Sunday, January 17, 2010

Recycle Your Old Phones and Help Haiti Quake Victims

http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3041

Date: 1/15/10
Ecogeek.org
By: Megan Treacy

Summary: ReCellular is a new group that has come up with an idea for relief to send to Haiti in the passing days of the massive earthquake that happend. People with their old phones can send them in and they will be refurbished and sold and the money will all go to the disaster relief program.

Response: This is a great idea if people can't donate with money in these hard times but they can send in their old phones.

Detroit Auto Show Overrun by Electric Cars

http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3035

Date: 1/12/10
Ecogeek.org
By: Philip Proefrock

Summary: This years autoshow is being taken over by electric cars. There is a strip on the main floor called "Electric Avenue" This has majority of the electric cars on display and is right next to the most expensive car displays like land rover and lotus. There is also a basement floor where you can drive fuel cell, electric and hybrid cars.

Response: As we push through all of our gas we need a better way of fuel so this is a huge step for the automotive world.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

2 Signs the Time has Come for Alternative Transportation

http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3029

Date: 1/07/10
Ecogeek.org
By: Megan Treacy

Summary: Last year there were 4 million less cars sold in America for the first time since world war two. This shows that the U.S. is turning to more alternate transportation modes like a bike. In New York there will be more bike racks put up instead of parking meters.

Response: This is great for the environment with less CO2 in the air and people will get a workout.

Fossil Free Fuel Cargo Ships

http://www.ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3026

Date: 1/04/10
By: Philip Proefrock
Ecogeek.com

Summary: Freighters tend to produce 3-4% of the greenhouse gases causeing global warming so the people in England have come up with a ship that will us a sail for 60% of the energy and the other 40% will be methane powered.

Response: This will not only save more fuel for the citizens but will also save our environment by cutting down greenhouse gases.