Here’s Elon Musk’s response to the extraordinarily well-publicized fire in a Tesla Model S, in which he explains that statistically, fires per mile are five times less frequent in electric vehicles than they are in gasoline-powered cars.
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From Guest Blogger Susannah Taplin: Cycling in the City
“City” and “cycling” are two words that haven’t always been quite so synonymous. Yet life in a number of European cities is an increasingly two-wheeled affair. A great way to get to know a city, stay fit and reduce your …
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Sustainability Maven Annie Leonard and “The Story of Solutions"
Here’s another in the fantastic series of “The Story of Stuff” videos from Annie Leonard, called “The Story of Solutions.” Of all the people who impress me on this planet of ours, Annie’s very close to the top of the …
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From Guest Blogger Serven: Keeping your Home Garden Clean and Green
Ensuring cleanliness and greenery in garden is extremely important. For that, one has to put forward his efforts on daily basis. An ideal garden should be of that kind that when one enters his home, the lush green garden should …
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Can Whole Cities Go To 100% Renewable Energy?
Many people jeer the leaders of cities around the world who talk about moving to 100% renewable energy. But the folks I most respect among all this ridicule are those who are calmly making it happen. Here’s an article on …
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Las Vegas Rolls Dice with Sustainable Transportation
Here’s an article on the transformation that Las Vegas is making vis-à-vis sustainable transportation, which focuses on car-sharing. Last time I spoke with my colleague Dan Sturges, transportation visionary, he was hard at work at the strategic planning surrounding this …
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Concept for an Internship in Sustainability
At the rate of about two or three per month, people from around the globe ask me about internships here at 2GreenEnergy. I try to be responsive, and try to work something out that fits within my (extremely meager) budget …
Wall Street Says Fossil Fuel Consumption Will Last Forever
Here’s an interesting article whose point is simple: the concept that our civilization will continue its current direction vis-à-vis energy and ultimately extract and burn the last molecule of fossil fuel from the Earth’s crust is “baked into” essentially all …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan Perch: Tesla To Work On Autonomous Vehicle
It looks like the driverless car game is about to become much more competitive than it has been so far, as electric car company Tesla Motors has started working on an autonomous car project, and we should be able to …
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From Guest Blogger Jordan Perch: Sustainability Innovation in the Auto Industry
The auto industry has not been as innovative as the IT, alternative energy, or the health care industry, mainly due to the fact that manufacturers haven’t been seeing any major potential benefits from making significant changes to the way they …
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