Archive for June, 2008

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Governator to Help Announce New Tesla Sedan Tomorrow (TechCrunch)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding a press conference tomorrow with Tesla Motors, makers of some of the coolest electric cars on the planet, to announce a 4 door, 5 passenger sedan slated for release in 2010. Not much information right now but rumor has it that it will be called the Whitestar and should [...]

‘Green collar’ jobs growing in Eagle County (Vail Daily)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Eagle County Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Yuri Kostick looks over a site plan for the Eagle County Airport solar project Thursday while at work in Eagle. Read More

Cincinnati environmental effort to start (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Arriving in electric cars and standing in front of solar panels, leaders of Cincinnati’s biggest public entities will announce at a meeting Monday that they’re working together to try to be more environmentally friendly. Read More

WALL-E is latest in long line of compelling heroes (Portsmouth Herald)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

The title character in “WALL-E,” Pixar’s futuristic spellbinder, is a funky little metallic contraption that looks like a crazed blend of farm tractor and old-style CPU. A trash-collecting robot, he relies on solar power to keep going. He has… Read More

Fewer chemicals, more flash in pools (Detroit Free Press)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Taking a dip in a backyard pool has never looked so refreshing. Today’s pools aren’t all the energy guzzlers or chemical soups of the past — like cars, new technologies have created efficient systems to treat and clean the pool, as well as light and heat it. Read More

Cars damaged in Haverhill (The Eagle-Tribune)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

HAVERHILL — Vandals smashed windows in two cars parked on Charles Street and Lamoille Avenue, police said. An officer was sent to 21 Charles St., about 5:58 a.m., where the owner of a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier told him he found the rear passenger window of the car had been smashed about midnight, but waited until [...]

Students Prep $400,000 Solar Car for Cross-continental Race (Newswise)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Sol Invictus, Iowa State University’s latest student-designed and student-built solar race car, will compete in the North American Solar Challenge July 13-22. The challenge will take 24 university and college teams 2,400 miles from Plano, Texas, to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Read More

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