Via: Autopia Posted: 2010-12-07 The number of flying electric airplanes (and pilots) increased by one with the first flight of John Monnett’s Waiex in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Waiex is one of several models of kit-built aircraft designed and produced by Monnett’s company, Sonex, and the electric version has been in development for several years. “Every first flight of a new …
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Better Place Electric Cars & Sustainability – SF Bay Area
Palo Alto, Calif. – (October 27, 2010) – Better Place, with support from the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, today announced a commitment to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose to further cement the region’s position as the “EV Capital of the U.S.”
Continue readingBooYA!CaCAO! – just. sustainable. chocolate.
If only more producers were using this approach. Booya Cacao goes far beyond organic. It goes beyond fair trade. This is truly sustainable chocolate. Booya Cacao uses only three delicious & good-for-you ingredients which are all produced in the same agroforestry system with minimal impact. It is then traded with a goal of zero emissions using sail, bike, and animal-powered …
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