Watch Car of the Future Online
Just wanted to report back about the two events I attended this week. Last night’s speech by Carl Coon, former US Ambassador to Nepal, was a pleasant reflection on the promise of US diplomacy hinted at in Obama’s inauguration speech. The question-and-answer section was lively, and he had some great stories of his time serving our country overseas.
Wednesday night’s screening of “Car of the Future” was excellent as well. This episode of Nova is the most concise explanation of where we stand now with car+fuel technology and where we could go in the next few years. The NPR Car Talk guys cover it all: hybrids, ethanol, fuel cells, plug-ins, engine efficiency, ultralights, and plenty of wisecracking humor to wash it all down.
The best part is that you can watch the whole thing online for free. Give it a look and I guarantee that you will find some aspect of green automotive technology to get excited about.
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January 30th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
I just finished a wonderful new book called The Manhattan Project of 2009 Energy Independence Now by author Jeff Wilson. It is without a doubt the best book out there. We seriously need to get on with utilizing alternative energy. The high cost of oil this past year seriously damaged our economy and society. The trickle down effects will be felt for years to come. The cost of fuel affects the price of every consumer product. Oil is finite it will run out one day in the not too distant future. We are using oil globally at the rate of 2 X faster than new oil is being discovered. We have so much available to us in the way of natural energy, wind , solar, wave plus the modern technologies of hybrid etc. What America seems to lack is a plan. This book even outlines a plan, a legislative agenda. It is fascinating and brings the act of weaning America off oil into perspective. www.themanhattanprojectof2009.com
February 1st, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Cool - thanks for the link, james!
We really do need a Manhattan-project level of investment in clean, renewable energy.
February 17th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Does anybody remember that Ford had developed an early automobile that ran on alcohol? Did you ever wonder what happened to that idea, and why oil took over as the fuel of choice?
Prohibition.
Did you ever wonder how in the world something like prohibition was ever passed?