Articles tagged “Transportation”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Green Your Two-Cycle Scooter/Moped with G-Oil Green Motor Oil By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Oct 28 2008 GET) Green Earth Technologies has finally released their long awaited brand of biodegradable 2-cycle motor oil at Home Depot...and yes, it is green in color, as well as function. + READ MORE

Supporting Tomorrows Green Ideas with the NCIIA and Lemelson Foundation By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Oct 24 2008 Planet Green and the Lemelson Foundation of Colorado are proud to present to you a series of posts dedicated to the talented youth of today who are working on a brighter future with innovative inventions. Jerome Lemelson, the founder of Lemelson Foundation, was a gifted American inventor himself and would be as proud to see what some young folks are up to today + READ MORE

Cycling Tip of the Week: Use Your Gears! By Andy Posner IN Tech & Transport Oct 23 2008 The single most important—and neglected—part of a bicycle is its gears. When people look to buy a new bicycle, they often look at the frame and the wheels, maybe squeeze the brakes, but rarely do they inquire into the quality of the gears. What's more, most people don't make proper use of the gears they have. + READ MORE

What You Need to Know About Tires and Fuel Economy By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Oct 23 2008 Tires become a focal point during the early winter months, as many of us are going to need to purchase a winter set in order to safely cruise the icy and snowy conditions. Here are a few of the most important facts to be aware of when it comes to your tires and their fuel economy potential. + READ MORE

Ride, Don't Drive By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport Oct 16 2008 With the recent climb in gas prices, more American families are actually spending more money on transportation than they are on food. While this frightening fact might seem more paralyzing than pro-active--especially for those of us still stuck behind the wheel--there is something simple we can do: By driving a mere ten fewer miles per week, we can bypass the pump and plump up our wallets. + READ MORE

Get Green in a Month - Week 4 By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Oct 16 2008 On Greenovate, Emily Johnson embarks on a renovation plan to green up a 2,650 square foot home in one month. While a month doesn't seem like much time to tackle a major project, read how you can go green by just making one simple change each day. Here are your tips for week four of your eco-transformation. + READ MORE

Car Care Tips to Lower Your Carbon Footprint By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 15 2008 Taking care of your vehicle can lead to many years of trouble free, clean, reliable service.The reason you do this, is to keep your paint sparkling, improve your visibility (a clean car equals clean windows), reduce the drag on your vehicle (yes, heavy dirt does reduce the aerodynamics of your vehicle ever so slightly), + READ MORE

G Word Video: Extreme Green—Midnight Ridazz By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 10 2008 Lately, word on the street is "green," and there is no greener way to travel than the bicycle. Even in car-crazed Los Angeles bikes are catching on in a big way; a 1,700 person strong group ride kind of way. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Public Transportation in LA By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 10 2008 Los Angeles is known as the home of Hollywood, celebrities, and a famous Chinese theater. However, it is rare that we hear about LA's public transportation system. What we do hear, it seems, is that it is slow and driving a car is a necessity. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Human Car By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 10 2008 When you think of a car, you probably include things like an engine, or at least a motor, gasoline, even batteries. But what if there could be a car powered entirely by human motion; one that did not need an engine, fuel, batteries, or even electricity. + READ MORE

Is the New Ultra Motor A2B Electric Bike Right for You? By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Oct 10 2008 Yes, there are more electric bikes coming out this year than ever before, which means that you are going to get your pick of the litter, but it also means that the litter is going to get pretty confusing. You've got multiple designs, battery's, motors, features, and price tags. + READ MORE

Do It Yourself Vehicle Care: Spark Plugs vs. Fuel Economy, Part 1 By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Oct 9 2008 The age old question of whether or not a spark plug can really increase the performance and economy of a vehicle has raged on for years. While in general the basic consensus is no, to be quite honest there is definitely sufficient evidence out there today that not all spark plugs are created equal. + READ MORE

Skateboards Make a Come Back: How to Find and Use Yours the Green Way By Sara Novak IN Tech & Transport Oct 8 2008 Not into riding your bike? Is the walk a little too far? Why not think out of the box when it comes to your morning commute? Skate boarding used to be all the rage when I was growing up, a great way to let loose after school. But recently my friend bought a skate board for his morning commute. + READ MORE

Green City Guide: Philadelphia By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Oct 7 2008 Philly represent! Philadelphia is the 8th most sustainable city in the U.S., according to SustainLane, an organization that researches and ranks green cities. Only just out of a lengthy industrial age, the City of Brotherly Love is now in the midst of a major transition period, and working to find a new niche. With some 40,000 abandoned lots and 7,000 abandoned warehouses, there is plenty of space to get creative with. + READ MORE

G Word Video: Electric Race Car By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 6 2008 Sometimes being green means compromising performance or cutting back on power. However, this is not at all the case with the X-1 Prototype, a concept electric race car designed and built by Ian Wright. + READ MORE

Greenvention: The Hydrogen Powered Bus By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Oct 3 2008 Using public transportation is already a pretty eco-friendly practice. But imagine if each of the vehicles in every fleet of public buses created no emissions, burned no fossil fuels, and generated scant little waste. What you're imagining is a hydrogen powered bus. And their implementation into public transit systems around the world is serving to up the green ante in very big ways. + READ MORE

Roadie Blog, Week 9, Downtown Battleground By Team Planet Green IN Battleground Earth Oct 3 2008 I'd say we were happy to be back in LA, a town that everyone is familiar with, but leave it up to Battleground Earth to still put us out of our element ? the Renaissance Faire. We rolled into... + READ MORE

G Word Video: Slugging By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Oct 2 2008 It may not sound like a very flattering name but commuters in cities around the country and declaring themselves "slugs." Far from the slimy leaf-dweller you may be imagining, slugs are commuters who take part in a flexible ride-share program that reduces commute times, congestion, and the use of fossil fuels. + READ MORE

6 Frugal Green Living Tips, The Largest Solar Tea Factory and Fresh Farmers' Market Recipes By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden Oct 2 2008 Save $1000 using these six frugal green living tips! Support the tea maker that's going solar. Find your dinner at the farmers' market. All this and more, today on TreeHugger! + READ MORE

How to Make Your Eco Friendly Electric Scooter Faster, Meaner By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Oct 2 2008 Just because we are conscious of the environment does not mean that we cannot have just as much fun with them as our gas counterparts. With motorized scooters the three most popular methods of boosting power is through altering the engine, air intake, or exhaust in order to sprinkle a little more pepper out of them. + READ MORE