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• Amtrak to Test Higher Speeds on Acela Line

  

  Perhaps the biggest knock on high speed rail in the United States is that it is currently anything but high speed. A Washington Monthly article from ten years... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Toyota Backtracks on Selling Mini-Electric Car

  

  Reuters news service is reporting that Toyota Motors has decided to forgo mass production of its eQ, a mini-electric car based on its iQ model. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• From Denmark, Nørrebro Bryghus

  

  While it may not be one of the first countries to spring to mind when you think about beer, Denmark is steeped in beer culture. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Inoperable Windows and Efficient Lighting

  

  Standing at two ends of the sustainability spectrum, inoperable windows (picture most any large skyscraper in any town) and efficient lighting seem to... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Energy Modeling for Dummies: A Review of the HOMER Energy Modeling Sofware

  I’m not an engineer, but if renewable energy is going to really take off, a lot of non-engineers are going to need to answer the basic question when... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Biking Detroit, Connecting Detroit

  

  Last weekend, over 4,000 people took to the streets of Detroit not in cars, but on bikes. The 11th annual Tour de Troit raised awareness of biking as a viable... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• More on Minimalist Living

  

  The whole minimalist lifestyle has made me think recently. First it made me want to clean my entire house out again and sort through everything. Anything not... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: US Wind Energy Growth in 2011

  

  Today’s facts come from a recent news item on the Energy Department’s website detailing the growth of wind power in 2011. A PDF of the report is available... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Industry Spotlight: Capital Bikeshare – An Update

  

  Several weeks ago I wrote about Alta Bicycle Share, a company that manages the bike share process from helping municipalities prepare initial bike sharing... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Texas Toll Road Bets Drivers Will Pay to Drive 85 MPH

  

  A while back, we posted about cutting the speed limit as an easy way of increasing fuel efficiency. If speed limits nationwide were reduced to 55 MPH, as they... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How Much Land Are You Willing to Give Up for Clean Energy?

  

  In an article recently released by the local Denver publication, Westword, the National Renewable Energy Lab’s (NREL) expansion into private land is brought to... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Smooshed Glass Bottles Recycled as Chic Food Trays

  

  So the morning news in Japan has very little to do with actual news. Depending on the day’s schedule, sometime between 6:00 and 7:00 each morning I catch a few... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Following Germany’s Example? Japan Unveils Zero Nuclear Energy Plan

  

  This week, the Japanese government will issue a new energy plan incorporating the ruling Democratic Party of Japan’s (DPJ) recommendation that the government... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• I Can’t Stand Waste

  

  As a follow-up to last week’s post, I continued thinking about the frugality vs. eco-consciousness question. After realizing that I unplug fully charged... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How Much Open Space Do Cities Need?

  

  Open space is a key contributor to quality of life. To ensure that cities remain economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable, it is imperative that... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: How Long To Decompose?

  

  There are numerous benefits to recycling: Â conserving conversing raw materials by using those already in use, reduction in energy needed to produce goods from... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Jatropha Curcas: The Good Biofuel?

  

  When I wrote my Master’s thesis I recommended Jatropha based biodiesel as a potential solution to the dire need for cheap homegrown energy in Marinduque,... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: John McPhee’s The Control of Nature

  

  On occasion I write a review of a book I’ve read several years earlier. While I prefer to have a book fresh in my mind, there are only so many books I can read... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Annoying Energy Units

  

  In complete opposition to an earlier post from Justin, I would like to fight for the use of scientific energy units. I may have a different view on this, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Industry Spotlight: Rhythm Engineering – Making Your Commute a Little Smoother

  

  Ever wonder as you are stopped at a red light with no cars in sight or are stuck in rush hour traffic made worse by a series of traffic signals that aren’t in... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT