One Man’s Mission To Wean The World Off Oil

WKRG.com News

One of the 100 most influential people of 2009 by Time magazine is a 42 year old Israeli businessman, Shai Agassi. Whom happens to be developing a global network of charging spots and “battery switch stations,” which will effectively work as gas stations for electric cars. He is a man on a mission to wean the world off it’s oil addiction and turn everyone into electric car drivers. With his California-based company, Better Place, Agassi has partnered with car maker Renault-Nissan to produce the first generation of emission-free electric cars, the Renault Fluence ZE design delivers comfort, styling and flexibility. The world’s first switchable battery electric car will be available in early 2011, which Agassi says “will not be more expensive than your average Sedan.” (more…)

Let’s Go Surfin Now, Everybody’s Learnin How ….

It has been a while since I have been surfing and probably will not be surfing anytime soon. So, I was just kinda taking a look around to see if there are any improvements in this fun sport! Well, I was surprised to see that there was. In the past, surfboards have been made with wood, stryofoam, resins, etc. Today, the makers of surfboards are using recyclable and sustainable materials, such as:

- Reclaimed and sustainably harvested wood
- Cork – a renewable resource
- EPS foam – a recyclable surfboard foam
- Epoxy – which emits very low VOCs (volatile Organic compounds) and does not require solvents for clean up. (more…)

Please welcome back, our guest writer Caroline Smith!

Give Your Furniture a Green Makeover with Slipcovers

By Caroline Smith of GetSlipcovers.com

Being green is all about saving energy, reducing waste, recycling and reusing. When it comes to old sofas and chairs, using slipcovers is a green way to give them a new lease of life and keep them out of landfill. I don’t think there’s any excuse to throw away old furniture just because you don’t like the look of the upholstery. Whether it’s the color or pattern that isn’t to your taste, or the fabric is worn or stained, as long as the seat is comfortable to sit on, it still has plenty of life left in it. (more…)

The Norwegian government tunneled 400 feet into an Arctic mountain to build the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Guarded behind two security doors and two airlocks, the vault celebrated its first birthday February 26, with the addition of 90,000 seed samples. Which included 32 varieties of potatoes, 3,800 samples of wheat and barley, and 20,000 backup copies of seeds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The vault has stockpiled more than 400,000 samples over the past year, and can accommodate 4.5 million samples total. (more…)

I found this and thought it might be useful for families on the go!

SafetyTat is a fun and colorful kids temporary safety tattoo that’s uniquely offered either customized with your mobile phone number or blank so you can write in your mobile number. When applied to the arm of your child or loved one, SafetyTat provides a highly visible form of identification that stays in place even when wet! (more…)

There is a new thing going on here in Texas that many of you may know about.
Filling your car tires with something other than air. How about Nitrogen! Not
only is nitrogen eco-friendly but also proven better for your tires experts say.

Nitrogen keeps the tires at a consistent pressure level and which extends the
life of the tires.

Every time the weather changes 10 degrees, the tires filled with air lose about
1 lb of pressure. Although it will cost you about $10 per tire. A tire filled
with nitrogen is cheaper in the long run. Nitrogen will last about three months
longer than air. Experts say that tires with nitrogen will also give better (more…)