On September 15, 2008, I published an article here entitled “ GM’s $1.5 Million Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Wont be Available For At Least 10 Years ,” and the information for the article was taken directly from my own experience, as I had seen the Equinox Fuel Cell being promoted that same morning, near where I work in Washington D.C.
After looking at the vehicle I had a conversation with a representative near the information booth, and it was a result of that conversation that spawned the article.
Well, Pete Barkley, who has been working for General Motors for the past eight years in Advanced Propulsion, was kind enough to leave a comment on the article, clarifying a couple inconsistencies and offering us some more information and a test drive.
Never one to give up a good opportunity, I’ve been in contact with him and true to his word, he is giving me the opportunity to drive the Equinox myself, and has granted an interview and will allow me to phot...
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World Energy ConsumptionFrom: lightbulbs.org
Post Date: 2008-06-14 17:13:50
Our friends at enterprise consulting and services company, Tibco, have created a fascinating tool that analyzes the trends of World Energy Consumption. Their World Energy Survey site visually depicts consumption and production trends for coal, gas, hydroelectric, nuclear and oil between the years 1965 and 2005.
What is completely fascinating about this site is to look at production versus consumption metrics. For example, the United States is currently decreasing production of the diffe...
more LED LightingFrom: lightbulbs.org
Post Date: 2008-06-12 21:49:24
Advanced Lumonics are boasting an incredible new EarthLED EvoLux R LED light bulb that uses a mere 13 Watts of energy, lasts 16 years and costs a whipping hundred bucks per bulb. Sounds expensive until you think about effing gas at $5 per gallon. When you average down the price ot the Advanced Lumonics bulb down to its yearly cost, its really just under $6 per year. So, 1 bulb for 1 gallon of gas. Seems like a fairly easy choice for me. ...
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