Archive for June, 2008

The Antro Solo Car

June 30, 2008
The Antro Solo Car

With Solar Panels, People Power and its From Hungary About 15 years ago, the streets of Budapest were still lined with Trabants and Ladas-an homage to their Soviet past. Today, there are fewer of these compressed cardboard cars that took years off one’s life. The future might look a bit different though. A few weeks [...]

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Money for Green Roofs

June 26, 2008
Money for Green Roofs

State Legislature Passed a Green Roof Property Tax Abatement Good news for those of us who look out on flat black roof tops and shudder with thoughts of their lost potential. On June 24th, Assembly Bill 11226 was passed allowing building owners in New York City who install green roofs on at least 50 percent [...]

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Club Earth

June 25, 2008
Club Earth

Dancing = Energy One of the joys of summer in the city is the copious amounts of free musical events, which of course lead to dancing. What if we used that movement and turned it into energy? I realize that this sounds like a nice dream, but apparently it is a nice reality already. Joining [...]

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The Green Pages

June 24, 2008
The Green Pages

Find it at Evolvist Usually when we need to find products these days, we go to amazon, or google, or even the yellow pages online. Some folks still use the cumbersome yellow-page book itself. I guess they take their cue from the city who insists on sending 8 copies per household. But what about green [...]

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Culture Wars Through Cars

June 19, 2008
Culture Wars Through Cars

More Hybrids, Less Hummers GM’s recent cut backs and the contemplation of what exactly to do with the Hummer brand are all happening as Hybrid sales rise. In April of 2008, Hybrids experienced a 15% increase in sales, while the rest of the car market was down 8%. The Prius of course was the leader [...]

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