By JustCool on Oct 22, 2008 in Cool Companies, Green Companies | 0 Comments
CSX Transportation will become the first railroad in Illinois to use what the freight industry calls "green" GenSet locomotives.
Instead of a single hulking diesel engine, GenSet locomotives rely on a series of electrical generators, similar to the ones that temporarily provide juice to buildings during power outages.
"A lot of people think there is [...]
By JustCool on Oct 19, 2008 in Cool Companies, Cool Environment | 0 Comments
A Stunning New Development Provides Renewable Energy From Artificial Trees to Power Cars and Homes
More powerful than wind farms, more efficient than solar panels and more practical and aesthetically pleasing than both.
Solar Botanic is a company which harvests the energy of the sun and wind by incorporating established science into an innovative nanotechnology.
Solar Botanic’s [...]
By JustCool on Oct 13, 2008 in Cool Cars | 0 Comments
Hybrid cars boast of an all-encompassing operational system. They operate by combining an electricity-run motor, a diesel engine and maximum-powered batteries. The battery gives off energy for the electric motor and recharges when it recaptures the energy that is usually lost when the car is lessening its acceleration or while it is coasting.
The Way Hybrid [...]
By JustCool on Oct 8, 2008 in Cool People, green products | 0 Comments
"Lauren Baker has always considered herself "green," and after her daughter was born that interest took on a whole new meaning.
Baker says she started thinking more about what it means to be environmentally aware, and that meant figuring out how to teach her daughter what’s important, how to find organic products, how to support [...]
By JustCool on Oct 5, 2008 in Cool Environment | 0 Comments
A Green Products Expo that lets eco-friendly product manufacturers showcase their new green products to New York media will be held in New York City in February.
(PRWEB) September 26, 2008 — A Green Products Expo that lets eco-friendly product manufacturers showcase their new green products to New York media will be held in New [...]
By JustCool on Sep 26, 2008 in Cool Cars, Cool Companies, Cool Stuff | 0 Comments
When Tesla Motors Inc. began taking orders last year for its all-electric sports car, celebrities lined up to purchase the sleek zero-emission vehicle with the six-digit sticker price.
But with plans in the works for a new headquarters and factory, the Silicon Valley startup hopes it’s taking the first step toward making electric cars a [...]