James Bashkin - Instablogs
May 20 2008
A set of headlines on the environment, book reviews and music.
May 20 2008
As reported by By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post Staff Writer: “Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson favored giving California some authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks … before he...
May 17 2008
60 Mile per gallon, clean, turbo diesel VW Jetta BlueTDI has started to arrive in the US, though August is when the main shipments will begin. This car meets the emissions standards of all US States, including the high emissions standards of States like...
May 16 2008
A post supporting Amnesty International, the people of Myanmar and repressed people all over the world. Reference is made to Daniel Schorr’s piece on NPR, May 14 2008, where he brought up the UN “Responsibility to Protect” resolution...
May 14 2008
In case the first title was too long for the amazing gas mileage to be obvious, I want to call further attention to this recent article on the new VW TurboDiesel Jetta, coming to the US in 2009, and capable of meeting all of the toughest state emissions...
May 13 2008
Norway, which exports oil and natural gas and therefore has no “foreiegn oil” problem, is looking to wind power for the future, with over 150 wind-based power plans in some stage of the approval or planning process.
May 11 2008
From gas 2.0: the new turbodiesel VW Jetta will meet the toughest US emissions standards and get 60 miles per gallon!
May 11 2008
Combine solar concentrators with solar panels to get high efficiency solar power, as reported by CLeantechnica.com
May 11 2008
The cost of solar and wind power installations keeps dropping, for the most part, with occasional, temporary price rises in the solar area if silicon supplies are an issue. The following links all point to a site that offers information on practical...
May 6 2008
Sponsored by Amnesty International. Please post about human rights on May 15! See here for banners; See here for Amnesty International (links found at original article).