Water Conservation Garden

At Cuyumaca College in East County San Diego, CA.
www.thegarden.org

Saltwater Burns - John Kanzius

Saltwater as a fuel source

Hustle 'N' Flow

Terje is the man

The Solar Village

www.TheSolarVillage.com

Electric car vs. Ferrari and Porsche

TESLA-Finally a cool green car

Using Solar Roofs to Power Hybrids

A company called Solar Electrical Vehicles is specializing in adding a convex solar roof to hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius, Highlander Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid. The solar modules are rated at 200-300 watts, and this power is utilized to charge a supplemental battery. With the solar roof, the Toyota Prius can operate up to 20 miles per day in electric mode thus improving fuel economy by up to 29% (depending on driving habits and conditions). The system costs $2000-$4000 and the payback time is said to be 2-3 years.

The higher-capacity batteries will add another 10 miles of gas-free driving, says Greg Johanson, president of Solar Electrical Systems, adding that the company is also looking at ways to add the technology to Toyota Highlanders and electric Teslas.The company is also currently experimenting with increasing its 212-watt module to a 320-watt module.

“All the technology is there,” Johanson said. “It’s just the larger manufacturer taking the next step.” For the first 40 miles of a commute, the cars use batteries rather than gas. Forty miles a day is equal to 50 cents a gallon off the utility grid.

With gas prices expecting to break $4 a gallon in the near future, Johanson said they will be gaining in popularity. To date, the company has manufactured nearly 100 of the kits to individual buyers. “Four dollars is the break-even point for these kits,” Johanson said. “Then it pays for itself in two years. That’s where the economics makes sense for the kits. Do you want to own it or do you want to rent energy for the next three years?”

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Insist on a Lawn Mower Trade In

We Americans are crazy about our lawns. We like them to be 100% green and weed free. And we are willing to spend a lot of money to obtain this result. At least we strive for this result; most lawns that I see have weeds and are are brown this time of year.

The truth sometimes hurts and the truth is that there really is a problem with the lawn mowers that we have been using to keep our lawns nicely manicured. A lawn mower looks so small and innocent that is hard to take this matter seriously. But the truth appears to be that lawn mowers, and other gas powered lawn equipment, are collectively major polluters.

Case in point: according to a CNN report, in a single day Southern California's lawn tools spew out more pollution than all the aircraft in the Los Angeles area. A single gas powered mower puts out more poison than 73 new cars. And according to sources cited by the EPA, one gas powered lawn mower pollutes as much in one hour as does an automobile driven for 350 miles. That is serious air pollution.
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2007 San Diego Lawn Mower Trade-In

Rancid-Journey to the end of the east bay

This song was written in commemoration of the epic punk band Operation Ivy. Urban legend has it that the drummer of Operation Ivy went on a mormon mission and this is what broke up the band. Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman went on to create this band Rancid.

Reconcile to the belief
Consumed in sacred ground for me
There wasn't always a place to go
But there was always an urgent need to belong yeah

All these bands and all these people
All these friends and we were equals but
What you gonna do when everybody goes on without you?

To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end
To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end
To the end! End!
To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end

Started in 87 ended in 89
Got a garage or an amp we'll play anytime
It was just the 4 of us;
Yeah man the core of us
Too much attention unavoidably destroyed us
4 kids on tour, 3000 miles
In a 4-door car
Not know what was goin' on
We got a million years
Touring out like this
Hell no, no premonition coulda seen this

To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end
To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end
To the end! End!
To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end

Mattie came from far away
From New Orleans into the East Bay
He said "this is a Mecca"
I said "this ain't no Mecca man,
This place's fucked!"
3 months go by, he had no home,
He had no food, he's all alone
Mattie said fool me once shame on you
He said fool me twice he went back to New Orleans

To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end
To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end
To the end! End!
To the end, to the end,
I'll journey to the end


Lyrics curtousy of PLyrics.com

white balance clips

Snowboard rail world record

Personal Emissions Calculator

Personal Emissions Calculator
Repost by Lacubrious Tempo

EPA has developed tools to help individuals (and households) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and take action. Businesses and organizations interested in educating their employees and members about what they can do at home to help protect our climate can also use these tools.

Green Vehicle Guide

Global warming is the enemy of all snow sports. Your choice of vehicle has an impact on the environment and on your wallet. Use this guide to find the estimated annual fuel cost, global warming and air pollution ratings for hundreds of vehicles.

Green Vehicle Guide

Shaun White in case you wondered how good he really is