Category: Climate Action & Science

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February 27, 2022

It’s Electric! From Jeep H.Q.

The Jeep Wrangler Magneto concept is a fully capable BEV that is stealthy, quiet, quick and an unmistakable rock-climbing force. Jeep brand engineers and designers have created a zero-emission vehicle with Jeep 4×4 capability! This provides new levels of efficiency, environmental responsibility, and performance on- and off-road. Based on a two-door 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, the Jeep Magneto uses a custom-built axial flux electric motor that operates up to 6,000 rpm. The e-motor is connected

February 21, 2022

Greening EV Automobiles with Hemp!

About 400-pounds of plastic are used in an average EV vehicle today. Why choose hemp biocomposites or bioplastics for automotive applications?Hemp plastics have many advantages over traditional glass-filled plastics. For example, hemp-filled polypropylene (PP) can significantly reduce CO2 emissions. Our materials have a nice density difference as well, offering a significant mass reduction of over 10% in most applications depending on glass content.Other benefits of our hemp bioplastics and bioc

February 20, 2022

Aruba Faruque: Bangladeshi Teen Champions Cleaner, Kinder Planet

By Alfred Robert Hogan Teenaged Bangladeshi climate activist Aruba Faruque became the youngest-ever person to petition the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, gathering signatures for her climate action petition from March 2021 till September 2021, both online and in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic.[i] Former schoolteacher Anthony “Tony” Gleeson of Australia, the host of THE SUSTAINABLE HOUR weekly radio and podcast series, in May 2021 dubbed Ms. Faruque–who was then just 14 years old–“the Gret

February 16, 2022

Mercedes AMG Going AMGEV!

“Mercedes’ AMG performance division is most famous for making hand-built gasoline engines, but times are changing and electric motors are the new thing” says Peter Valdes-Dapena. So ICE is out and EV’s are in?There are many models from the 2-door blue baby shown above (an EV conversion) or the crazy EQS all-electric below, ready to go.Peter continues with “With the Tesla Model S Plaid rocketing to highway speeds in two seconds, under ideal conditions, and automakers offering quick zero-emissions

February 14, 2022

It’s Electric: EV’s in Nairobi!

It’s electric and it’s EV everywhere! Gas to electric conversions are being taught and shared to make the entire planet cleaner and Greener! Join Filip Gardler and Filip Lovstrom in this educational video! Opibus converts existing cars and other vehicles with internal combustion engines into electric vehicles – a far less wasteful green solution than manufacturing new electric cars. We caught up with Opibus Swedish co-founders Filip Gardler and Filip Lovstrom at their garage in the outskirts of

February 12, 2022

More Terms to Boost Your Climate Science IQ!

By Alfred Robert HoganTime for 10 more climate-related science terms to build and bolster your everyday conversations about the climate crisis! You can regularly practice with these and soon be easily using them with full confidence. Here are definitions to learn or re-learn, drawn from and adapted from various online sources:Adaptation – Human actions that respond to the climate crisis to minimize its effects on ecosystems and on humans (for example, as the climate warms, we might wear light-we

February 5, 2022

EV Funding – Delaware, USA!

If you’ve converted a classic to a collector’s item, you are a forward thinker. When forward thinkers need funding, they turn to faith angels. As growth occurs, who will these innovators turn to? In Delaware, we began with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control!As we have followed the trail of several EV pioneers, the one’s who impress investors are those who have actually converted electric vehicles. Gregory Coles is an accomplished, hands-on, mind-active EV experts

January 29, 2022

It’s Electric! Pre-Owned EV’s for Sale

If you have tried to find a great pre-owned electric vehicle to purchase, the odds are against you. Why? Because most used EV’s go to family and friends. Yet we have found ways to locate the remaining few!As one of the oldest automotive firms in the world, Auto Archives connections are all over the planet and truthfully, there are not a whole lot of qualified folks to talk about EV’s let along pre-owned and which are the best to buy.That is about to change as Auto Archives teams with the best of

January 26, 2022

Boost Your Climate Vocabulary Confidence

By Alfred Robert Hogan As former US schoolteacher Etta Place archly explained to famed bank and train robbers Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who had fled the Wild West into Spanish-language Bolivia circa 1898, yet remained shaky in their grasp of that second language: “Your line of work requires a specialized vocabulary.” And so it goes with we climate activists, who need to both readily understand and be able to easily convey aspects of the No. 1 climate crisis we face in our daily convers

December 26, 2021

Catching Super Star Gwen Singer!

Arial McKenna and Betsy Rosenberg catch up with super star Gwen Singer. The video discusses a “Green” currency and thoughts on the planet!

December 24, 2021

Green $1M Giveaway!

What a way to start the day and 2022 with funding! In the video, Felix Kramer and Betsy Rosenberg paint a pretty picture based on the past for a great future! Happy Holidays!Go to Active Allies for details and read of the great work by Felix Kramer, his wife and team! Show break down; 01:08 – CalCars Squared activeallies.org/calcars-squared 06:33 – Pivot to climate; plug-ins as a beacon 07:58 CalCars Squared: convert half a billion cars 09:40 Betsy: Green Media’s time has come 10:40 Drawdown

December 15, 2021

History of EVs—Part One of Two: Clean, Quiet Electric Cars Pre-date Filthy Fossil Fuel Ones

Image courtesy MadeUpInBritain.ukThomas Parker (at center) in his invention the electric car in England, with two colleagues.By Alfred Robert Hogan[This article is adapted and excerpted from Hogan’s forthcoming in-depth biography of Greta Thunberg and the No. 1 climate crisis underlying science.] Elon Musk did not, of course, invent the electric car. But in the early 21st century, his futuristic Teslas have done much to revitalize interest in a green transportation mode that actually dates back