We recently saw a presentation by Sean Snaith the Director of the Institute for Economic Competitiveness at the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Florida. Sadly the presentation was sobering on two fronts. Sean sees the US … Continued
Since sales of all cars are tough now and since gas is reasonably priced(compared to 2 years past), now is perhaps the time to buy a used or new hybrid vehicle. The problem with total electric cars for those who … Continued
There are six basic types of propulsion systems for current and near-future vehicles – here’s how to tell them apart.Internal combustion power. Example: The vast majority of vehicles on the road. Powered by an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline, … Continued
The controversy and discussion over the soon-to-be released Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf EV’s(Electric vehicles) is exciting and worthwhile we believe. It’s much better than talking about the drawbacks of deepwater drilling for instance. The article below questions how “truly … Continued
These lists are ubiquitous but we feel it’s always good to populate our blog with them often since we all forget how little things can save you a lot. 1. Replace Your ShowerheadEstimated Time: 15 minutesEstimated Cost: $10 to $60Install … Continued
Recently I was in the market for a timer for my table lamp. I always used to forget to turn off my lamp when I was leaving. Thanks to this habit of mine I was paying for electricity that I … Continued
The impetus to change from the oil empire of Texas and Alberta and Saudi and Russian and Venezuela etc is hard for humans. Even though we are in a brief rest from $100/barrel we will go back soon and most … Continued
We were only able to visit one of the stops on the annual Orlando Solar tour on 10-2-10 but it was a great stop at a downtown homeowner who was very gracious and passionate in showing off his system and … Continued
We walk and bike alot around our neighborhood here in central Florida. Sadly we are almost run down by sporty autos at least once a week. These higher performance sports cars ie Audis, Mercedes, Lexus, etc are driven way too … Continued
Obviously the largest warming influence on the Earth is the Sun. Seems like discussion of the Sun’s activity on the Earth is not mentioned as often as should be by climatologist’s discussion global warming. The Economist magazine has a good … Continued
