This week the Tesla Roadster became the first automobile to win Popular Mechanics’ “Breakthrough Award” - given to 10 recipients each year. According to James Meigs, editor-in-chief of the magazine, “The Breakthrough Awards distinguish those ideas and inventions that are changing the face of technology, and the Tesla Roadster is leading an automotive revolution.”
A complete report of the Breathrough Awards can be found in the November 2006 issue of Popular Mechanics (hitting the newsstands on October 10th).
For more information, be sure to check out the original article at CarJunky.com, and/or visit Popular Mechanics.
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Written by Bentley on October 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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I was out riding my mountain bike this evening and as I strolled through my neighbourhood many of my neighbours were putting out their trash for tomorrow’s collection. I must say many of the people on my street are very diligent about reducing their waste and recycling. However, there are some people that that throw out anything and everything without any thought or consideration.
Tonight I saw chairs, a water cooler, lamps, computer monitors, wooden racks and other furniture. I wanted to go and grab a truck and pick up all the items and give them to the local Goodwill, Salvation Army, churches, or Habitat for Humanity. I am frustrated that some people are lazy and won’t think of others or the environment before putting their unwanted items to the curb for garbage collection. With the vast amount of charities that are available and willing to takes used items, the landfill should be the last resort!
I recently found a great website(The Freecyclce Network) that helps people connect and swap items they no longer want or need.
Freecycle is an amazing network that consists of groups that are available to people in Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, the United States and many other countries. I have recently joined the network and there are groups for my city and other communities that are located near me. People are able to post items they want to get rid of and items they are looking for. If you see something you want, email the owner and make arrangements for you to pick up the item. Tonight I logged in and people are offering head boards for beds, clothing, sewing patterns, old computers, etc. The ease of use and concept behind the Freecycle network is outstanding and I give a lot of credit to the person who created it.
When thinking about putting your unwanted items curbside, remember your unneeded items could be useful to someone else. I encourage everyone to spare the landfill and donate their unwanted items to a local charity or post your item on Freecycle.
Written by steve on October 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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Found a great website, thINK FOOD, that is helping to feed local citizens via local food banks. thINK FOOD / Phone-for-Food is a multi-partner, cross-sector, environmental fundraiser serving the interests and mandate of the Canadian Association of Food Banks, respective provincial food bank associations and their members.
Their mission is to alleviate hunger and divert waste from landfill sites by raising funds for local food banks through the process of recycling used inkjet cartridges and cell phones.
The process is simple, find a drop-off location near you or set up a collection site in your workplace or school. Once the box is full, it is sent to a central location and sold to the remanufacturing industry. The proceeds from the sale of the cartridges and cell phones are given to local food banks.
Recently my printer ran out of ink and I have had my cartridges sitting there waiting for a good use. Looks like I will be making my way to the local food bank in the next few days. If you live in Canada and have an old cell phone or ink jet cartridges sitting around your house, bring them to one of the drop of locations (type in your postal code on the website and within seconds you have a location).
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Written by steve on October 6th, 2006 with no comments.
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