An eco-investment fund is rolling out thousands of charging stations for electric cars across Russia. But despite the green drive, critics say the future is not electric.
Space is at a premium on Moscow’s roadways, and clean air is hard to come by.
But if the CEO of Revolta has anything to do with [...]
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Russia Makes a Big Push for Green Cars
Posted by Green Gal on February 1st, 2012
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Porsche Made of Popsicle Sticks
Posted by Green Gal on January 6th, 2012
970,000 popsicle sticks to make this
Women’s Fashion + Recycled Car Parts = ?
Posted by Green Gal on December 5th, 2011
We’re always on the lookout for the latest trends in fashion. Who doesn’t want to have the latest looks in their wardrobe, right now?!
Thanks to the gloomy financial crisis, recycling our old clothes might just be the ultimate fashion trend of 2011.
But, if you’re sick of rummaging through your wardrobe, you may want to try [...]
The Downside of Rising Metal Prices
Posted by Green Gal on October 12th, 2011
There is a saying that every plus has a minus and this is a perfect example. Metal thieves will take just about anything to make a few bucks at the nearest recycling company, from telephone and power wires to manhole covers and memorial plaques.
Those brazen acts have now gained the attention of the [...]
Cool Green Car Show
Posted by Green Gal on September 1st, 2011
John Jeide was having a great time sharing information about the green pickle car with visitors to the Green Car Show. Jeide, of Saint Charles, was one of the representatives from Pioneer Conversions, a company specializing in selling components for electric cars and converting gas-powered vehicles to electric power.
The Myers Motors NmG vehicle, known as [...]
Green Luxury Car Sales Ready to Explode?
Posted by Green Gal on August 5th, 2011
Not quite yet but maybe soon? In May, Mercedes sold 51 hybrid cars in the United States, he says, while BMW sold 20 and Porsche sold 114.
Mercedes, Porsche and BMW — brands that are synonymous with affluence — are producing vehicles that use electricity, ethanol and even hydrogen.
The trend is driven by higher [...]
GACR Trims Losses
Posted by Green Gal on June 1st, 2011
Green Automotive Company Corporation (OTC:GACR) yesterday released its Financial Statements and Statement of Operations for the Company’s 1st Quarter ended March 31, 2011 together with its quarterly updated discussion of its operations.
According to information posted this morning on www.otcmarkets.com the Company [...]
A Closer Look at Reusable Bags
Posted by Green Gal on May 2nd, 2011
Robin Shreeves wrote a nice article on reusable bags so I thought I would post an excerpt here for our readers.
As we accumulate more reusable bags, many of them go unused. Reusable bags are creating their own environmental problems. What’s the answer?
Over the weekend, we took a minivan full of stuff to [...]
Car Blows in the Wind
Posted by Green Gal on April 1st, 2011
No April Fools joke here, a car powered primarily by wind and kites has made it across a vast swathe of Australia, enduring searing heat and freezing cold along the way — and all for roughly $10 Australian.
The more than 5,000 km (3,100 mile) journey of the “Wind Explorer” was the first [...]
Stapleless Stapler
Posted by Green Gal on March 14th, 2011
Great idea! Staples are supposed to be so bad to the environment that a company decided to create a staple-free stapler. This product promises to make collation eco-friendly. Instead of using those thin metal planet-killers, the staple-free stapler “cuts out tiny strips of paper and uses the strips to stitch up [...]
