2013 Ford Fusion

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Lucien W. Dupont

Ford’s new 2013 Ford Fusion (this is the plugin hybrid version called the Energi). Looks like they incorporated some Austin Martin design cues. I hope it drives as good as it looks.

Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico June 19, 2010

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Lucien W. Dupont

Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico June 19, 2010 [Detail], originally uploaded by NASA Goddard Photo and Video.

This really gives a scale to the oil slick, which hasn’t slowed down.

First Community Heated with Solar Power Built in Canada, Eh.

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Lucien W. Dupont

First Community Heated with Solar Power Built in Canada, Eh.

(Via EcoGeek.org.)

Nice to see my home country and home province doing some really advanced stuff in being green.. I like this little bit:

Even with sunny Alberta weather, it will take approximately three years to fully charge the BTES field. In the first years of operation, the field will operate at relatively low temperatures, and the recoverable energy will be largely depleted before the end of the heating season. However, after a few years of operation, the core temperature of the BTES field will approach 80°C by the end of summer, with sufficient heat for almost an entire heating season.

Check it out: Drakes Landing Solar Community.

Fuel Economy: Doublespeak at its Best

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Lucien W. Dupont

Fuel Economy: Doublespeak at its Best

(Via Green Car Advisor.)

So, it seems that the supposed 35 mpg CAFE limit for new cars by 2020 is, essentially, a lie. The CAFE mpg standard hasn’t been revised like the mpg on the sticker has.

Go read it.

Is anyone else tired of politics and the people in politics? This crap makes me want to become a citizen so I can at least cast one vote in changing things.

Or maybe running for office, so there can be at least one person in politics who isn’t as dumb as a fraking board.

Sorry.. but geezz.. you think the 478 trillion dollars spent in Iraq could completely create a hydrogen infrastructure for all countries in the entire world, create new solar panels that are cheap enough and are efficient enough that we’d never have to burn any oil. Ever.

How can we stand for such waste?