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Showing posts with label automobiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label automobiles. Show all posts
31.7.08
22.1.08
STI + Snowboarding = Madness
4.1.08
Sharades Anyone?
I do not entirely condone this, but who hasn't wanted to test drive a car or two that may be slightly out of their financial league?!
Test Drive Anything Guide
You’re a special snowflake. Your parents always told you so, and you believed them, and it turned out to be true. You’re such a special snowflake that you deserve to drive cars for free, to enjoy them at no cost and without any interference. But how can this be accomplished? Read on to find out, as I share my car sales and joyriding experience with you. Since the fateful day when the State of Ohio made the mistake of handing me a drivers’ license, nearly twenty years ago, I’ve driven everything from Sentras to Spykers, often without having a dollar in my pocket. You can do it too; follow along as I show you how.
Test Drive Anything Guide
6.8.07
Navigating your Greenity
How do we make choices that are more green? Choices that will help the planet or at least not damage it? How do we reduce our carbon footprint?!
There's so much information out there and I've discussed some of it before. Suggestions that most would agree with include walking whenever possible, buying organic, driving a hybrid automobile, and of course always using paper and not plastic.
This morning I came across some 'facts' excerpted from a new book by Chris Goodall titled How to Live a Low-Carbon Life. NOTE: I call them 'facts' as statistics can be tweaked to serve almost any end goal so as such take this with a grain of salt.
Shattering the great green myths
— Traditional nappies are as bad as disposables, a study by the Environment Agency found. While throwaway nappies make up 0.1 per cent of landfill waste, the cloth variety are a waste of energy, clean water and detergent
— Paper bags cause more global warming than plastic. They need much more space to store so require extra energy to transport them from manufacturers to shops
— Diesel trains in rural Britain are more polluting than 4x4 vehicles. Douglas Alexander, when Transport Secretary, said: “If ten or fewer people travel in a Sprinter [train], it would be less environmentally damaging to give them each a Land Rover Freelander and tell them to drive”
— Burning wood for fuel is better for the environment than recycling it, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs discovered
— Organic dairy cows are worse for the climate. They produce less milk so their methane emissions per litre are higher
— Someone who installs a “green” light bulb undoes a year’s worth of energy-saving by buying two bags of imported veg, as so much carbon is wasted flying the food to Britain
— Trees, regarded as shields against global warming because they absorb carbon, were found by German scientists to be major producers of methane, a much more harmful greenhouse gas
Sources: Defra; How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, by Chris Goodall; Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Association; The Times; BBC
Article Link.
There's so much information out there and I've discussed some of it before. Suggestions that most would agree with include walking whenever possible, buying organic, driving a hybrid automobile, and of course always using paper and not plastic.
This morning I came across some 'facts' excerpted from a new book by Chris Goodall titled How to Live a Low-Carbon Life. NOTE: I call them 'facts' as statistics can be tweaked to serve almost any end goal so as such take this with a grain of salt.
Shattering the great green myths
— Traditional nappies are as bad as disposables, a study by the Environment Agency found. While throwaway nappies make up 0.1 per cent of landfill waste, the cloth variety are a waste of energy, clean water and detergent
— Paper bags cause more global warming than plastic. They need much more space to store so require extra energy to transport them from manufacturers to shops
— Diesel trains in rural Britain are more polluting than 4x4 vehicles. Douglas Alexander, when Transport Secretary, said: “If ten or fewer people travel in a Sprinter [train], it would be less environmentally damaging to give them each a Land Rover Freelander and tell them to drive”
— Burning wood for fuel is better for the environment than recycling it, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs discovered
— Organic dairy cows are worse for the climate. They produce less milk so their methane emissions per litre are higher
— Someone who installs a “green” light bulb undoes a year’s worth of energy-saving by buying two bags of imported veg, as so much carbon is wasted flying the food to Britain
— Trees, regarded as shields against global warming because they absorb carbon, were found by German scientists to be major producers of methane, a much more harmful greenhouse gas
Sources: Defra; How to Live a Low-Carbon Life, by Chris Goodall; Absorbent Hygiene Products Manufacturers Association; The Times; BBC
Article Link.
28.7.07
Supercharged Powerwheels!
Other than this video dragging on a lot this looks like so much fun. Wish I had one of these as a kid. Note to dad... get him some rubber wheels!
p.s. Vid ends with a sweet spill.
p.s. Vid ends with a sweet spill.
8.4.07
Fuel Efficiency? The complete measure?
It's a good question: should the environmental impact of a car measured solely by its fuel efficiency?! I would say no.
I recently read an article that compared the impact of a Toyota Prius --the ultimate green car according to many environmentalists-- to a Hummer H2, the enviro arch nemesis.
Surprisingly enough the article stated that when considering more than just the fuel efficiency but taking into account things such as waste produced during manufacturing, fuel efficiency, length of drivability, end waste, etc., that the Hummer is approx. 40% MORE efficient than the Prius.
At the end of the day simple, single-engine internal combustion vehicles such as a Smart car or Toyota Yaris are among the most enviro-friendly cars one could own... or a Hummer.
Article Link.
I recently read an article that compared the impact of a Toyota Prius --the ultimate green car according to many environmentalists-- to a Hummer H2, the enviro arch nemesis.
Surprisingly enough the article stated that when considering more than just the fuel efficiency but taking into account things such as waste produced during manufacturing, fuel efficiency, length of drivability, end waste, etc., that the Hummer is approx. 40% MORE efficient than the Prius.
At the end of the day simple, single-engine internal combustion vehicles such as a Smart car or Toyota Yaris are among the most enviro-friendly cars one could own... or a Hummer.
Article Link.
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