Technology is Helping Americans Use Less Water
Americans are using less water than they did 30 years ago, despite a 30 percent population increase during the same period, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report that details estimated U.S. water use for 2005.
Most of the decrease is due to more efficient technologies at power plants and improved irrigation systems. That’s not too surprising since 80 percent of the 410 billion gallons
Nissan doubling battery capacity by 2015
Nissan has announced that Nissan and Renault electric cars will have double today’s battery capacity by 2015. That means that the range for cars like the Leaf should double by that time as well.
The big change that will bring about this leap in battery capacity is a transition to an NMC (lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cathode) battery. The company is in the late stages of
Never Say Never(land): UN Names Tinker Bell Ambassador of Green
The United Nations has named Tinker Bell–a leading citizen of both Disneyland and Neverland–as its “Honorary Ambassador of Green” to help promote environmental awareness among children.
Kermit the Frog once observed in song that “it’s not easy being green,” but he was talking about skin color, not lifestyle. For Tinker Bell, being green isn’t just easy, it’s as natural as flying.
The pint-sized pixie first appeared as
