Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day!
Today is the 38th annual celebration of the planet we call home, and a day to step back and think about things we can do to preserve and restore our natural resources…
So that’s the official line on Earth Day, but I want to know: what do YOU think about Earth Day?
Is it a time to reflect on accomplishments?
A time to call for more action?
Or something in-between?
Send a post, let us know, then go outside and do something good for the planet.
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Evidence everything old is new…
Today’s entry in this week’s list of unique ways to get around is actually a look back, rather than forward.
I found a number of pages dedicated to the California Commuter. Mini-car, enclosed motorcycle, homage to George Jetson - whatever you want to call the tadpole shaped little machine, inventor Doug Malewicki got it into the Guinness Book of World Records for averaging 157+ mpg in real-world driving conditions.
I read on a connected site that Malewicki was, as of 2002, working on a 2-seater version of the car that is designed to cross the county on one 26-gallon tank of gas. I’ll see if I can find out more about where that project stands.
On a side note, Malewicki designed Evel Knievel’s rocket cycle that “jumped” the Snake River Canyon. The link here makes for some interesting reading.
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By iHero
May 9, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this
Wow — we’ve made so much progress in 28 years….