Monthly Archives: February 2007

Will the electric car rise, Lazarus-like, from the grave?

I don’t watch as many movies as I’d like, but I recently got around to one I’ve wanted to see for a long time, Who Killed the Electric Car? This is a make-you-mad-as-hell kind of a movie. There’s plenty of blame to spread around (Detroit, the petroleum industry, the Bush administration, the California Air Resources [...]

Reduce your greenhouse gas emissions starting today

Public interest in, and awareness of, global warming is spurring policy action at the federal and state level. A prime example is Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard legislation requiring 25% of Minnesota’s electricity to come from renewable sources by 2020, which went to Governor Pawlenty yesterday for his expected signature. These policy initiatives are a welcome [...]