Earth Day


VIDEO: Jones Soda Co. celebrates Earth Day with bicycles and car batteries

Think your company did something worthwhile on Earth Day? If so, that's great, but it probably didn't require quite the level of commitment that was shown by Jones Soda employees at the beverage company's headquarters. There, staffers took turns spinning themselves silly on stationary bicycles hooked up via belts to used car alternators. These generators sent electrons to a slew of recycled car batteries that provided power to the office's 15 laptops, a server, a printer and the usual assortment of phones and fax machines. Apparently, more ... Read more →

NHTSA announces new CAFE standards through 2015 John Neff

Last December, President Bush signed a new energy bill into law that requires automakers to achieve a Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard of 35 mpg by 2020. This historic stiffening of CAFE ...

First round of CAFE targets to be announced on Earth Day Chris Shunk

The Bush camp hasn't exactly been extolled for its green virtue over the past seven years, but the administration is trying to make up for lost time by announcing 2011-2015 CAFE targets on Earth Day. ...

MTV to pimp out a '65 Impala with 800hp biodiesel for Earth Day Sam Abuelsamid

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/MTV_To_Pimp_a_1965_Impala_with_800HP_Biodiesel_Engine_for_Earth_Day'; Next week on MTV, it's a "Very Special Edition" of Pimp My Ride. In honor of Earth ...

General Motors observes Earth Day 2006 Joel Arellano

The world's largest automotive company is celebrating Earth Day with a barrage of activities across the U.S. GM actually started at the beginning of the year with its "Live Green Go Yellow" ...

Tokyo is cooking with oil for Earth Day 3 years ago on Autoblog

"We want your vegetable oil." That is what organizers for Earth Day Tokyo 2006 are asking volunteers, for which they'll pay a small amount. The organizers will then create biodiesel from the oil and use the resulting fuel to power the lighting, televisions, speakers, and other ...

Earth Day, every day: Autoblog announces eco-friendly spinoff, AutoblogGreen 3 years ago on Autoblog

As the song goes, "Blues had a baby, and the called it rock n' roll." Well, Autoblog has just birthed its first spinoff, and we're calling it AutoblogGreen. With gas prices surging and more interest in alternative fuel vehicles and their attendant lifestyles than at any time in ...

Nissan Altima Hybrid? Only if you live in one of eight states 3 years ago on Autoblog

Nissan's first hybrid, the forthcoming 2007 Altima HEV will only be sold in eight states. To put a geographical point on it, the Japanese automaker will sell the eco-friendly sedan in the Northeast and California:  New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Maine and New ...

Honda to build diesels in the UK 3 years ago on Autoblog

In order to support high demand for diesel vehicles in Europe, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. has announced that it will start building oil-burning engines at its plant in Britain. Currently, its UK plant gets diesel powerplants from Japan, and will initially get the parts for the engines from Japan. ...

Transcontinental with a little help from Daryl Hannah, cow patties and corn whiskey 3 years ago on Autoblog

Cable network Outdoor Life Network (OLN) is set to debut a 13-part television series featuring actress Daryl Hannah, a modified Chevrolet S-10, hemp oil, and an AstroTurf-covered 1982 Volkswagen Jetta that runs on bio diesel. Coolfuel: Roadtrip charts the journey of Australian Shaun Murphy (and ...

Washington state signs ethanol requirement 3 years ago on Autoblog

Last month, Washington became the fourth state to join the growing ethanol wave. Governor Christine Gregoire signed the bill, which states that two percent of the state's diesel and gasoline must come from biodiesel or ethanol by the end of 2008. Other parts of the bill require ...

Poll shows over fifty percent of America interested in hybrids 3 years ago on Autoblog

Gallup conducted a poll last month checking the pulse of automotive consumers, and how their buying attitudes are changing in light of America's increasing gas prices. According to the poll, fully 57 percent of the 1001 responders now state that they would consider purchasing a hybrid as ...

New York Auto Show: Honda to NY Civic buyers: "Phill 'er up!" 3 years ago on Autoblog

Honda announced today that it is bringing to market a compressed natural gas (CNG) motivated Civic GX to New York buyers this fall. According to the automaker, the GX will put out 'near zero emissions,' giving owners access to tax credits and home refuelling via an optional Phill home refueling ...

Saab's BioPower 9-3 hybrid secretly a plug-in? 3 years ago on Autoblog

The fine folks at Aftonbladet and TrollhattenSaab.net may have stumbled on more than an interesting detail regarding the Saab 9-3 BioPower Hybrid concept shown at the Stockholm Autoshow. The Swedish prototype has been touted as the first hybrid to return nearly zero fossil fuel emissions, but it's ...

Third-gen Prius to flirt with 100 mpg? 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to AutoExpress UK, Toyota is set to go for the green-veined jugular with its next Prius. The automaker's next hybrid will reportedly net a scarcely-believable 94 mpg (113mpg in imperial gallons). The figure comes about as the company has reportedly set a fuel economy bogey of 40km/liter, ...

UK green cab service expands Prius coverage 3 years ago on Autoblog

UK Minicab firm greentomotacars has started a pilot program to expand into the West London area with its Prius fleet. The service, which currently uses five of the well-known hybrids, plans to increase its numbers to fifty when they extend service across all of London by the end of June. Even ...

'Skipee', the eco-friendly trike concept from Down Under 3 years ago on Autoblog

BusinessWeek Magazine recently weighed in on 'Skipee', the three-wheeler concept seen here, designed by Australian Dimitrios Scoutas. As an environmentally friendly proposition, Scoutas envisions his curious trike as an alternative form of transportation produced primarily from recycled materials, ...

Is your next tank of gas from...seat foam? 3 years ago on Autoblog

As previously posted, the automobile is the number one recycled product in the U.S. Most of the recycled materials are re-used for different purposes, like floormats being turned into sound-deadening materials. But how about fuel? In a new study, Changing World Technologies, Inc. used a process ...

Toyota completes water-based car paint rollout 3 years ago on Autoblog

Back in 1999, Toyota Motor Corp. started to shift top coat painting for its automobile lines in Japan from organic-solvent paints to metallic water-borne paints as part of its goal to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC). The company has just completed the rollout at its Motomachi plant. The ...

Government investigating if Big Oil thwarting biodiesel 3 years ago on Autoblog

This week, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the state's two U.S. senators, Richard Durbin and Barack Obama, sent letters to the heads of the six major oil companies as part of an investigation to see if they have any policies that are inhibiting construction and operation of biodiesel and ...

SAE puts a timeline on powertrain futures 3 years ago on Autoblog

At the annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress this week, speakers and members outlined what powertrains and alternative fuel sources will move tomorrow's vehicles. All agreed the gasoline engine will continue to dominate the North American market, the world's largest, until at ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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