Local, green electricity; Hypermiling Plane Gets 45 MPG; Hybrid Alarm Clock; Buffett’s Big Bet on Trains; Mod Lantern-Style Flashlights

Local, green electricity possible for most of the U.S. The Energy Self-Reliant States study found that 31 states have the potential to produce more renewable energy in-state than they currently use and that another ten could make more than 75 of the amount.

Hypermiling Plane Gets 45 MPG at 207 MPH Mr. Savier won this year’s Fuelventure 400 in his modified VariEze (originally designed by the famous Burt Rutan) by getting 45 MPG at 207 MPH, and this with two people on board.

Solar-Powered Hybrid Alarm Clock During the day, the clock is powered using solar power gathered from it’s solar panel. At night, the clock glows blue due to the blue backlit display. Therefore the clock is designed to save energy by using as much solar energy as possible.

Warren Buffett’s Big Bet on Trains s Warren Buffett’s $26 billion purchase of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad a bet on 19th-century industry or the 21st-century economy? Neither, it seems—it’s the perfect hedge.

Mod Lantern-Style Flashlights To Use A Rechargeable Battery Big, bulky lantern-style flashlights are super easy to find when the power goes out, but the $7 batteries they require can be draining on the pocketbook. This small modification lets work with a rechargeable battery to ease the cost.