The Green
Sundance Channel’s THE GREEN, a new weekly primetime destination focusing on environmental topics, was launched April 17, 2007. With THE GREEN, Sundance Channel becomes the first television network in the United States to establish a major, regularly-scheduled programming destination dedicated entirely to the environment. THE GREEN is presented by Lexus and Citi Smith Barney.
THE GREEN presents original series and documentary premieres about the earth’s ecology and concepts of “green” living that balance human needs with responsible care for the planet. THE GREEN reflects the current tipping point in public awareness about ecological issues and the trend towards environmentally sustainable approaches to modern living. The destination is designed to be both edifying and entertaining, with an emphasis on information, practical advice and community building. Presented by Robert Redford, the destination is hosted by award-winning journalist Simran Sethi and community advocate and MacArthur Fellow Majora Carter, two dynamic leaders who have distinguished themselves with revolutionary ideas in such areas as civic planning and global business practices. Read more
Mercedes-Benz’s website and Bluetec
Bluetec gets the maximum power out of every single drop of diesel and so consumes significantly less fuel while conserving natural resources and actively preventing air pollution. On Mercedes-Benz website you can interactively know more about bluetec and plant your very own flower, showing that you care about environment.
Google and Utility to Test Hybrids That Sell Back Power
Source: NYTimes
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 18 — Google and Pacific Gas & Electric have unveiled their vision of a future in which cars and trucks are partly powered by the country’s electric grids, and vice versa.
The companies displayed on Monday six Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid vehicles modified to run partly on electricity from the power grid, allowing the vehicles to go up to 75 miles on a gallon of gas, nearly double the number of miles of a regular hybrid. They also modified one vehicle to give electricity back to the power company.
The highly unusual test takes the hybrid, which is now familiar on American roads, a step further by using extra batteries to hold energy made and distributed by a power company. The technology is eagerly awaited by energy experts and environmentalists, but is not yet ready to go commercial because the additional batteries are not yet durable enough. Read more
Toyota Hybrids Sale Hits 1 Million
A decade since the first Prius hit the market (in Japan) Toyota’s global sales of hybrid vehicles have now reached a landmark 1 million, highlighting the giant Japanese automaker’s lead in “green” technology that has changed the face of the auto industry.
In a statement released Thursday last week, Toyota says it has sold 577,311 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in the USA from mid-2000, when it launched the Prius here, through May. Toyota’s worldwide sales of gas-and-electric-powered vehicles totaled 1.047 million as of the end of May. Nearly 345,000 of those were sold in Japan.
Sales of Toyota hybrids have climbed from 18,000 in 1998 to 312,500 last year, the company said. Read more
energy [r]evolution
Climate change is changing our world. Within the lifetimes of children being born today, it may challenge our survival as a species.
The Earth is hotter than it has been for at least one thousand years. By the end of this century, if current trends continue, the temperature will likely climb higher than it’s been at any time in the past two million years. The consequences of this drastic rise, caused by burning fossil fuels, are likely to be catastrophic: mass extinctions, droughts, hundreds of millions of refugees …
To prevent climate change we need a revolution in energy policy and an evolution in the way we all use energy.
here is a video from Greenpeace that I want to share with you…
Greenest Cars on earth
Are you looking for information on environmentally friendly cars that can have you not only living green but driving green? Check out Greenest cars on earth, this website is a great site to getting started to driving green by listing the greenest cars on earth to date and giving you a run down on all their features.
Some of the greenest cars listed on this article are Saab 9-5 BioPower, BMW Hydrogen 7, Lexus GS-450h, Tesla Roadster Electric Vehicle, Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept-E, Toyota FT-HS, Mazda RX8 Hydrogen RE-2 and Lotus Exige 265E, cars already featured here at Top Green Cars.
If you think you can’t afford a new one, Vcars also has a used cars section that may just be what you’re looking for if you are looking for information on UK cars.
It is interesting to see that ‘The greenest cars on earth so far’ is the second most popular article of the website. It seems that people is becoming more interested on environmental issues.
Autotropolis vehicle selector
Trying to figure out the type of car to get can be a serious challenge Autotropolis may have the answer for you with it’s vehicle selector and it’s dealership locator.
These tools are provided free of charge on the site as a way of helping people find the car they are looking for. The site is well organized. With the dealership integrated with Google maps so you can not only get the address but print out directions as well. The site even has a top ten listing of the most requested cars. This is definitely a site worth checking into if you are looking for a new hybrid car and want to narrow your options.
The website also has an autonews section named future vehicles were you will find some information on green cars and other vehicles.
Greenpeace Biofuel Campaign
I want to share this video created by Greenpeace regarding Bio-fuels and their potential detrimental effect of increased deforestation.
