by Gil Friend | May 4, 2003 | Sustainability
Fuel Economy Hit 22-Year Low. The average fuel economy of the nation’s cars and trucks fell to its lowest level in 22 years in the 2002 model year. By Danny Hakim. [New York Times: Science] Cars and light trucks — S.U.V.’s, pickups and minivans...
by Gil Friend | May 4, 2003 | Sustainability
How to Sidestep a Two-Pronged Vampire. Old transformers waste about 5 percent of the power in the country. There are some solutions on the horizon, however. By Peter Wayner. [New York Times: Science] The opportunities to save energy are everywhere — Computers,...
by Gil Friend | Apr 27, 2003 | Sustainability
At 16 Cylinders, Here Comes the Ultimate American Dream Machine. At the New York auto show, Ford has an interesting little vehicle on display. Fascinating but very lonely. By Serge Schmemann. [New York Times: Opinion] The fascinating vehicle is the Model U,...
by Gil Friend | Apr 25, 2003 | Sustainability
California Regulators Modify Auto Emissions Mandate. California regulators, responding to pressure from automakers and the Bush administration, amended a plan to force the industry to produce clean cars. By Danny Hakim. [New York Times: Science] Ending the day with...
by Gil Friend | Apr 25, 2003 | Sustainability
could you imagine how quickly government would make all workplaces and public places smokefree? But, alas, it only transmits cancer, respiratory illness, heart disease, and asthma. Joe Cherner, SmokeFree Educational Services
by Gil Friend | Apr 24, 2003 | Sustainability
I’ll be speaking at EnvironDesign in Washington DC next week. [My full speaking schedule lives, more or less up to date, here.] And don’t miss Planetworks in San Francisco in June: the relationship between global ecology and information...
