Archive for the 'Transportation' Category

FUEL is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America. It looks at how we got on our present crash course with an energy emergency and offers possible solutions.

While the economic crisis has dropped demand and prices have dropped to a 5 year low the price will certainly go up as soon as the economy begins to pick up.

             Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and you likely travelled some distance to the table you are sharing with others.  How far did your food travel to get to that same table? Most turkeys prepared today were raised in Minnesota or North Carolina.  The cranberries in the cranberry sauce came from Wisconsin [...]

Probably one of the most difficult things to get a handle on as we enter the post carbon era is personal electric transportation. For years the viability of electric transportation has been called into question primarily because gasoline has been so cheap for so long. However, with gas very clearly heading in the direction of [...]


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  • Dare to have an adventure September 3, 2010
    I found out about Wilderness Inquiry through one of my company’s interns, an amazing young woman named Virginia Pendleton. Virginia is spending her summer as an Outdoor Leader with Wilderness Inquiry, leading adventure trips.  Wilderness Inquiry is an award-winning, non-profit organization in Minneapolis that helps people from all walks of life personall […]
  • Toyota COO Acknowledges Peak Oil September 3, 2010
    While the rest of the automotive industry and bussiness world are wondering about the long term impact of Toyota’s recent recalls, the company clearly remains focused on the future in ways that the rest of the industry seems to be missing all together. Jim Lentz the Director of Toyota Motor Sales in North America makes […]