Aug 17, 2008 7:22 PM
Boston, Newton, Cambridge: Massachusetts's Homes of the Hybrids
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles has recently released a list of hybrid cars and SUVs that have been registered in each individual town during 2008. The list provides a report on the number of hybrid vehicles (excluding trucks) registered in each town, the total number of cars registered, and the percentage of which are hybrids.
According to the list, Boston takes first place with 1,615 registered hybrids, Cambridge second with 705, and Newton in third with 813.
Jul 23, 2008 3:53 PM
Walking 2.0: Now with more internet!
Put on your walking shoes (and grab an umbrella if you are in the Boston area). It’s been a great month for walkers who also happen to be internet savvy (oh man, iPhone addicts are going to be bumping into each other left and right)
Jul 18, 2008 10:22 AM
Hemp Cars, What’s Next a Cannibus?
If you must use a car and you have some cash to spend, the Lotus is upping its standards by following the three R’s. All the body panels are being made out of hemp composites, which reduce the car’s weight. Using hemp cuts down on the insane amount of energy generally used in the construction of a car. Lotus has “reduced electricity by 14%, gas by 30% and water 11% at their Hethel, England headquarters” (Trendhunter). Let’s hope people pick up on this!
Jul 15, 2008 12:26 PM
More On Blimps
Jul 12, 2008 5:58 AM
Gas or Beer? Students Forced to Choose
So you want another story about how they society’s rampant energy consumption growth disproportionately harms the world’s youth? Here you go:
Today’s New York Times includes a story about sharply increased attendance in online courses this summer at colleges across the country. The reason? You guessed it: gas prices.
