Existential Punk

Electric Cars are Back?!

What happened to the electric car? There was even a documentary made on the subject called "Who Killed The Electric Car". i tried to see this film when it was in Richmond a couple of years ago but it left too quickly before i could get to the theater. This is nothing new in Richmond, BTW!  So, i found it interesting to read this story, especially in light of the fact that the BIG 3 American car companies may fail. i think they should be able to fail as a bailout will not work. Hawaii to be the 1st state with electric car stations as reported at Huffington Post. An excerpt from the article follows:

"Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide _ a move the governor hailed as a major step toward weaning the islands off oil.

Hawaii imports foreign oil for almost 90 percent of its energy needs. One-third of that oil is used to power cars and buses on island streets.

Gov. Linda Lingle said Tuesday the program would help Hawaii meet its goal of slashing fossil fuel use 70 percent by 2030.

"This is the preferred future," Lingle said at a press conference. "Today is a part of the execution of our energy independence, and our getting off the addiction to oil."

New Chapter on Climate Change

Three Cool RFID Projects to Deter Bicycle Thefts

HT to TreeHugger for this informative article about new technology to secure your green machine.

"Bike theft is a huge bummer and a always-growing problem in cities where bicycles are used more and more for daily transport. Amsterdam has always had a big theft problem, and 20,000 bike were stolen last year in the city of Copenhagen. Bike sharing programs nearly all share the feature of using RFID (Radio frequency ID) in order to identify bikes and help reclaim them if they are lost or stolen. Now RFID programs outside of bike sharing are on the upswing to try to reclaim stolen bicycles as well as deter thefts, and even reduce right-turn bicycle accidents ."

i found treehugger.com through Huffington Post's green page.

Gasoline?! That Is So Last Century!

Check out this article on 7 Electric Motorcycles You Must See! It's so awesome that people are working to green motorcycles and scooters.

"Electric Motorcycles: Cool and Green

There's nothing wrong with "cool", and we have to admit that few vehicles are cooler than motorcycles (at least in theory - not all of us would ride one). You're basically sitting on an engine with wheels. Can't get much simpler than that. They're not always practical, but the people who love their bikes really love them.

But cool is not enough. The vast majority of motorcycles are still running on fossil fuels, and that's a problem. As battery technology improves, we're starting to see more electric motorcycles: Some are commercially available, many are DIY custom jobs. Today we look at some of the coolest ones."

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

THANK YOU Katryna, for bringing this to my attention! This is a teaser video to Annie Leonard's incredible film, "The Story of Stuff":