CONTEST ALERT: Win 5 Quarts of Biodegradable G-Oil!

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We all want to save the environment, but we still need to change our oil. That’s where Green Earth Technologies and G-Oil come in. Read on to learn how you can win a FREE 5-Quart canister of their green oil. What is G-Oil, and how could it possibly be green? It’s really simple actually. Using [...]

Shell to Build World’s Largest Floating Object, a Natural Gas Platform

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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can’t hold a candle to the monolithic achievements of the modern world, including what may soon be the world’s largest floating object, a Shell natural gas drilling and storing facility. Called Prelude, the facility will be one-third of a mile long, weight 600,000 tons, and will extract the [...]

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CHARGE! Documenting the Birth of A Revolution

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Mark Neale has done it again! As a big fan of his films about MotoGP, I was very eager to see Charge, his take on TTXGP. Neale did an excellent job conveying the level of perseverance and innovation needed to compete in this series. The film focuses primarily on two very different teams as they prepare for the first TTXGP race at Isle of Man in 2009.

Saudi Prince Doesn’t Want the U.S. to Find Alternatives to Oil

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The worst part about America’s over-reliance on oil is that it funnels money into the hands of assholes like Al-Waleed bin Talal, who wants lower oil prices to prevent “the West” from going out and finding alternatives to oil. In a Sunday interview with CNN’s  Fareed Zakaria, bin Talal says that the price of a [...]

Li-ion Wavejet Brings EVs to the Beach (video)

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It’s still Memorial Day weekend for millions of Americans, and – for many of them – that means:  the beach.  It’s a he(ck) of a place, the beach.  Often filled with sunbathers, swimmers, boaters, and (on some days) surfers, the beach is probably not a place you’d think of as “filled” with eco-conscious technology. Nevertheless, [...]

65 mpg Chevy Spark Diesel (!) Caught Testing in India

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Chevrolet is building a diesel spark that gets over 65 mpg – and that TCDi badge on the back of a black Chevy Sonic (caught testing by a sharp-eyed team-bhp forum member) is proof. Don’t get too excited, though:  despite the fact that this TCDI tester is based on the top-end LT variant (the rear wiper [...]

USPS Report Says Total Collapse is Imminent (Yay?)

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The United States Postal Service is headed off a cliff, and – according to the US Government Accountability Office - few are even giving its demise a second thought. That’s the same USPS, by the way, that was once a great source of national pride, that united America’s coasts and transmitted vital information at incredible speeds, [...]

New Army Hybrid Shown at Indy 500 on Memorial Day Weekend

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Memorial Day weekend is, of course, about honoring America’s men and women in uniform – both past and present.  For gearheads and racing fans, however, Memorial Day weekend is also about the Indianapolis 500 and the amazing feats of technology and bravery that come together for that spectacle. Technology, bravery, and (let’s be realistic) a [...]