Teacher’s Global Warning Video get Millions of Views

What's the worst that could happen? That's the question that this teacher asks in this YouTube video about climate change / global warming.

This viral video entitled The Most Terrifying Video You’ll Ever See has had 3 Million views on YouTube and is on it's way to becoming an all time most viewed on YouTube.

What do you think about it?

Zaproot tells of warning labels on cars

The European Union is considering warning labels on cars, ShoreBank opens a green bank account, and the Holiday Gift Guide Part 3.

Live Love Work Play - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

It starts out slow but this animated comedy by Thomas Atanazio from Brazil uses no dialogue to show you that you have the power to change because when you do what you believe you will end up where you belong. This short was a selection of the 2007 YoungCuts Film Festival. www.YoungCuts.com

What are Carbon Offsets?

Here's a little video about carbon offsets but we think it's funny that they say " carbon offset" as a singular. Oh well, it's still a good little video.

Do You Have Anything to Say to Anna?

Anna is asking what do you think of being green, or global warming? You can tell he in a video response or text response on YouTube She wants to know your opinions and thoughts about global warming so tell her. http://www.youtube.com/AnnaWillSay

2007 LA Auto Show: Hyundai Genesis, SUV Hybrids, and more!

With a big "So What?" 21 MPG these new Hybrid SUVs are as creepy as the voice over guy's voice who talks about them. When are we going to see some real MPG? Or better yet cars that run on salt water? Cause we're going to have a lot of it real soon.

WheelsTV's First Auto News presents the 2007 LA Auto Show. In this edition we look at the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and the 2008 Dodge Durango Hybrid, the Hyundai Genesis concept coupe, and the 2009 Dodge Journey crossover.

Emitting Only Water - Honda Figures Out the Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Honda's new hydrogen fuel cell production vehicle might get a few of these folks to shut up for a minute. Yes, the technology is cutting edge. Yes, the range on this vehicle is still hobbled by the lack of hydrogen fueling stations. Yes, it ain't cheap. But the new Honda FCX Clarity is groundbreaking in every way. Emitting only water, gorgeously styled, and a true peak at what we can do if we put our minds to finding real power train alternatives, The FCX Clarity made it's debut at the L.A. Auto Show and had notoriously jaded automotive journalists truly interested.

http://www.vehiclevoice.com

What kind of Green Person are You?

Experian Research Services study identifies 4 types of green consumers; find out where they reside. To download your free green marketing map from Experian Research Services go to www.smrb.com/greenmarketing

Extreme Weather

Have you been having extreme weather?

The Mount Washington observatory in (the northeastern U.S. state of) New Hampshire is a non-profit, scientific and educational institution with a mission to advance understanding of the Earth's climate systems. It also has some of the most extreme weather on the planet. The strongest winds ever recorded, were recorded right here, at the Mt. Washington Weather station in New Hampshire. On 12 April 1934, the station measured a wind gust of more than 371 kilometers per hour. The Mount Washington weather station was the first regular, meteorological observations in the world. It continues to collect climate data, and weather information daily. Three out of every four days a year Mount Washington is hidden in clouds or covered with fog, with hurricane force winds sometimes blowing. Scientists and visitors pass through three distinct ecosystems on the ride to the summit, 1,923 meters above sea level.

HOT WEATHER GIRL WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING

Marilyn Airhair, weather girl on XYZ News' The Morning Show, wants to know what the Republican candidates plan to do about global warming.

Bad Guys Can Be Good

What if you could take something that was doing all kinds of bad things and figure out a way to turn it around and have it do good things?

Now if we can get the oil companies to turn their act around.

Hippy Gourmet makes Organic, Vegetarian Puppy Treats!

In this segment from an episode of Organic Living with the Hippy Gourmet, they visit with Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California!
Here they send their host in with a pack of wild dogs, OK...puppies- and then they meet up with Caesar Estrada of Canine Confections and Happy Pet Bakery of San Francisco, to learn how to make yummy, organic and fully vegetarian doggy treats!
Don't forget that the "Hippy Gourmet's Quick and Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating" (Hachette USA) is now available wherever books are sold!

http://www.HippyGourmet.com
http://www.GuideDogs.com
http://www.CanineConfections.com

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

Get ready for a White Christmas with a little red and a whole lot of Green as George Bush sings the John Lennon Christmas classic: HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

Just a Bunch of Hot Air?

Okay call us skeptical, how can a termite treatment from Ecola Termite and Pest Management that HEATS houses up to 180 degrees be eco-friendly? Sure it doesn't use any pesticides or harmful chemicals but it does "heat" your house. If it heats, it has to contribute to global warming right?


They say it's "a great alternative to the poisonous methods of fumigation! Ecola is a one-stop call for any type of pest control. They have it ALL! 1-800-332-2847 Serving all of Southern California termitelady.com"

This just sounds too good to be true.

What do you think?

Green Cars

Mojo takes a look at some environmentally friendly cars that will save you money and save the world.

What are you driving?

Turning Trash into Art

This "Dizzy Bottles at Burning Man" video shows some art made from trash. Have you made any art from your garbage?

100 Ways To Save The Planet

Get your pencils out and start writing these down or go to:

http://www.lifegoggles.com/100-ways-to-save-the-planet/

and buy the ebook. If you print it make sure you use recycled paper and soy ink.

Politics, Killing and the Green Scarf of Ask A Chola

Tonight Anderson Cooper and the Republican candidates will be live at 8 pm EST on the CNN/YouTube Debates and wearing her green bandanna Ask A Chola brings up the candidates views on killing. Now when we get down to the root of this whole "Green Thing" doesn't it boil down to oil and if it's okay to kill for crude?

Bike to School or Work

By biking to work just one day a week, you’ll reduce your weekday driving impact (and your parking aggravation) by 20% and you can save money on gas.

LIVING IN A GREEN ENVIRONMENT

Various UK green companies join in a campaign to promote the benefits of living in a more eco-friendly world. They’ve organized “The Sustainability Show”. This is the latest in the BSN features highlighting environmental initiatives across Britain.

Those Who Control Energy Control the World

Here's a Segment from a Documentary shot in the early 90's about Global Conspiracies. The big difference between then and now is the Internet. If someone does invent a car that runs on water and they want everyone to know about it they can post the plans on how to build this water powered car online for everyone to see.

If someone reinvents Tesla's "wireless electricity" that's FREE to all, they can post the documentation on the Internet.

Do any of you have a Lean Mean Green invention you care to share ?

We think a Salt water powered car would be best considering global warming / climate change and all that extra sea water we are going to have readily available.

Wendy Tremayne and Mikey Sklar Green Pioneers

( http://ryanishungry.com ) brings us Wendy Tremayne, best known for founding Swap-O-Rama-Rama, and Mikey Sklar, who is geek famous for self implanting an RFID chip into his hand, are also green pioneers. Leaving New York City to settle in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, these two decided to invest their retirement funds into creating Green Acre. Their goals for Green Acre span from being a green lodging spot for geeks to becoming a community center and arts venue for the increasing number of T-or-C locals. Jay and Ryan from ryanishungry.com got the chance to hang with Wendy and Mikey on their long drive from San Fran to SXSW. They graciously toured Jay and Ryan around, showed them the hot springs, cooked them meals, and shared the secrets of making papercrete. In several videos from http://ryanishungry.com, you’ll get to hang with them too. Thanks Wendy and Mikey! Also thanks to Jonny Goldstein for putting http://ryanishungry.com in contact!

Daryl Hannah is Lean Mean and Green

Daryl Hannah was at the front gates of the Artivist Film Festival to protest against the festival's new sponsor, an oil company called PETROBRAS. This is what she had to say.

Solar Power? or Cheap Power?

When it gets dark in Africa it gets dark and people make fires to see and cook. But at what price?

Solar power is expensive and Africa is poor. Clean Power or Cheap Power? Pick one. You only get one right now.

If there anything we can do to change that?

Headzup: Censoring Global Warming

Sometimes it does seem like the current administration would like to see us all driving Hummers and fighting in the Middle East.

In a Daily Mobile Comedy From Headzup, Dick Cheney is asked about the White House's censoring of the testimony of the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

More Video on Hybrids

What technology is behind Hybrid cars and who is making them?

Are you thinking of buying a Hybrid?

World Naked Bike Ride

In March and June 2008, in cities around the world, people will be riding bikes naked to celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against car culture. Visit the World Naked Bike Ride for all the info.

Are you willing to get out of your car, take your clothes off and go for a bike ride to draw attention to what oil has done to our planet?

Please let us know.

Saved by the Sun

With rising oil prices, there is new urgency in finding a solution to our uncertain energy future. NOVA presents the latest thinking from solar enthusiasts and skeptics as it investigates cutting-edge research developments. SavedByTheSun.com

Are you using any solar products or gadgets?

Tell us what you are using.

Or if you are selling solar products please tell us about them and share a link.

Eat Raw Organic Food, Save Energy and Lose Weight

Okay think about this for a second. If the organic food is cooked you gain weight eating it. If the food is not cooked you lose weight eating it. If you don't cook the food you don't use gas or electric and you reduce your carbon footprint. Pretty cool.

In this episode of the Running Raw Project: Tim VanOrden speaking at Leaf Cuisine in Culver City, CA, talks about how the cooking of carbohydrates affects how the body stores fat. He has a great story about pigs and farmers.

More info about eating raw at http://runningraw.com

The Truth About Toyota

Everyone loves Toyota right? Well not now that they seem to be doing some legal lobbying in the wrong direction. Is it just a simple misunderstanding?

Or can flashlights run off pee?

Find out in this episode of Zaproot.

Green Funerals

Changing perceptions on death, GreenSprings Eco-Cemetery in Newfield, NY discovers how green burial is helping to protect and preserve the environment.

What is a green burial?

Simple and natural. Green burial, or natural burial, ensure the burial site remains as natural as possible in all respects. Interment of the bodies is done in a bio-degradable casket, shroud, or a favorite blanket. No embalming fluid, no concrete vaults.

Why have a green burial?

It is clear that nature has intended that our bodies be reunited with the earth. All organisms that have lived, have died and returned to the soil...only to be recycled into new life. Constant microbial activity in the soil breaks everything down. Nature creates no waste. Everything is recycled.

In keeping with your personal values, a natural burial site for you, family, even pets, promotes growth of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers, in turn bringing birds and other wildlife to the area. Water is not wasted, nor are pesticides and herbicides used in attempts to control nature. Instead, a green cemetery allows nature take it's course. Planting native trees, shrubs and flowers in your loved one's honor promotes habitat restoration. To encourage land preservation, a green cemetery grants a conservation easement for the burial site.

GOOD Magazine: Internet Porn

GOOD Magazine, The magazine for people who want to do well by doing good engages and challenge people through ideas and institutions that drive change in the world.

A quick look at the above video about Internet porn gives you an idea of how much good could be done in the US and throughout the world if only we spent a little less time searching sex and more time searching green.

We're not saying stop searching sex we're just saying search green a little more.

Please.

Ask A Chola Goes Green

Ask a Chola brings up a really good point about global warming and climate change.

Is the iPhone Bee Friendly?

If you Google "missing bees" you will find links to stories from the New York Times, Digg, PBS and even the Christian News Wire all talking about missing bees and one even proclaiming the "Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy"

Several of these articles point the blame on cell phones.

One thing is for sure. No bees equals no food and with the love affair overweight America has with their cells phones it will be interesting to see if Americans will choose food over phones.

The big question that we are wondering about ... Is the iPhone Bee Friendly?

Drunk America on Global Warming

So what do you really know about global warming? Do you know more than Drunk America? The AV Club shows us how young drunk Americans really feel about global warming.

Save the Shark!

Sharks have survived for over 450 Million years, control over two thirds of the planet,they are the world's top predator and we need them. Unfortunately humans want to kill sharks.Sharkwater opens in theaters November 2nd.

Pledge to Save the Shark.

Sticky Question

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From the UK comes Sticky Question - a video promoting The Big Ask. It has one simple aim - getting people to ask difficult questions about climate change so the Government is persuaded to take action.

Adding to the dishonourable line of sex romp scandals, Sticky Question tells the tale of a naked MP, a leather-clad dominatrix and a cleaning lady with a big question to ask.

Visit http://www.thebigask.com. OR ask your congressman what he or she is doing to stop global warming.

Do you know who your congressman is?

Would you like to know?

Tom Hanks Got Himself an Electric Car

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Tom Hanks talks about one of his electric cars that is a new EV from AC Propulsion that is built by converting a Scion xB 5-speed to electric power.

The eBox’s unique lithium ion battery, made from 5,088 small cells, stores more energy with less weight than other EV batteries so the eBox is light and responsive.

Unfortunately it costs about $75,000 but if you're Tom Hanks that's like a couple hours of work.

When they can get the cost down to $25K we think they will have a real Lean Mean Green Machine on their hands.

Hopefully the good strides that we are making now with electric cars won't have long term negative effects like the subject matter of Tom Hanks' new film "Charlie Wilson's War." It's a drama about a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, and how his efforts to assist rebels with a war against the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects... you know the old, " the US taught them how to fight and now they are fighting the US story."

You think we would have learned our lesson on that one but somehow the play book doesn't get read or passed on to the new coaches and the players don't seem to care they just march out on the field for another day of football.

You know, the Hummer was subsidized by a tax credit, anyone know how we can get a tax break on the eBox so we can all run out and buy one????

Come on Mr. Hanks, we love your movies, we love that you drive electric cars how can you help the middle class afford eBoxes?

If anyone can help America afford electric cars it's you Tom Hanks. You have a voice that can be heard. You have the ears of people that can make changes. There are millions of people who would drive electric cars if they could afford them. Keep up the good work you are doing and help us get there.

This Bulb

Just a single naked light bulb can get some sexy actresses to make a little video about saving the planet. Natalie Portman, Kyra Sedgwick and Chloe Sevigny explain how an action as simple as changing a light bulb can help reverse the effects of greenhouse gases. Featuring the music of Aimee Mann and remarkable footage from the National Geographic library.

For more information visit:
http://www.green.nationalgeographic.com

Pig Poop Leads to Global Warming

Devour The Earth (Documentary)(PART 2)


According to BgreenTV in (PART 2) Global Warming In 1989 the crew of a space craft watched a smoke cloud from thousands of fires spread across a million square miles of Amazonia. It was rainforest being cleared for cattle ranching. With the burning of vegetation, huge reservoirs of stored carbon dioxide are unlocked, released to float upwards and provide yet more insulation to prevent heat escaping from the earth. When the cattle arrive, each one belches out 60 litres of methane every day adding another twist to the spiral. Together, burning and belching provide the 2nd largest contribution to the greenhouse effect. FACTS 3: Since 1970 the destruction of rainforests in Latin America has contributed over 1.4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Methane gas is responsible for 18% of global warming, with the methane gas content of the atmosphere increasing by 1% per year. 18% of world methane emissions are from livestock. There are more than 1.3 billion cattle in the world. 26% of UK methane emissions are from livestock. UK livestock emissions contribute 1.15 million tonnes of methane to global warming every year. Soil Depletion The United States, the world's largest consumer of meat has lost 1/3 of all its topsoil. Huge areas of the Western states can no longer support the agriculture and the land may well return to buffalo pasture. Underground water supplies are depleted faster than they can be replenished with rain. The soil ceases to provide even grazing and as they do, they consume more water in new places. Livestock's demand for water is as destructive as its demand for food. In the case of beef grown on irrigated pastures 12 times as demanding as vegetables. In Britain, nearly 1/2 of all arable land is now at risk of erosion as intensive farming destroys the very structure of the soil. Acid Rain The world has a new problem - an endless supply of animal excreta, stored in slurry form a 100 times more polluting than human waste - it just keeps on accumulating, too prolific to be absorbed by the land. Bacteria turns its ammonia into acid, it evaporates, joins with nitrous oxide from fertilizers, combines with industrial pollution and forms acid rain. Its legacy is sour unproductive soil and dead and dying forests, rivers and lakes. Almost forgotten in the avalanche of other environmental disasters, acid rain is devastating the northern habitats of Europe and America. In some countries, slurry is its principle cause. An end to livestock production would dramatically slow the decay. FACTS 4: A single cow can produce 23 tonnes of manure a year. 10 pigs can produce 21 tonnes of manures a year. Spread over the land this contributes to acid rain, soil and water pollution. Ammonia from animal farming is recognised as a major cause of acid rain, causing over 70% of acidity in some areas. In Holland, where livestock outnumbers humans by over 7 to 1, farmers have been told to reduce herds by a quarter to help save dying forests. Suffering Seas Trawlers and seine netters cross the world's oceans scooping out increasing numbers of ever smaller fish. Heavy trawl boards smash their way across the ocean floor, destroying everything in their path. Every year more countries scramble to join the killing fields of tuna drift netting and with each net go the lives of more whales and dolphins, rays and seabirds, turtles and sharks. Some countries continue with their slaughter of whales. Mammals with a language more complex than our own, but of which we understand not one word. Intensive factory farming has also come to the seas of Europe and it is salmon, mysterious migratory creatures which are the chosen captives. It is like caging swallows. Crammed into cages they can only survive with the use of antibiotics and pesticides and are made marketable by colouring their flesh with an additive banned in the USA. And to feed these imprisoned creatures, the seas are trawled for other fish, industrial fish.... 5 pounds to produce 1 pound of salmon meat. PCBs are industrial chemicals, some of the most poisonous substances known, these now infect almost the whole of the oceans' food chain. FACTS 5: Nine of the world's 17 major fisheries are in serious decline. All of the others have reached their limits. Worldwide 124 billion dollars are spent every year catching just 70 billion dollars worth of fish. Recent surveys suggest that over 40% of fish caught in the North sea are diseased - often with cancerous tumours. An estimated 240,000 tonnes of PCB's (effectively banned in the UK since 1980) are thought to have entered the world's oceans. Strongly migratory salmon are factory farmed at stocking densities of 15kg per squaremetre.

Van Pool? What's a Van Pool?

So instead of getting in your own car you jump into a van full of other people and you ride together to work. What's the big deal?

"I can't go anywhere during lunch."

Sure you can, borrow a friend's car or use a Flexcar or Zipcar.

"What if I have to leave work early?"
Borrow a Friend's Car, use a Flexcar or Zipcar.

Also keep in mind that many employers who offer Vanpools also offer Taxi cabs or rental cars for emergencies and some employers give employees up to $150 per month for using Vanpools.

Think of what else you could be doing while you are sitting in a van instead of driving.

Doing your part to fight global climate change doesn't have to break the bank

You don't have to buy a new Hybrid car to help stop global warming. There are many simple things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. One of them is using public transportation. For more information, visit publictransportation.org.

Northwest Passage Now Open!

Hey isn't GREAT! You don't need an icebreaker ship to get through the Northwest Passage anymore. How Cool is That? Thank You Global Warming!!!!!!!!

Zaproot also talks about how weird weather can get, and a round up of mini homes.

For more visit: http://www.viropop.com

Electric Cars " a piece of crap"

WSJ's Joe White interviews Tesla Motors co-founder Martin Eberhard about his agenda for producing and marketing the electrical roadster his company plans to launch.

Eberhard calls other Electric Cars " a piece of crap" that no one wants to drive.

That's easy for him to say when his $98,000 cool electric car is late in being shipped.

He does bring up some good points though.

Think You Would Never Use Biofuels?

Think again.

Chances are pretty good that you have placed a bi-product of corn in your body today.

5 Star Green: An Eco Friendly Hotel in Manhattan

Want to globe-trot without the guilt of an over-sized carbon footprint? Well relax and trot away, because many hotels have started making it easy to stay green while you're out on the road for business or pleasure. Manhattan's 70 Park Avenue boutique hotel is one place that believes hospitality is more than pillow mints and room service. As part of the Kimpton Hotel Group's EarthCare program they make an extra effort to keep wasteful practices to a minimum by using eco cleaning products, recycled papers, ‘low flow' water savers, donation programs, and an eco concierge who provides green information and services. Not to mention they'll set you up with a zero emission, man-powered pedicab so you can move around the city in style. Being green was never so luxurious.

For more videos like this visit Riverwired.

Spinal Tap Reunites for Live Earth To Fight Global Warming

Writing a “Green” Blog takes up a lot of time and posting to a “Green” Vlog takes up even more time. But all that time spent blogging and vlogging about Green environmental issues that help to reduce CO2 and educate people on what they can do to reduce their carbon footprint is well worth the time.

For the first time ever we have a global problem (Global Warming) and a global community that can be brought together to solve it. That said if you have a video or see a video online that you would like us to feature here on Lean Mean Green please send it to Lean Mean Green at Yahoo dot Com.

This is a 4 minute clip of a 15 minute film that can be viewed in its entirety at www.LiveEarth.MSN.com.

Hundreds strip naked on glacier in global warming protest

Parental warning: Contains (very tasteful) nudity.

Greenpeace had their cameras rolling as six hundred people shed their clothes on a glacier in the Swiss Alps to bodily cry out for help against a planetary emergency: global warming.

The nude volunteers posed for us and renowned naked "installation" artist Spencer Tunick on the Aletsch Glacier.

Without clothes, the human body is vulnerable, exposed, its life or death at the whim of the elements. Global warming is stripping away our glaciers and leaving our entire planet vulnerable to extreme weather, floods, sea-level rise, global decreases in carrying capacity and agricultural production, fresh water shortages, disease and mass human dislocations.

If global warming continues at its current rate, most glaciers in Switzerland will completely disappear by 2080, leaving nothing but valleys and slopes strewn with rock debris.

Read More: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/naked-glacier-tunick-08182007

Hybrid Cars

At the dawn of a new era in environmentally conscious automotive engineering, some auto-makers are taking a giant, green leap into the future, moving High technology into the main stream with a new generation of gas/electric Hybrids. Advances in technology are helping break the stereotypical image of the stodgy little, although ecologically superior, hybrid automobile. Wathc the above video from Fastfocus.tv.

E-Waste: Dumping on the Poor

Are you looking for a deal on a 24" 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme iMac
with 2GB memory? Buying a new Mac Book Pro or iPhone? What are you going to do with your used G-5 Quad or used Powerbook G4? What about your used Blackberry 7130 or used Treo 650 and your used Laser Jet 4050TN?

Heck, send 'em to Asia. No one will notice.

Solar Powered Cars Don't Have to Have Solar Panels

So if you have an electric car and you have solar panels on the roof of your house to charge your electric car do you then have a solar powered car?

Carpoolers Parody?

The ABC TV Show Carpoolers premiered last night and we heard people talking about it. We actually heard people say, "That show makes me want to carpool." As hard is that is to believe it's even harder to believe that some kids have made a parody of the promo for the TV Show. Now if these kids can just get their parents to carpool.

What Happens to Manhattan When Sea Level Rises 12 Meters?

Well for starters it makes it hard to drive a hybrid car, catch a cab or use your bus pass.

Check out the animated 12-meter sea level rise in lower Manhattan as viewed in Google Earth

GM's Electric Car VOLT Charges Ahead

General Motors has announced a supplier for their Electric Cars rechargeable batteries.

What are Universities Doing to Help the Environment?

Lean Mean Green caught up with Carole Jolly from the University of British Columbia and asked her what UBC was doing to help the environment through Bus programs, ride sharing and other sustainable initiatives.

Hummer Melting Snow

As we watch this video of a Hummer four wheeling it in the snow we can help but wonder about all the damage that has been done to our environment by the Hummer. If only there were a true easy way to measure what the GM Hummer has done to our world and how much snow Hummers have melted and will continue to melt.

According to EV World way back in 1998. "Representatives of the news media assembled on the grounds of Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida for a demonstration of a new hybrid-electric HMMWV (Humvee)."

Too bad it hasn't caught on yet.

AQMD?

What is the Air Quality Management District? What does it have to do with Clean Air and the Environment? LMG caught up with Larry Robinson of the AQMD in Sacramento and asked him a few questions about the AQMD and what consumers can do to help air quality and reduce their carbon footprint.

WashDOT Talks about Carpooling

Lean Mean Green had a chance to speak with Chris Simmons of the Washington Department of Transportation and we got an earfull about carpooling / ridesharing, bus ridding, van pools and what else is going on around Seattle, WA

What is Arlington Doing Right

Chris Hamilton and the transportation team in Arlington County, Virginia are doing something right. In fact they are doing several things right. They have gone out of their way to make it easier for commuters to find alternative ways to get to work other than a single driver/passenger car. Through their commuter retail store they are helping commuters find alternative transportation and have launched ride sharing/car pooling programs, bike programs and provide bus maps and travel information.

They even won an award from ACT.

WOW! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

Tuesday is Carpool Day

Lean Mean Green caught up with Executive Vice President of Marketing for ABC, Michael Benson and asked him about ABC's new comedy.

It's nice to see ABC use this opportunity to hang thier "Green Hat" on and ask viewers to ride share once a week because Tuesday is Car Pool Day.



So do your part and go ask a friend or two to carpool on Tuesday.

If you are carpooling post a picture or video of your carpool in the comments section.

LMG Van Pools

Lean Mean Green had a chance to catch up with Allen Feather from Van Pool company VPSI at the ACT International international conference and ask them about ride sharing with van pools

ACT International President Jon Martz

We visited the 2007 ACT International Conference in Seattle and asked the ACT President Jon Martz what things people don’t realize about ride sharing.

The ACT International Conference itself is a meeting of Transportation professionals who’s goal is to reduce traffic congestion, conserve energy, and improve air quality. Now that sounds like a good organization to us. Maybe you should let your boss know about this so that your company can start making a difference.

Converting Gas Powered Cars into Electric Vehicles

We found this video of two women visiting Left Coast Conversions but when we went to their website we didn't see any pictures of the cars they are converting.

If you have any pictures or videos of Lean Mean Green cars let us know.

It's Been over a Year Tesla!

It's been over a year since the Tesla Electric Sports Car was announced. When are we going to be able to get our hands on one?

Into the Air

Many things go into the air when it comes to pollution but there’s a new Air and Water powered Hybrid transportation out there that is Lean, Mean and Green. If only we could use Kitesurfing to commute to work.

The EV Challenge

Each year students from around the United States participate in a Electric Car or EV Challenge. The idea is to take a gas burning vehicle and convert it to electric power.

Maybe some large corporations could hire some of these college students to convert their gas guzzling fleets into clear air vehicles?

Frankfurt Auto Show

Looks like some news about an Opel Diesel Hybrid eflex Concept Car "leaked" out on Jalopnik before the Frankfurt Auto Show. Maybe more gas and oil could leak out and we could go all electric.

Maybe the fashion-conscious designers at Ford could Unveil a 'Fiesta of the Future'
from their small-car design vision that was electric as well.

Real Horse-Power or Real Horse Sh*t?

We first saw this on
Tree Hugger

The website Fleethorse suggests that it is creating, “the most amazing vehicle, made in the current millennium” a bus powered by real horses.


We’re not really sure what to think about this one.

Hybrid Honda Accord

This past January Jeff Palmer of Temple of Vtech met up with with Honda Sr. Product Planner Gary Robinson at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and took a look at the 2008 Honda Accord Concept Car. We didn't see too many details about the Hybrid Honda Accord but if you visit the Honda website now you can get a look at the Hybrid Honda Accord and build your own Honda Accord Hybrid.

According to Honda’s Website, “The Accord Hybrid satisfies your inner need for speed.” It has a “Powerfully Efficient 253-hp, 3.0-liter, 24-valve, SOHC, i-VTEC® V-6 engine with Integrated Motor Assist IMA® Up to 35 MPG on the highway* Electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering (EPS) 16" lightweight alloy wheels.” It’s Pro-Environment Advanced Technology Partial-Zero-Emission-Vehicle (AT-PZEV)† Fuel-efficient hybrid technology from Honda including Integrated Motor Assist IMA® and a MSRP of $31,090.

Ouch! Come on Honda, Can’t you do a little better on that price and help the good people who want to feel like they are making a difference get their hands and a Hybrid Honda Accord?

They do have a fun Build Your Accord Hybrid page and we went right to work tricking out our Hybrid Honda Accord with ever option we could. They didn't have Green as a color so we went with Tango Red Pearl, Hybrid with Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™,Wheel Locks $54,Ski/Snowboard Attachment* $139,Roof Rack Bike Attachment $135, Removable Roof Rack $270, Splash Guards $99, Door Edge Guards $64,Car Cover $215, Full Nose Mask $159, Gold Exhaust Finisher $85,Fenderwell Trim* $79,Door Visors $135,Fog Lights $335, Cargo Net $59, Trunk Tray $115, Auto D/n Mirror Base $229,Auto D/n Mirror Att.$29,Metal Look Trim Kit $250, Mp3 Audio Player $450, Audio Sub-harness $15, Audio Attach. $69,and after a $635 Destination & Handling charge we had a grand total of $36,710.

Here's a look at the FRONT

And the REAR

How Does a Hybrid Car Work?

The Prius uses an electronicly continuously variable transmission (ECVT), has a 4 cyl, 1.5 L, Automatic(CVT) Aluminum double overhead cam (DOHC) 16-valve Permanent magnet AC synchronous motor and uses VVT-i 4-cylinder Sealed Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) [2] batteries.

What does all that mean? Well basically it means that Hybrid cars use two engines, a traditional gas combustion engine and an electric engine. The gas engine charges the electric engine and then the electric engine powers the car unless extra power is needed or the batteries need charging.

Now according to the EPA the Toyota Prius Hybrid should get 55 (highway) and 60 (city) MPG but many owners are happy to get between 45 to 47 miles per gallon. If you are looking for a way to get the best mileage for your Toyota Prius check out Rattling the Kettle and see if some of the tips there help you get better gas mileage for your Prius.

If you have any tips for getting better gas mileage in your hybrid please leave a comment here.

Toyota Prius Self Park

In one of its latest videos New Car Net showcases the self-parking feature on the Toyota Prius. Using the latest Hybrid Synergy Drive, the clean and green Toyota Prius is perhaps a little too clever but at least it is a start. Are you driving a Green Car? Do you have video of your Hybrid or Electric car you’d like to share with us?

New Technology Helps Schools Go Green

PSU is taking a new approach to going Green at their school. What are you doing at your school?

Going Green?

In this green video Karen from spricket24 asks herself what it means to go green.

What does going green mean to you?

How to make your own Biofuel / Biodiesel

According to the The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the nation’s first renewable fuels standard (RFS) program will take effect Sept. 1.

Created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the RFS program will promote the use of American-grown biofuels. That should mean that the biofuel industry (refiners, blenders and importers) will meet compliance standards.

Until then you can watch the above video and learn how you can power your car, truck or van for 70 cents a gallon.

WARNING: The Video Quality may not be the best but it does show you how to do it and if you have your own Fried Chicken Restaurant you are set to go.