Archive for May, 2008

The Daily Five: Sunday, 25 May, 2008

The Week in CleanTech: Possible health concerns over carbon nanotubes; runaway oil prices; and the Bush Administration eyes the creation of huge new marine reserves.

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The Daily Five: Saturday, 24 May, 2008

The Bush Administration contemplates creating the planet’s largest nature reserve; the Farm Bill finally becomes law; and Sylvania introduces a truly compact Compact Fluorescent Bulb.

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High-Tech Horsepower Makes Up For Shrinking Engines

A British Company has developed an inexpensive supercharger which can make smaller engines feel much more powerful. That means fewer CO2 emissions — and big fuel savings.

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The Daily Five: Friday, 23 May, 2008

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth invests in a wind turbine of truly regal scale; a new website strikes back at “clean coal,” and a better way to grow green goo.

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The Daily Five: Thursday, 22 May, 2008

A major energy analyst looks ahead to double-digit gasoline prices; Congress blows its “veto-proof,” energy subsidy-laden farm bill; and a sweet all-electric scooter that guns down the interstate at 60 miles per hour.

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High-Tech Solar Sailboats Ahoy!

Bon voyage! A new generation of yacht casts off old fuel-hogging ways for high-tech sails covered with solar panels.

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The Daily Five: Wednesday, 21 May, 2008

A warning on the health impact of nanotechnology; all those shiny new wind turbines need shiny new transmission lines to match; and tracking your fuel mileage has never been cuter.

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Potty Tech: Which Is Greener, Toilet Paper Or A Bidet?

Is the bidet good green bathroom tech? We take a look at the Biffy Personal Rinse — and whether or not it makes good eco sense to take a pass on toilet paper.

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The Daily Five: Tuesday, 20 May, 2008

Spanish alternative energy giant Iberdrola bets on North America; Nissan ponies up for a lithium ion battery factory; and consumers say no to fighting climate change.

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