For the first time in memory, I’m having trouble making myself care about the Super Bowl. It has the potential to be a great game, yet I’m already sick of hearing commenters dissect how the Giants’ vaunted pass rush will match up against golden boy Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. I haven’t made it through an episode of SportsCenter all week.
The first petitions I ever signed were at the famous Wetlands Preverve club in New York City. A music venue (I saw the Rugburn, Ani DiFranco, and many others there) with an eco twist, it had a cool Volkswagen bus that was the centerpiece of the 'activist area,' a part of the space that was filled with information on environmental campaigns, as well as numerous paper petitions to sign.
In our A City Education series, two City Year corps members share their experiences working as tutors and mentors in schools in hopes of closing the achievement gap and ending the dropout crisis. In high school, the back wall of my French classroom was painted with a Paris scene prominently featuring the Eiffel Tower. Instead of a blank wall, I saw a place I wanted to visit.
Filed under: Hybrid , Audi The diesel era at Le Mans may not be over yet, but already we’re seeing the emergence of a new propulsion trend: hybrids.
Things are easier said than done, or so the old adage goes, and we couldn't agree more.
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid A Switzerland-based company is testing an extended-range plug-in mini-vehicle that it says gets more than 200 miles per gallon and has a single-tank range of more than 300 miles, according to website TechnologicVehicles.com. The company, Catecar , tested a prototype of the vehicle at the Geneva Airport this week
In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for the nation’s community colleges to educate the workforce of the future.
Filed under: Hybrid , Toyota , Chicago Auto Show Could Toyota be dropping us all a hint about its place in the hybrid-vehicle world? The Japanese automaker is teaming up with board-game maker Hasbro to create a mini road course based on the Monopoly board game at the Chicago Auto Show , which Toyota will use to pitch its latest batch of hybrid vehicles. Toyota and Hasbro are using more than 30,000 square feet, or about two-thirds of an acre, inside McCormick Center’s South Hall for the course, where trained drivers will pick up visitors in Prius V wagons, Camry Hybrids and Highlander Hybrids, and drive them through the S-curve-filed course
Things are easier said than done, or so the old adage goes, and we couldn't agree more. That's why we do The GOOD 30-Day Challenge ?( #30DaysofGOOD ), a monthly attempt to live better. Our challenge for February?
Filed under: MPG , Legislation and Policy , USA Are you a U.S. automaker? Do you want a billion dollars?