Archive for the 'environment' Category

DIY Video Vegetable Oil Conversion

Are you interested in running your car on vegetable oil?  Before you get started, you should read our post on how it works.  Once you are comfortable with the requirements, watch the following video from Veg My Ride to see how it’s done for an older Mercedes! If you like the video, consider making a [...]

Top 10 Ways to Save Fuel When Driving

Top Ten Ways to Save More Fuel Below are the top ten ways you can save gas in your car.  Try a few of these productivity enhancements and help reduce our dependence on foreign oil. 1. Tire Pressure – Check tire pressure and bring it up to recommended levels 2. Use Synthetic Engine Oil – [...]

How do you Visualize Clean Energy?

I’m a visual learner.  When it comes to learning complex topics, having images and diagrams always make it easier for me to retain the information. After reading a great poston visualizing energy, I thought I’d share with you the video produced by Getty Images for corporations to use as a point of reference when they [...]

Top Ways to Reduce Our Dependence on Oil

I see many articles on ways that people can reduce their usage of oil in the home and in their lifestyle.  Bike to work, buy a scooter, buy natural fiber clothes.  All of these will make some difference but is it really the best bang for the buck?  Here is a short list of the [...]

Save the Gulf Buy a Nissan Leaf

An open letter to Erich Marx, Director of Marketing and Media for Nissan Motors Dear Mr. Marx, I would like to offer a suggestion for a new marketing program to help promote the upcoming Nissan Leaf electric vehicle this winter.  For each Nissan Leaf sold, offer to donate a percentage of the purchase price to [...]

Will the Gulf Oil Spill Be Enough to Change Us?

As the toxic slur of oil and dispersants drift ashore across the American Gulf Coast, I wonder if this will be enough to make us change our ways?  Over the past hundred years, we’ve accomplished a lot.  We made the internal combustion engine the mainstream choice for transportation.  We’ve built roads and super-highways that link [...]