Climate Pulse

bitefight via Torontoist Quote of the Day from David Suzuki in the Georgia Strait: Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it's time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America carries 1.5 people, which means that most... [continue]

Photos from Bridgestone Americas Inc. This car turns heads. It's clear. And clearly one of the most efficient in the world. It was built by students at the DeLaSalle Automotive Design Studio in Kansas City, Missouri, as a high school class project....Read the full story on TreeHugger [continue]

Image credit: Future Atlas/Creative Commons The food versus fuel debate already has many people worried that we can't feed the world and power our cars. but some folks are claiming we can power (some of) our cars, feed the world and have a drink in the process. Karin already reported on Scottish... [continue]

AOBPhotography posted a photo: Top Gear Experience with The Stig [continue]

Image credit: StreetsBlog From a cyclist getting shot for riding with their child in a busy street to a motorist laughing about the "gay frenchman" he killed, there's no doubt that cyclists and car drivers do not always see eye-to-eye. Nevertheless, when I wrote about a campaign to end truck blind... [continue]

Photo via mon2009 Pastoral life has long been emblematic of a harmonious relationship between man and nature -- but that was all shattered recently in a horrific accident that killed nearly an entire flock of sheep. The incident took place on a roadway in Macedonia after a speeding...Read the full... [continue]

It will be another two years before Ashton Stark can get his driver's license, but that's not stopping the 14-year-old from looking to the future -- and in more ways than one. With a keen sense of green and a little engineering savvy, Ashton succeeded in transforming his grandfather's 1972... [continue]

Brian Forbes posted a photo: A 0600 start until play was stopped at 2150, is a bit of a stand and walk. Glad to get back to the car, for home along the M90. [continue]

Peugeot started building bicycles in 1882 and cars in 1890, so they have a bit of a history in different modes of transportation. TreeHugger has been excited about car-sharing setups like zipcar and bike-sharing systems like Velib; product service systems like this let people have transportation... [continue]

Photo via Hannes Langeder Meet the world's most eco-friendly Porsche, the Ferdinand GT3 RSX. Its sleek design is ideal for cutting through the air and, of course, attracting looks from envious passersby. Touted as the lightest Porsche ever created, the car does away with many of the superfluous... [continue]