http://www.addisongreen.info Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:27:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/11/10/more-pedal-power-could-aid-health-environment/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/11/10/more-pedal-power-could-aid-health-environment/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:08:21 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=3466 By Barbara Kessler If Americans substituted biking for just half of their daily short car trips they’d enjoy extensive health benefits, while contributing to cleaner air, which would enhance health in their entire community, according to a study by University of Wisconsin researchers. The study takes the conventional wisdom – that biking can displace pollution and improve health – and quantified it for a set region under certain circumstances in order to project what the real outcomes would be if Americans moved out from behind their steering wheels, at least some of the time.]]> By Barbara Kessler If Americans substituted biking for just half of their daily short car trips they’d enjoy extensive health benefits, while contributing to cleaner air, which would enhance health in their entire community, according to a study by University of Wisconsin researchers. The study takes the conventional wisdom – that biking can displace pollution and improve health – and quantified it for a set region under certain circumstances in order to project what the real outcomes would be if Americans moved out from behind their steering wheels, at least some of the time.]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/11/10/more-pedal-power-could-aid-health-environment/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/08/01/drive-clean-across-texas-cut-pollution-and-save-at-the-gas-pump-too/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/08/01/drive-clean-across-texas-cut-pollution-and-save-at-the-gas-pump-too/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:27:46 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=3274 With summer in full swing a lot of us will be headed out on the roadways for vacations and summer travel. A new statewide initiative just kicked off called "Drive Clean Across Texas." Its mission is to save you money at the pump along with reduction air pollution. Here are some simple tips:]]> With summer in full swing a lot of us will be headed out on the roadways for vacations and summer travel. A new statewide initiative just kicked off called "Drive Clean Across Texas." Its mission is to save you money at the pump along with reduction air pollution. Here are some simple tips:]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/08/01/drive-clean-across-texas-cut-pollution-and-save-at-the-gas-pump-too/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/06/27/revenge-of-the-electric-car-offers-kinder-gentler-take-on-auto-industry/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/06/27/revenge-of-the-electric-car-offers-kinder-gentler-take-on-auto-industry/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:44:23 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=3043 Has director Chris Paine gone soft on the auto industry? Not really, says the man who vilified Detroit in his 2006 film “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Five years after that blistering evisceration of duplicitous automakers and oil company executives, Paine is back with “Revenge of the Electric Car,” a much kinder portrayal of the major manufacturers. The difference: The “enemy” has come around to Paine’s way of thinking as manufacturers roll out the first wave of large scale EV production.]]> Has director Chris Paine gone soft on the auto industry? Not really, says the man who vilified Detroit in his 2006 film “Who Killed the Electric Car?” Five years after that blistering evisceration of duplicitous automakers and oil company executives, Paine is back with “Revenge of the Electric Car,” a much kinder portrayal of the major manufacturers. The difference: The “enemy” has come around to Paine’s way of thinking as manufacturers roll out the first wave of large scale EV production.]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/06/27/revenge-of-the-electric-car-offers-kinder-gentler-take-on-auto-industry/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/06/09/electric-cars-still-too-pricey-build-your-own/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/06/09/electric-cars-still-too-pricey-build-your-own/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:42:45 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=3106 If the idea of owning an electric car intrigues, but a $40,000 price tag for a Chevy Volt isn’t exactly in your price range, Neal Farris has a solution. Build your own. Farris, a Dallas resident, got the electric car bug back in 2008. High gas prices were incentive enough, but the thought of continuing to pollute his environment was troubling as well.]]> If the idea of owning an electric car intrigues, but a $40,000 price tag for a Chevy Volt isn’t exactly in your price range, Neal Farris has a solution. Build your own. Farris, a Dallas resident, got the electric car bug back in 2008. High gas prices were incentive enough, but the thought of continuing to pollute his environment was troubling as well.]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/06/09/electric-cars-still-too-pricey-build-your-own/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/05/05/as-the-weather-gets-better-bike-month-offers-a-chance-to-save-and-be-green/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/05/05/as-the-weather-gets-better-bike-month-offers-a-chance-to-save-and-be-green/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 21:47:57 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=2979 When the new George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School opens its doors later this year, students will be given the opportunity to get to class the old fashioned way. “We’re encouraging bicycle transportation,” Jeff Miller of WRA Architects, designer of the facility, says. “Being right there near the bike trail, we’re able to put a couple more bike racks on the site.” Plans call for the campus to be incorporated into the existing trail system. Students who would prefer to walk or bike to school will have a safe way to do just that.]]> When the new George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School opens its doors later this year, students will be given the opportunity to get to class the old fashioned way. “We’re encouraging bicycle transportation,” Jeff Miller of WRA Architects, designer of the facility, says. “Being right there near the bike trail, we’re able to put a couple more bike racks on the site.” Plans call for the campus to be incorporated into the existing trail system. Students who would prefer to walk or bike to school will have a safe way to do just that.]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/05/05/as-the-weather-gets-better-bike-month-offers-a-chance-to-save-and-be-green/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/04/15/electric-cars-will-get-a-charge-out-of-north-texas-freedom-stations/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/04/15/electric-cars-will-get-a-charge-out-of-north-texas-freedom-stations/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:35:45 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=2905 Bill Sullivan David Crane, CEO of New Jersey-based NRG Energy, has become accustomed to the long pauses and surprised looks. Everyone knows the electric car is coming, but most envisioned it coming to California or other more cutting-edge locales first. When Crane first discussed his company’s choice for its first big foray into making privately-owned high-speed charging stations a reality, he had quite a different message to deliver. Ergo, the blank expressions.]]> Bill Sullivan David Crane, CEO of New Jersey-based NRG Energy, has become accustomed to the long pauses and surprised looks. Everyone knows the electric car is coming, but most envisioned it coming to California or other more cutting-edge locales first. When Crane first discussed his company’s choice for its first big foray into making privately-owned high-speed charging stations a reality, he had quite a different message to deliver. Ergo, the blank expressions.]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/04/15/electric-cars-will-get-a-charge-out-of-north-texas-freedom-stations/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/02/15/government-projects-one-million-electric-vehicles-by-2015/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/02/15/government-projects-one-million-electric-vehicles-by-2015/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:10:12 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=2730 From Green Right Now Reports A U.S. Department of Energy report says President Obama's goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, while ambitious, is also achievable based on steps already taken as part of the Recovery Act and additional policy initiatives that have been proposed. The report says positive factors include improvements to existing consumer tax credits, programs to help cities prepare for the growing demand for electric vehicles, and strong support for research and development to continue reducing the cost of electric vehicles. ]]> From Green Right Now Reports A U.S. Department of Energy report says President Obama's goal of putting one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, while ambitious, is also achievable based on steps already taken as part of the Recovery Act and additional policy initiatives that have been proposed. The report says positive factors include improvements to existing consumer tax credits, programs to help cities prepare for the growing demand for electric vehicles, and strong support for research and development to continue reducing the cost of electric vehicles. ]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/02/15/government-projects-one-million-electric-vehicles-by-2015/feed/ 0 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/02/14/government-report-says-one-million-electric-vehicles-by-2015-is-doable/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/02/14/government-report-says-one-million-electric-vehicles-by-2015-is-doable/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:41:44 +0000 http://www.nfglm.com/?p=43862 http://www.addisongreen.info/2011/02/14/government-report-says-one-million-electric-vehicles-by-2015-is-doable/feed/ 0