Producing the Next Generation of Transportation Fuels from Clean Tech - Part 2
Jonathan S Wolfson, President and CEO of Solazyme Inc. talks with John Ince about how biotech companies in the biodiesel space can reduce their carbon footprint by focusing on process technology to...
View ArticleEVS 23: Big Kid Toys
I met EJ Wessel, owner of Big Kid Toys in Napa, Calif., at the LA Auto Show, but sadly, I wasn’t able to go for a ride in his T-Rex then. So when we met at EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in...
View ArticleEVS 23: The V3 by Vectrix
Another company making news during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium, was Vectrix Corporation. Durng the show, Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Morrill introduced me to the V3, an all electric...
View ArticleRaising Chics from Scratch
You might remember from our Stone Soup video that our little eco-village has started to cull our chicken flock to make room for new birds. For the last 2 months we’ve been learning what it takes to be...
View ArticleEVS 23: The Fuel Cell Store
One of the interesting folks I met at EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, Calif., was Kathleen Larson, former math teacher and owner of the Fuel Cell Store. Concerned about reducing...
View ArticleFood Not Lawns: No Lawn Left Behind
Ever since we started living in a place were every square inch is growing something useful (to people and other creatures), our eyes are opened to the possibility of transforming lawns and other unused...
View ArticleAlemany Farm: San Francisco Urban Farming
Alemany Farm is a 4 acre, fully functioning urban farm nestled between a major highway intersection, a newly gentrified neighborhood on a hill and a housing project- the perfect place to grow some...
View ArticleHollywood Goes Green: Centron Energy
Ron Likis heads up Centron Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin alternative energy company that has created a fuel additive that after 300 million of miles of testing, has been CARB approved and EPA...
View ArticleBiodiesel: Out of the FOG (Fat’s Oils, Greases)
During the first annual Renewable LA, a day long “consumption-lite” eco fest celebrating renewable energy and transportation, Joe Gershen, Board Member, Green Depot sustainable energy organization,...
View ArticleGM Provoq’s Audience at CES
During the keynote address at CES, GM Chairman Rick Wagoner unveiled the company’s newest fuel-cell concept vehicle on the E-Flex platform and the first vehicle introduction ever at CES, the Cadillac...
View ArticleGM’s Rick Wagoner at CES
During CES, GM’s Chairman Rick Wagoner spoke with a group of bloggers and journalists. Tags: CES, GM, Rick Wagoner
View ArticleGM’s Bob Lutz Holds Court at NAIAS
During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS) GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz joined a roundtable discussion with a group of online journalists including (but not limited to) Brian Dooley at...
View ArticleGM Partners with Ethanol Producer Coskata
During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS) one of the most important announcements I heard was made by GM Chairman Rick Wagoner, who announced a partnership with Coskata, a...
View ArticleGM’s Chairman Rick Wagner Meets with Bloggers at NAIAS
In an hour sit down with online journalists during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), GM’s Chairman Rick Wagner answered questions on several topics from the joint partnership...
View ArticleFreshtopia.net - Squash!
This episode would probably be better titled “Sage-Pistachio Pesto”, but the allure and onomatopoeia possibilities of the word squash were too many to avoid. This recipe is another winner. We...
View ArticleNAIAS: Ford’s Explorer America with EcoBoost
Another exciting discovery at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) was Ford’s EcoBoost platform and the unveiling of their Explorer America concept. Dan Kapp, Ford’s Director of...
View ArticleCadillac Provoq’s a Response at NAIAS
During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS), I spoke with Clay Dean, global design director for Cadillac about the Provoq, the luxury SUV concept based on the Volt E-flex platform,...
View Article150 MPG with AFS Trinity’s PHEV Technology
Prior to the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), one news story getting a lot of traction was the conversion of a Saturn Hybrid into a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) capable of 150...
View ArticleFreshtopia.net - Grapefruit 101
A quick tour and history of this surprisingly young fruit.
View ArticleFreshtopia.net - How To Ruin A Perfectly Good Grapefruit
This recipe was inspired by Anthony, aka the Raw Model, and his nifty list of 5 things to eat every day for health and beauty. It was a well-intentioned soup, simple and unassuming, comprised of some...
View ArticleYear Of The Rat
Happy Lunar New Year! February 7, 2008 begins the year of the Rat, the first year of the Chinese zodiac, a time of activity and renewal. Today we’ll take you on a quick tour of lunar new year basics,...
View ArticleblueEnergy: Focused on Sustainable Development
San Francisco-based blueEnergy provides sustainable energy services to isolated communities in Nicaragua. Mathias Craig, executive director and chairman of the board of the nonprofit corporation, was...
View ArticleFreshtopia.net - Valentine’s Day
This episode we take you on a quick and dirty (and occasionally bloody) history of Valentine’s Day. The story of this holiday and its patron saint is still a bit of a mystery. From Roman pagan...
View ArticleFreshtopia.net - Valentine’s Day - Part 2
This Valentine’s day, we’ve gone buck-rogers with a racy show about aphrodesiacs! For the occasion we’ve concocted a pulse-punding chocolate sauce chock-full of sensuous spices like maca, cayenne, and...
View ArticleFreshtopia.net - The Director’s Cut
There’s a raw juice movement sweeping the nation. …as is seems to do from time to time. I remember my family briefly going through a similar craze when I was young. It seems to be a binge and purge...
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