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[9 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Back to the Coal Power?

There was once a time when we were all pretty dependent on the coal. It was the main driving force behind moving people from one place to another. Think steam railways and the magick horseless diligence.
To the sheer terror of many environmentally aware people, the coal transport can be on its rise once again. This time in a form of an electric car… but the form doesn’t change the essence.
According to Energy Information Administration more than 77% of

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[27 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

Scientists often come across as eccentrics. Have they gone too far this time? Professor Gerardine Botte from the much-respected Ohio University is leading a strange study in possibilities to utilize urine in green motoring.
It might sound like a crazy idea but it actually makes perfect sense when you think about it. Urine is the cheapest possible (to date) source of hydrogen. If we had enough of freely available hydrogen, our motoring problems would be solved because hydrogen is the most widespread element on earth, it burns eagerly and produces water …

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[24 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Mobile Phones go Solar - why cannot we?

Samsung promised to set the trend in green gadgetry some time ago. They have kept the promise. The first ever solar phone is out. It is a bit different from the initial action plan of Samsung but it is still something.
Late last year (2008) the Korean company announced it would start producing the Blue Earth qwerty phone. In the end the code name was scrapped and we got a Solar Guru (it will be called Crest Solar when it hits European market). During the development they have had to simplify …

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[25 Apr 2009 | No Comment | ]
World’s Sweetest Racing Car

A racing car that loves chocolate just like your wife? Wouldn’t that be wacky? Warwick Manufacturing Group or WMG has presented an F3 racing car that would take energy from cocoa oil.
It is not just about the fuel. It’s about the car, the concept. Its body is made from potato starch and polymers derived from carrot fibers. Yummy! The brake disks are made of cashew nutshells and the pilot seat is crafted in flax.
But it is the message of EcoF3 that makes the biggest impact. It is actually very