going green

In this changing economy it pays to go green and now it might even taste good too.

Lola is a Formula Three racing car developed by students at the University of Warwick in Britain. The car has a top speed of 135 mph and can race from zero to sixty in 2.5 seconds. Under the hood is a 2.0 liter BMW engine, and in the gas tank is leftover chocolate, carrots, potato starch and flax.

Lola also features a radiator that converts ozone back to oxygen and brake pads made from cashews are being developed. One of the car’s designers, Kerry Kirwan says Lola uses materials that would otherwise have ended up in a landfill. Kirwan says the car lets people engage with recycling without the finger wagging.  read more »

The business of going green is starting to bloom. We are watching everything from sustainable clothing to eco-friendly cleaning products emerging on the market. But on one island nation, going green will not just be a voluntary exercise. It will be the law of the land.

Travelers to Liuqiu, a small tropical island off the coast of southern Taiwan, can anticipate clean air year round, thanks to a new law that will phase out and then ban all gas powered scooters, cars and buses.

County officials are planning to spend between $9.3 million and $15.5 million on the going-green project. County officials say electric scooters will be made available to the 300,000 tourists who visit every year. They have purchased 400 scooters, and are offering subsidies for residents to start buying them.  read more »