TameBear: Sustainable WorldAppropriate science and technology for sustainable life on planet Earth. A TameBear weblog.(Untitled)- September 22, 2007 Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Low: Scientists who know are saying there's 22 percent less ice covering the earth's surface than the last recorded low in September 2005. The Bear thinks that's gotta be a serious change in environment for all our friends and wild things out there at the poles. If we're not out to drown the polar bears, I hope everyone can do a little something more to reduce our impact on the planet. Bloomberg News via TameBear Radiohttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2007/09/21.html#a862 (Untitled)- September 5, 2007 Texas Startup Says It Has Batteries Beat: The patent application from EEStor of Austin Texas claims "technologies for replacement of electrochemical batteries," and if so, they're onto something big. Many in the industry view their claims with great cynicism... but that has not dissuaded Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers from investing $3 million in the little company. Yahoo Newshttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2007/09/05.html#a859 (Untitled)- September 5, 2007 500 Miles on a Few Minutes Charge: Finally it looks like the all-electric vehicle is just around the corner. The Toronto Ontario Zenn Motor Company has teamed up with EEStor, developer of a novel energy storage product. The 100lb capacitor can be fully charged in just a few minutes, and delivers up to 500 miles of electric power travel between charges. Reducing the weight of battery storage and shortening the recharge time is a formula for success, if Zenn can actually deliver. They plan to..http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2007/09/05.html#a858 |