Global warming according to Bush!

Why do you think Adam and Eve were naked?;-)

This isn't actually all that different to what the real President Bush said yesterday and it's much more fun to watch!

Natural Architecture

Natural Architecture is an collection of works reflecting the ideas of this movement have been compiled into a book written by alessandro rocca (architect and architecture critic and a professor at the milan polytechnic). the book, due out in early november 2007, features sixty-six projects from 18 artists and architects by way of 250 photos and illustrations. each project reconsiders designing with nature in mind. projects by olafur eliasson, patrick dougherty, nils-udo, ex. studio, edward ng, n architects, and many others.

Yves Béhar - One Laptop Per Child

For the last two years, Yves Béhar (Fuse Project) has been working with Nicholas Negroponte (One Laptop Per Child - OLPC), director of the MIT Media Lab, developing a laptop that will be sold exclusively to governments in the developing world for $100 and then given to school children. Not only have they achieved a miracle of costing, their laptop makes all existing models look lazy, cumbersome and stupid. via Wallpaper

The goal of the XO is simple and noble: to give every child a laptop, especially in developing countries, where the machines will be sold in bulk for about $130 apiece.
But the One Laptop Per Child nonprofit, formed at MIT, didn’t just create a cheap computer. In addition to cutting costs—by designing lower-priced circuitry and using an open-source operating system, among other things—it also improved on the standard laptop by slashing the machine’s energy use by 90 percent, ideal for a device that could be charged by hand-cranked power in rural villages. The biggest power hog is typically the display, so engineers invented a new LCD.
Each pixel has one part that reflects light and one that lets light pass through a colored filter. Turn on the LED behind the screen, and a full-color image appears as rays stream through the tinted filters. Turn it off to save power, and light bounces off the reflective parts of the pixels to form a black-and-white image perfect for e-mail or e-textbooks. Even more efficient, the CPU suspends itself when the image is static.

Expect the tech in full-price laptops in a few years.

The Story of Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

Watch it and think about:


This is just the intro. Watch the full doc here!

Tanx Monica.

Who Killed the Electric Car?

For the one´s that didn´t saw this doc, it´s very important to understand why we still don´t see more electric cars on our roads.

In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust and ran without gasoline...........Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.

With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right.

CyberCar - the future as arrived.

The aim of Cybercar demonstrations is present to the society a new concept of mobility. This Video describes the principal technologies applied in Cybercar.
For the first time the Laboratory of Automatics and Systems of Pedro Nunes Institute and the Coimbra University, in Portugal, are submitting the Cybercars Technology to City Planers, Arquitects, Designers, etc. (Connected Cities Project, Interreg 3C, EU). Its permit to see "out of the box", and understand the space of cybercars in the cities.
The Vodafone Foundation is supporting the research team to develop new user interfaces.

Who says Electric cars are bouring?

The Lightning car company is proud to release one of the UK's first electric sports cars for 2007. Combining classic, British sports car design with racing car technology and state of the art NanoSafe™ battery power and Hi-Pa Drive™ electric motor innovation, the Lightning has been developed with exhilarating performance front of mind. Whilst its head-turning looks will appeal to the most discerning of drivers, unlike other sports cars, the Lightning is also easy on the conscience. With virtually no polluting emissions, this energy-efficient car uses clean technology and will have the ultimate green rating। Following production of several Lightning petrol prototypes, the electric Lightning GT, sports and extended range versions are now available to pre-order.

100% ELECTRIC POWER - Lightning technology delivers ultra smooth, full power immediately from zero rpm. True to its name, the Lightning GTSE can be charged in approximately 10 minutes for over 250 miles of motoring, making long journeys a breeze. Full regenerative braking means the battery receives charge every time you decelerate.

UNCOMPROMISING PERFORMANCE - 0-60mph in just 5 seconds will be standard for the Lightning and we believe the sport version will provide an incredible 0-60mph in less than 4 seconds. A real driver's car!

COMMANDING PRESENCE - full size, luxury spec. GT with carbon fibre/Kevlar crafted bodywork makes an impressive statement wherever you drive.

EXEMPT FROM ROAD CHARGES - with limited emissions, you can forget congestion charges and road tax.

PHENOMENAL ECONOMY - 10 x cheaper to run. Using domestic electric power for charging costs around 2.2p per mile vs. 22p for the equivalent petrol engine.

SAFER THAN THE AVERAGE - The Lightning has no large fuel tank। Instead it incorporates a state of the art NanoSafe™ battery system। The composite monocoque structure uses the same technology as that used in F1 to protect the driver.

Electric power explained

Electric vehicles have maximum available power at the wheels at any speed, unlike a petrol engine where maximum power is only obtained high up in the rev range. To deliver this power to the road the Lightning will use electronically controlled traction control which negates wheel spin and unbalance in the power being applied.

The stunning performance of the Lightning GTS will likely surpass almost all large engine high performance sports cars in the 0-60mph range. The sensation of harnessing power and performance will be felt by the sheer exhilaration of the power pushing you back in your seat as the car accelerates.

Because there is no engine, the Lightning has a maintenance-free motor with just a few parts and together with the control electronics and special batteries, will not need anywhere near the servicing of other sports cars।

Check out other electric cars:

ZAP-X

TESLA
and much more...

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