February 16, 2010
Economics Improve for First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plants

Creating fuel from non-edible plant products like corncobs and switchgrass is becoming economically viable.  This could help to get us off of our dependence on fossil fuels without using up food and contributing to world hunger.

6:17pm  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/393519804/economics-improve-for-first-commercial-cellulosic
FILED UNDER: environment tech 
October 12, 2009
Getting Real About the High Price of Cheap Food

10:35am  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/211063309/getting-real-about-the-high-price-of-cheap-food
FILED UNDER: health food environment 
August 12, 2009
Cash for Clunkers

Ron Paul on the reasons why we should be skeptical about government incentive programs.

9:50am  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/161278976/cash-for-clunkers
FILED UNDER: politics money environment 
August 11, 2009
GM Says Volt Will Get 230 MPG

I. Want. One.

The main difference between the Volt and today’s hybrids (e.g. Prius) is that the electric motor always turns the wheels.  When the battery is run down (after ~40 miles), the gasoline engine is used not as a means of propulsion, but as a generator to run the electric motor and charge the battery on-the-fly.  This way, the motor can run smoothly and efficiently, without having to rev up and down in stop-and-go traffic.  You also get a nice performance boost, as electric motors tend to perform better from a dead stop than internal combustion engines.

When the battery technology advances to the point where it’s a bit more affordable (the Volt will originally start at $40k) this will be a complete game-changer.

11:22am  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/160565601/gm-says-volt-will-get-230-mpg
FILED UNDER: tech environment cars 
May 22, 2009
The Motorless City

Mackinac Island: quaint reminder of the past, or vision of a greener, more sustainable future?

9:18am  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/111446185/the-motorless-city
FILED UNDER: local environment 
April 9, 2009
How to Spend $14 Billion to Improve U.S. Rail System

9:50pm  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/94708711/how-to-spend-14-billion-to-improve-u-s-rail-system
FILED UNDER: money environment 
March 20, 2009
Making the right choices to reduce your water footprint

The two things that struck me were the 33 gallons of water per 16 oz. bottle of soda and the 1,500 gallons per pound of beef.

11:40am  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/88208927/making-the-right-choices-to-reduce-your-water-footprint
FILED UNDER: environment 
March 2, 2009
Growing excitement, expectations for green jobs corps

10:23pm  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/83015473/growing-excitement-expectations-for-green-jobs-corps
FILED UNDER: environment 
February 15, 2009
ekswitaj: Does anyone else look at this and immediately want to connect the dots? I mean, if you could zip between these systems on a bullet train or mag-lev, would you ever fly domestically again? amberlrhea: Pretty awesome. thomaswheatley: 8226: kvknowsherfun: My old roomate and I used to talk about making an abstract version of the dc metro map. It’d be pretty much a bunch of lines in the basic shape and color scheme. I would love that forever. Same reason I want these, a lot. (via:think4yourself::circumpolarnavigation)

ekswitaj:

Does anyone else look at this and immediately want to connect the dots? I mean, if you could zip between these systems on a bullet train or mag-lev, would you ever fly domestically again?

amberlrhea:

Pretty awesome.

thomaswheatley:

8226:

kvknowsherfun:

My old roomate and I used to talk about making an abstract version of the dc metro map. It’d be pretty much a bunch of lines in the basic shape and color scheme. I would love that forever. Same reason I want these, a lot.

(via:think4yourself::circumpolarnavigation)

12:16am  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/78424485/ekswitaj-does-anyone-else-look-at-this-and
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FILED UNDER: environment 
February 13, 2009
Specialty Bottle

This site has lots of different jars and bottles in various colors and shapes.  Vials, liquid soap pumpers, syrup bottles, and even growlers!  Reusable containers == less landfill…

8:57pm  |   URL: http://blog.toddboss.com/post/78167906/specialty-bottle
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FILED UNDER: environment