Mayor Marcelo Ebrard cycles once to work once a month Mayor Ebrard’s city government has committed to build 186 miles (300 kilometers) of bike paths, or ciclovías, by 2012. This in a city where 57% of the city’s carbon dioxide emissions come from vehicle transportation, according to Mexico’s National Autonomous University (source: Treehugger). The plan [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 21, 2008
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Democracy and the Vote
With a number of younger democracies faltering early this Millennium we tend to question if Democracy is right for every country. Kenya just had a turbulent election with over 1000 dead and still counting; Pakistan lost a charismatic leader with no end in sight in the run up to their elections; and elections have segmented [...]
January 17, 2008
Plugging your car into a Smarter Utility Grid
With the Detroit Auto Show 08 running this week, the BBC has been enthusiastically reporting on the future of the auto. With gas prices hitting $100/Barrel and a greater focus on the environment, greener cars are taking a front stage unlike in the past when they found it difficult to platform their inventions amongst all [...]
January 15, 2008
Moving green
Moving houses can be a very reflective experience. It signals new beginnings, new opportunities … and for many a fresh start. This weekend I spent a day helping a friend move into a new place – and after a full day of continuous lifting, packing and unpacking I came to many interesting observations. It helps [...]
January 12, 2008
Remembering Sir ED, (July 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008)
Sir Edmund Hillary, left, the lanky New Zealand mountaineer and bee keeper who with Tenzing Norgay, his Sherpa guide, won worldwide acclaim in 1953 by becoming the first to scale the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. He died on Jan. 11, 2008. He was 88. “It is not the mountain we [...]
January 10, 2008
The Tata Nano – India’s $2500 car released
No it does not have a power stearing or electronic windows, or even a standard a.c/heat function but it does have a very agreeable sticker price. At INR 100,000 ($USD 2500) this little wonder is poised to re-energize the entry-level auto car industry, not just in India but globally. For Ratan Tata, the company’s patriach [...]
