Category: Climate Action & Science

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January 2, 2023

It’s Electric! NASCAR USA Goes EV

Converting internal combustion engines to all-electric gave me the reputation as a Greenie in the muscle/racing events we cover. When Nascar promotes EV’s at Delaware Dover Downs, we were directed to Doug Yorke.And according to Hot Cars, Electrification is the way to go for both public roads and racetracks. One of the most renowned disciplines in motorsport, NASCAR, seems to have adopted the inevitable electric future. Kickin’ The Tires have unearthed details on NASCAR showcasing a prototype ele

December 28, 2022

It’s Electric! Autonomous EV Tractor

Look Ma, no hands! According to Clean Technica, Monarch Tractor goal is assisting farmers in lowering their carbon footprints, enhancing field safety, streamlining farming operations, and boosting their bottom lines.Monarch has announced that its Founder Series MK-V tractor has started coming off the production line at its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Livermore, California. The Monarch MK-V is a fully electric, driver-optional, smart tractor with lots of bells and whistles.The trac

December 27, 2022

It’s Electric! Tiny 600 Horsepower Motor

It’s an electric motor that is a small powerhouse. Koenigsegg brings one of the most power and torque design drive units developed for electric vehicles says Motor Authority.The Quark electric motor weighs 63 pounds and develops up to 335 hp and 486 lb-ft of torque. Aerospace-spec steel and direct cooling helps to keep the size small, while carbon-fiber parts, made using the same processes that Koenigsegg uses for its carbon wheels, help to keep the weight down.Koenigsegg also describes the moto

December 21, 2022

It’s Electric! Cordless Charging

It’s electric and Philippe Nobileau, CEO of ZE-Drive reminded us about EV charging and the latest options including no bulky charging cords! Cool video and remember, healthy people make a healthy planet!Jonathan David LakeFather, grand and great grandfatherFounder: GreenTVPresident: Auto ArchivesTerminal Cancer survivor and inventor of ImmunaJuice

December 20, 2022

It’s Electric! Recycle, Re-Use & Repurpose

Recycling auto parts is a great way to reduce the automobile’s environmental footprint. But which recycled parts do you choose? Stephanie Hart and Motor Week shows a USA company making it happen.Salvaged, rebuilt or remanufactured? When available, a remanufactured part is the preferable choice both in form and function. Great video and thanks Stephanie and team! Jonathan David LakeFather, grand and great grandfatherFounder: GreenTVPresident: Auto ArchivesInventor ImmunaJuice

December 17, 2022

It’s Electric! Amphibious EV

Car and Driver is a pretty serious operation so when Steve Tice said they did a story, it peaked interest when seeing the video. Not for everyone yet forward Green thinking on climate change!The recent story reads “The greenest amphibious vehicle and is called Trident LS-1, it is an electric urban three-wheeled, amphibious hydrofoil and at the moment it is a project of which a prototype is already being built.The renders of the blue and white model are the first to be made of the Trident LS-1 bu

December 7, 2022

God Save the Green!

By: Betsy RosenbergThis is not a piece about God, or should I perhaps write “G-d,” as we Jews are taught to spell it out of reverence. And it’s not really about the late Queen Elizabeth II and her 70-year reign, or the now King Charles III. But rather, it’s about how 10 days-plus of over-the-top television coverage of the British Royal family sucked up nearly all the air—or airtime—while important news about our planet-in-peril was mostly ignored (as usual) by the major news networks.It’s been 3

December 5, 2022

Ditch Honey and Switch to Eco-Friendly Vegan Choices

Photo courtesy Pexels/PixabayA worker bee alights on a flower, in her search for nectar that will be made into honey, meant as food for bees.By Alfred Robert Hogan Much as cow’s milk is intended to be food for baby cows—not infant nor adult humans—honey is intended as the sole food for hungry bees. It is not created for humans. So, honey is decidedly not vegan. However, bees are one of the most environmentally essential lifeforms on Earth—certainly more vital than we Homo sapiens sapiens. To re

November 27, 2022

Mixed Results On Green Ballot Questions In 2022 US Midterm Elections

Pro and con online signs regarding California Proposition 30By Alfred Robert Hogan Even though every election is a climate election, as ace teen eco champion Greta Thunberg astutely notes, the environment was directly posed as an issue before US voters only in California and New York state in the November 2022 midterm elections. The upshot results amounted to a split decision: one loss, one win. In California, about 3/5 of voters protected their state’s multi-millionaires from a modest 1.75-perc

November 11, 2022

It’s Electric! EV She-Canics Make $$$

Shecanics are a big part of our future. Over a decade ago, Joe, Jill Biden and I sat on a stage while GreenTV and other media set up film crews to announce electric vehicles to the world. When mentioning the term She-canic’s to Jill, she asked what they do.My answer. Shecanics will lead in cleaning and Greening millions of existing vehicles. Yes, the ones already built, the vehicles with embodied energy and earth’s resources already invested. Fast forward to today, I have been charged with makin

October 17, 2022

It’s Electric! Find a Climate Car Fast!

Rachel Cook shares The Climate-Friendly Car Guide allows you to compare model-year cars effectively by using your state’s most recent electricity grid! Click here The video is a a few years old yet the idea is as fresh as clean air. Enjoy and thank you for supporting our work.Health products endorsed by Jon Lake, Cancer survivor and founder of GreenTV.

October 6, 2022

It’s Electric! Salvaging, Improving

E-Charging is a term that helps ICE (internal combustion engines) go Green. Car, boats and some aircraft damaged in recent climate change events getting a new lease on life!As seen in the video below, the application is in commonly used engine in cars and boats like the boat show in the featured image. Now imagine reducing fuel consumption and emissions rather dramatically. Yet even more, imagine the boat entering and leaving the dock in quiet, no fumes and in electric mode only. It’s possible a