Ed’s Green Blog

Excellent Documentary on America’s Food industry.

Some reusable Aluminum Bottles might have a BPA lined coating on the inside.

Buy a reusable Stainless Steel Bottle instead, like these from Klean Kanteen:

Set your water heater thermostat to about 120F or between low and medium. You won’t feel the difference in the shower, your stuff in the dishwasher will still be sterilized and you’ll save about $25 a year.

Trials by companies including Panasonic and Toyota are underway at 3,000 homes throughout Japan, to bring mini hydrogen power plants into backyards that will provide heat and power while emitting a fraction of the carbon dioxide of normal energy sources by using a hydrogen fuel cell to convert natural gas into electricity. It’s called a fuel cell co-generation system.  You  can be read about it here:

http://www.physorg.com/news127483336.html

Handy Baking Soda Usage Tips HERE

Handy Borax Usage Tips HERE

Plug-in Hybrids are coming!!!

Here is the list of upcoming vehicles and dates:

GM
Chevy Volt – Demo 2009, production November 2010
Saturn Vue PHEV – 2010. Note: GM has discontinued the Saturn line and the Vue’s fate in unclear. Nissan
EV – 2010

Toyota
Plug-in Hybrid Prius – Demo 2010, production 2011

Chrysler
PHEV – 2010
EV Jeep – by 2013
EV Minivan – by 2013
EV Roadster – by 2013

Ford
Plug-in Hybrid Escape – 2012
EV Magna – 2011

BMW
e-Mini – 2009

Audi
A1 Sportback PHEV – 2011

Hyundai
PHEV Sonata – 2013

Volkswagen
PHEV Golf – 2011

Small Companies
Tesla (now and 2011)
Fisker (2009)
BYD (2009)
Bright Automotive (2012)
Miles (2009)
Aptera (2009)
Persu Mobility (2011)
Myers Motors (now)

PHEV conversions
A123/Hymotion
Plug-in Conversions
3-Prong Power

Collect dead batteries(aaa, aa, 9volt, c, d, brick batteries, etc.) in a container and then recycle them!

Take them to radio shack, ikea, home depot, find a place that’s most convenient for you.

Then replace them with/and start using rechargeable batteries, my favorite brand is energizer rechargeable nickel-metal hydrides

get a charger and stock up!

you’ll be surprised how many batteries you actually use!

they are just like lightbulbs, you think you are using like maybe a dozen or so, when in reality its probably closer to 50!

-ed