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Wednesday, January 26, 2005 6:50 PM

BioDiesel Update: 33mpg on 100% vegetables (no petroleum)

A few people have asked me how the VW New Beetle (does anyone call it that, or just a “bug”?) is running on BioDiesel since my last post . I am happy to report that even though we drive it as if it were a sports car, since our other car is a Volvo wagon,
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Tuesday, November 23, 2004 9:11 PM

BioDiesel = No Problem

A quick update to my BioDiesel question . We have now filled up our new diesel VW Beetle (the TDI model) with 100% BioDiesel, which I think is all soy beans in this country (USA). I am happy to report that the car drives exactly like it did with regular
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Sunday, October 31, 2004 11:05 AM

BioDiesel Question

Does anyone out there have any experience or knowledge regarding the use of BioDiesel in a regular diesel engine? I am thinking of getting a diesel VW Bug (the TDI), but I want to run BioDiesel in it. I understand there is a Chevron in Bellevue that sells
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Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:00 AM

Electric-powered breaks 300mph

When I was at Western Washington University, I got to see one of their solar cars. They usually did pretty good in a variety of solar car races. This electric car from Ohio State University isn't solar powered, but since all solar cars are electric cars
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:50 PM

Time to eat healthy

I am now convinced that fast food is a really, really, bad thing. Sure, it tastes good, but two recent events have made me a rather concerned: Dan, my brother-in-law, told Lorie and me quite a bit about the book Fast Food Nation - we were afraid to read
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Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:49 AM

Environmental Education via Software

I just ran across the EELink site and had to share it with you. They have a huge list of educational software that is focused on environmental issues. <My Personal Soap Box> I'm not trying to endorse any of these products, but if you have kids,
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Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:08 AM

Solar Powered Jacket

In a recent post, I mentioned a solar powered backpack and I just got some feedback that those are now shipping , along with messenger bags and other stuff with solar panels in them. Today I ran across Solar SCOTTeVEST that has solar panels built into
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