Green Brotha

With the price of Gas so high Is it now time for Biofuel stations?

2011-04-26T16:26:00.003-04:00

Gas prices have reached and past the $4 mark across America with talks of it going to $5 or $6 in the near future.These are record highs that are having negative affects on our economy. At the same time they are opening the door to something that could be of a great positive affect to not just the economy but also the environment. That is if someone steps through the door. that door is biofuels,

electric cars just got a little more classier as Rolls Royce enters the market

2011-03-02T20:35:00.002-05:00

Rolls Royce has announced that they are going to make an electric car.perfect ideal. Electric cars are going to cost more then normal so it makes sense to target the high in car market with electric cars.

Riding in the Chevrolet Volt

2010-08-30T20:55:00.002-04:00

I got to ride in a Volt on Saturday. Boy is it a nice car. Encase you don't know the volt is an electric hybrid car coming out from GM. It was really cool getting to look at the car up close. Interesting seeing the battery when you pop the hood instead of an engine and also seeing one in the back in trunk. The volt comes with a standard 120 volt model which takes about 10 hours to fully

a car runs on the runs

2010-08-21T04:03:00.000-04:00

oh crap, some folks at university in flint mi have away to human waste into biofuel for cars. they hope all cars in the city will on it.don't flush that ideal, i think it's the shiznit.

Just got capped

2010-07-15T20:32:00.001-04:00

Well news is they have finally capped the oil leak in the gulf.But it's not over yet. BP still has to clean up the oil.

Obama pledges $2 billion investment in solar

2010-07-06T18:21:00.002-04:00

Two solar energy companies are getting a big investment as the president states that Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar Manufacturing have received funding money from the government. check the video (it's around the 2 minute mark)This is great news not only in the jobs mentioned that this will create but of course for the environment. it's good to see funding for green energy. This is an area that

It's raining oil

2010-06-23T16:08:00.002-04:00

Here is an effect of BP oil spill that I didn't think about until I saw this video...That's right it's raining oil. It makes since when you think about the fact that water in all forms does recycle it self in a system of large bodies of water, some evaporation and coming back down as rain.

Oil Spill wont stop tourism

2010-06-12T20:57:00.000-04:00

The other day I heard a tourism ad for Florida. Nothing surprising about that except that it brings up the BP oil spill. The ad was basically where sure the oil spill has changed your plains to visit Florida for are beaches due to the oil spill, but we would like to point out the oil has only reached south Florida...we still got clean beaches in north Florida...please visit north Florida. I

Not so new oil spill

2010-06-12T19:48:00.002-04:00

This oil madness in the gulf keeps getting worst.on NPR's site they mention that a new oil spill isn't that new but actually 6 year's oil...er I mean old.

Solar Skin the Inflatable solar panels

2009-10-05T18:29:00.004-04:00

the company of Studio formwork has developed a type of solar panel that will allow people to use solar energy without having to pay for the expensive installation of normal solar panels. it looks like something out of a sci-fi show

Support Van Jones

2009-09-08T13:41:00.004-04:00

If you don't know green activist Van Jones was fired form his Green Jobs Czar position in the Obama administration due to Glen Beck and Republicans anger over a number of things such as the fact that Jones was the founder of color of change (they are trying to say that group is racist) and after 911 he signed a petition asking for the cause of 911 to be further investigated (something that many

Moku Gift teams up with a few stars from hip-hop and beyond to get you to planet some trees

2009-06-05T18:54:00.002-04:00

Mokugift is running a program where you can planet a tree with some of your favorite artist and sports star...well short of. you can click on a picture of one of the celebrities that have teamed up and order a tree or two to planet...I don't think that star will actually show up to you house and go planting with you.still this for a good cause.the celebrities that have lent their names to the

Plastic Bags recyceling

2009-05-22T18:16:00.002-04:00

the other day I was watching a documentary on plastic bags. The documentary was focused on the harm plastic bags do to the environment ( I knew they where bad but I'll be honest I didn't realize these bags are commonly eating by animals...leading to their deaths) but the doc also talked to a person that work for an oil/plastic company talking about how good plastic bags are.One of the things the

100 mpg: big vehicles that give us big mileage

2009-04-21T18:33:00.004-04:00

it seems we may have to rethink the ideal that smaller cars are better for the environment recently GM has announced that they are working on a electric hybrid Hummer that will get 100 mpg.but this is not the only 100 mpg automobile that is in the works. an upstart company Bright Automotive has van (or as they call it fleet vehicle) that can get 100 mpg. both companies are hoping to have their

Oprah's OWN Environment Man

2009-02-16T12:56:00.002-05:00

when the deal to turn discovery health into OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) next year, one of the new shows will star an African American internet star working to help us be a greener place...I'm talking about Environment Manthe Black Rock & Roll Superhero goes around the nation pushing environmental awareness and somethings singing his own songs.

New Jers makes a big move into going Solar powered

2009-02-11T15:02:00.002-05:00

The biggest utility company in New Jersey PSE&G is making moves to have a big push to go solar. PSE&G is putting $773 million toward placing solar panels on all of their properties, their electric poles and even on public schools.it's expected that this project will allow 7% of New Jersey's power form solar energy.

shroomville

2009-02-09T19:09:00.003-05:00

I ran across this site that has a models for their ideal of skyscrapers that are based on mushrooms.the tops are supposed to be solar panels to give the powered needed for the building.

Help Africa and South America make big power movies with solar power

2009-01-08T14:24:00.005-05:00

The England based solar panel company Solarcentury are the folks behind the charity Solar AidThe goal of the charity is to provide items small solar panels and solar powered items to people living in the most rural impoverish areas of Africa and South America.Normally people living in those areas wouldn't have electricity but with these solar panels and solar powered products they can at least

Doc gets into trouble because of his fat ride

2008-12-29T14:45:00.000-05:00

a Beverly Hills cosmetic doctor has gotten into a lard of trouble because of the unique way he was fueling his SUV.Dr. Craig Alan Bittner was using turning the fat that he got form the liposuction he performed into biodiesel (or as he calls it lipodiesel)Doc Bittner says that he received permeation form his clients to use their fat ass's to power his car but it doesn't seem to matter because it

Obama's Green Team

2008-12-15T13:40:00.007-05:00

Over the weekend Obama announced the people who will be on his cabinet in positions dealing with the environment or has the media has tag them Obama's Green Team (which to me for some reason sounds like a great name for a kids show...what can't you see Obama and a team of super-heroes/Power ranger types fighting pollution monsters? Obama's Green Team GO!)anyways the people Barrack Obama has

rock it

2008-11-10T08:45:00.000-05:00

it has been found out that when a a type of rock called peridotite comes into contact with carbon dioxide, it will turn the green house gas into solid minerals like calcite.peridotite is a common rock that is found under the earth's crust. sadly it is expected to cost to much to mine for this rock, but some periodotite can be found on or near the earth's surface in some places such as Oman,

This car is full of air

2008-11-03T13:34:00.002-05:00

Zero Pollution Motors in a deal with Indian car company Tata is planning on bring a car that is ran on air to the American market.the car is a hybrid that runs on compressed air in two ways. either by a tank of compressed air or a fueled motor that compresses outside air. on the tank the car can reach top speeds of 35 mph for about 60 miles.Using the motor gives the car the speed of 106 mph for

Greener farms will bring healthier people and economy

2008-10-27T20:51:00.003-04:00

The New York Times has an article that talks about if farmers where to go back to the way they used the farm a long time ago (ie farming multiple crops and animals) things will be better for the environment as well as for economy and will also produce healthier people.the article is a bit long (9 pages) but in short it says.The current system of farming uses way to much fossil-fuels (in fact 19%

going green with a coca and smile

2008-10-21T14:10:00.002-04:00

coca-cola is adding 120 hybrid delivery trucks to it's fleets across American. Which is apart of the 4300 trucks that Coca-Cola is putting out around world.at speeds lower then 30 miles an hour the trucks use no gas.these trucks are expected to be over 30% more fuel efficient then the non-hybrid Coca delivery trucks.

Food From the hood

2008-09-04T08:51:00.001-04:00

Food from the Hood is a student group turned business that was started by a group of students that attend Crenshaw High School. the group was formed to turn a weeded area near the school football field into a garden. The group donates some of the food to the need and also sells a number of products such as salad dressing. half the profits they make go to scholar ships for the kids in the program.