many things are missing in this thread, such as the fact that biodiesel can be made from recycling *extant* oils as well as made from new crops. that means you are significantly reducing landfill and other hazards while simultaneously reducing petroleum dependence. fish and meat packing plants, tanneries, orchards, farms, fast-food chains, etc. all have … Continue reading Treehugger on ethanol versus biodiesel
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) (An extract of a performance by Danny Solis can be found on Poetry Slam) Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said … Continue reading The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
An inspirational story from last February: A car that can go from zero to 60 in four seconds and get more than 50 miles to the gallon would be enough to pique any driver’s interest. So who do we have to thank for it. Ford? GM? Toyota? No — just Victor, David, Cheeseborough, Bruce, and … Continue reading Students school Detroit with diesel-hybrid project
Tens of thousands of people have fallen ill and seven have tied from shipping waste disposed of in Abidjan, an economic hub of the Ivory Coast with approximately four million residents. The latest figures reported show close to 40,000 people have visited a doctor in just a few days time as a result of the … Continue reading Toxic waste crisis in the Ivory Coast