Can you charge an electric car with an iPhone? (Yes)
The electric Smart car in New York: an iPhone app
gives you a state-of-charge reading.
(Smart USA photo)
One of the cool things about electric cars is that they neatly sync with the technology that we carry around in our pockets.
I remember thinking it inconceivable that such a thing as a cell phone could exist, and also that we’d never have practical plug-in vehicles. Now we have both,
Spying on the environment, C.I.A. style
Environment spy. Now that sounds like an amazing job. Spending your days examining images from spy satellites, holding clandestine meetings with scientists. What’s the Arctic up to now? We’re watching you, rainforests.
What I just described isn’t an idea for a new “green” James Bond, it’s actually happening. C.I.A. spies and top environmental scientists are working together to monitor climate change around the world using the
“You in” for green kindness?
(Photo: Getty Images)
The end of the year is a traditional time for giving back to
the community. This year, Yahoo! encourages you to spread the word about your
good deeds through the new “You In?” campaign. Tell the world what great, green
acts of kindness you’ve done recently and encourage others to join in.
The project is happening at http://kindness.yahoo.com/ — on this
site, you can type in a status message
