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    Here are some good environmental links:

    http://ww2.earthday.net/

    http://www.wecansolveit.org/

    and for Obama supporters
    http://apps.facebook.com/causes/65495
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      CommentAuthorSillyYak
    • CommentTimeApr 22nd 2008
     
    blue guy has a mullet.
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      CommentAuthorjheiselman
    • CommentTimeApr 22nd 2008
     
    That "blue guy" is Captain Planet thank you very much!
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeApr 22nd 2008
     
    Captain Planet has a green mullet.
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      CommentAuthorScheschy
    • CommentTimeApr 22nd 2008
     
    I heard he actually has two.
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    I remember that show, Courtney you were probably too young to remember it.
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeApr 22nd 2008
     
    So... Captain Planet has a 2nd mullet in his PANTS?
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    I remember that show from when I was little, I was forbidden from watching it by my parents because because there was a goddess, and that was an endorsement of paganism. I still remember the first episode though!







    In retrospect it's interesting that the villians in the series are played by Ed Asner, Tim Curry, Jeff Goldblum, Randall from Time Bandits, Cliff from Cheers, Meg Ryan, Martin Sheen, and Sting.
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    Speaking of harming the environment...
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      CommentAuthorScheschy
    • CommentTimeApr 23rd 2008
     
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    "A World Without Oil" has been winning a lot of environmental prizes recently. It was a collective simulation of a global oil shortage through an alternate reality game played by thousands of video and text bloggers discussing the gradual rationing of fuel to the outbreak of global pandemonium during a serious "oil shock". The project has helped many to begin adjusting their lives to a time when market demand will exceed world supplies (using cloth bags at stores, walking more/driving less, turning off lights, creative recycling, etc.) and they have posted a free archive of the submissions before their end date here. Interesting stuff!
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2008
     
    So... I've been doing some hypermiling. I usually run higher than normal tire inflation anyway. I've also been doing a lot of coasting - it's pretty surprising sometimes how far you can coast especially with a little down-hill action. I keep my engine idling and put it into neutral (IMHO it's unsafe to turn off your engine if you have power brakes & steering, plus it's too easy to accidentally lock your steering column).

    On my last tank of gas in my Integra, I got nearly 34mpg in a car that's rated 25/29.
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      CommentAuthorSammyD
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2008
     
    I've gotten well above the 24/29 on my car in town and out of town too...

    In town I used to get between 230-300, now I'm scaring myself when the tank is not showing me the empty light and I'm at 330-360.

    What's funny is that by making the changes in my driving habits, my cost per mile is remaining almost the same...
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    Nice! I was surprised how much better gas milage I got after I cleaned out my trunk and removed everything unneeded from my car floor. I don't use A/C or roll down the windows to save milage when I drive, but I do bring water to drink after my car heats up on the road so I had several bottles lying around.
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeJun 9th 2008
     
    One of the methods I was using on my trip to Omaha 2 weekends ago was to turn off the AC when I was going up hill. I had just spent 2 days standing in the sun, so no AC was not a good option for me. :)

    I also drafted behind a semi truck about 1/3 of the way back. That helped my mileage a lot I'm sure. Wouldn't recommend that to just anyone - it's pretty dangerous stuff... especially in the 'Teg. If I were to hit the rear of a semi trailer -the bumper is about level with my chest, and the wedge shaped hood would just slip right under it. End of story.
    • CommentAuthorIII_Demon
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2008
     
    i once tested the drafting thing, to see just how far it would get me... in my 82 supra, i was able to just coast behind a semi at around 75mph, for around a minute. i got about 6' off his bumper, and just pushed in the clutch. i certainly wasnt gonna shut off the engine, or even go neutral.. this was a test. i finally backed out after a minute or so because i was GAINING speed, and getting closer to the truck.. so i had to tap the brakes a bit, and that dropped me back from the optimal air pocket i was riding in.

    yes, drafting works. extremely well. and yeah.. its also just too dangerous to do, until some miracle happens and they start taking drivers lisences seriously in this country, and require people to actually know how to drive... :P
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      CommentAuthorSythalisk
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2008
     
    Agree, I ran a 90 Honda Accord in the draft on a seni from Iowa City to Altoona. Got in the 60 MPG range but was a basket case when I pulled off. Not for those who want to live forever.
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    There should be draft-partnerships set up between drivers with walky-talkies. I was just reading about farm-share buying partnerships and how they reduce environmental costs from transportation and middle man store markups (although there are risks associated with the crops not coming in)
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2008
     
    A lot of what people think of as "water conservation" for the home consumer, i.e. not running the water in your sink or shower, really doesn't matter that much to the whole water cycle, especially for a river water system like we have in Des Moines. We get water out of the river, use it, process it, treat the waste water, and it goes back into the river.

    Where it does matter is when you're pulling all of the water out of an aquifer, and using it for irrigation, where it evaporates, and a lot of it is lost into the atmosphere. Unless you pump water back into the aquifer, that's eventually going to dry up.
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2008
     
    While this is more of a tech issue than an eco issue... looks like we're running out of some Rare Earth Elements used for things like LCD monitors.
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    Have I posted this already? It's a pity that for the price of one one could buy a normal car and twice as many carbon credits as what a roadster might save in it's entire operational lifetime, but Tesla is planning to go mainstream with more affordable family cars in the next five years according to spokespeople. If everyone switches to electric all at once though it is no longer going to be as cheap to juice up as it is now unless we make big infrasctructure improvements to the national power grid as Al Gore was just suggesting:



    This was a really interesting speech. I guess what I am trying to say is that if you happen to find two Tesla Roadsters and you don't need the extra one, give it to Will! Or maybe there will be one of those contests where everybody is asked to put their hand on a car and the last one to take their hand off wins it. I should suggest that to the Iowa State fair committee...
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2008
     
    The Tesla Roadster is meant to be a "Halo" car, like the Dodge Viper, Chevy Corvette, or the Honda S2000 - that attracts buyers to their other, more reasonably priced cars, and gives them an opportunity to develop and test the new technology.

    Interesting that even with the extra weight of the battery packs, it's still 200 lbs lighter than my S2000 (which is 2800 lbs). Of course, it's also a tiny car - parking an Elise next to the S2000 makes the Honda look like a boat.

    I wouldn't mind a Tesla Roadster - doesn't hurt that the Elise (or the Exige) is one of my dream cars, or that I think Tesla is one of the coolest mad scientists ever.
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      CommentAuthordchamp
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2008 edited
     
    Plastic Bike

    Warning! Video contains System of a Down music, so you might want to turn that crap down.
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      CommentAuthorTheSasquatch
    • CommentTimeJul 21st 2008 edited
     
    Innervision: Bikes for Storm Troopers :bigsmile:
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    Congratulations: Your civilization has discovered Improved Solar Banks
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