradigm and its impact on Indian SMEs

The changing business paradigm and its impact on Indian SMEs in 2010 It is not the fittest who will survive the change but those who are having the ability to adopt to change – Charles Darwin Understanding the...

EnvironMental

Environ-MENTAL The steering wheel is made from Carrots…powered by Waste Chocolate and Vegetable Oil…with Potatoes used to produce the bodywork…    and it goes 125mph round corners!Following...

Neil Young's New Album 'Fork in the Road' Due April 7th

Neil Young confirmed Monday that, as NowPublic previously reported, he will indeed be releasing a new album 'Fork in the Road' on April 7th. The album is a bit of a concept record, taking its inspiration from Young's...

Australian Dollar - one Senator in Australia’s Parliament deraile

Australian Dollar - one Senator in Australia’s Parliament derailed the A$42 billion stimulus package Foreign Exchange - Australian Dollar OutlookIn a shocking development - almost as shocking as the news that...

CONTRAIL MOON by RickHansen007

Hi,      I don`t know about you? But as a child,I loved looking up at the night sky,And seeingall the stars,It just made me wonder,About how big the universe is,And as a child dreamingabout...

The Consumer Is Dead

Buyers are outwitting sellers this holiday. Consumers held out for real deals. They arrived early from shopkeepers and chain stores, marked way down Boxing Day. This appears to give an upper hand to the consumer but, in fact, it is the consumer's last gasp! If news of...

Top 11 'Top 10' Science & Tech Lists + Predictions From 2008

My picks for 2008: Top 11 People and lists reporting on and/or predicting breakthroughs in Science and Technology. You’ll notice I cheated a lot; but, I still left a LOT of stuff out:  1) Jan-Dec 2008...

Car Makers Better Buckle Up or Crash and Burn

There are several reasons why the auto industry has hit the brakes. But while watching them swerve over the asphalt and head toward a cliff, I don't hear any chatter about the design of American cars and why...

Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations

Some interesting developments in the world of electric cars.  Personally I thought we'd have jetpacks by now but I'll settle for this in an era of global warming and peak oil."HONOLULU – Hawaii has unveiled...

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