http://www.greencoolhip.com ...Green can be Cool & Hip... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:10:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ford plans to release its firts fully electric car next year.  Currently, it's known as the Focus Electric and as its name indicates, it will be a Ford Focus.  This will be the first full electric car from one of Detroit's Big Three. Unlike its GM and Chrysler counterparts, Ford seems ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/cool-stuff/270/focus-electric/ Abengoa Solar and Abound Solar will receive nearly two billion dollars from the economic stimulus fund for building solar plants in the United States.  Both companies already have projects planned for the U.S., the most notable one being a 280 megawatts-electrical output plant for Gila Bend in Arizona to be ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/cool-stuff/266/obama-green-jobs/ Will President Obama bring solar panels back to the whitehouse? We may not all remember but President Jimmy Carter was a visionary in advocating alternative energy by bringing solar panel to the white house back in 1979.  President Reagan did the [now] unthinkable and removed them. While President Obama clearly and ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/green-technology/257/green-obama-to-be-or-not-to-be/ Worried that you may not have lived a green life or that your decomposing body, and coffin materials sipping in the ground may be more bad treatment that the planet deserves. Well, worry no more. After a lifetime of trashing the planet or taking of it, one can now satisfy ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/green-technology/253/live-green-die-green/ With its "Go Green" selection of spring watches, Casio is sure to generate a buzz thanks to its leading PRG110C-3 solar- powered watch. This cool watch uses the company's "Tough Solar Technology" hoping to reduce the number of batteries thrown out each year, thus lowering the level of toxic ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/cool-stuff/241/the-green-athlete-solar-powered-sport-watch/ The last two months have been particular busy trying to complete year-end projects, and as a result has taken my focus off the site. In addition, I recently got involved (from a technical standpoint) with the Rebuild Haiti effort now underway, following the recent earthquake which has devastated this ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/green-technology/232/2009-great-movies/ Fisker Automotive will be opening a plant in Wilmington, Delaware to manufacture its plug-in hybrid vehicles. This plant will support Fisker Automotive's project NINA, aimed at developing a more affordable family sedan costing in the neighborhood of $40,000 after tax credits. With production set to debut in 2012, new factory ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/cool-stuff/227/new-hybrid-auto-manufacturing-plant-to-open-in-delaware/ We have previously heard about a coffee shop in the Netherlands that generates electricity through its revolving door and a Tokyo train station generating electricity through special flooring tiles installed in front of ticket turnstiles. In every case it is accomplished by converting kinetic energy into electricity. Now, a Burger King ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/cool-stuff/224/burger-king-energy/ Imagine a world where one can pull over to the side of the road at any time and refill his vehicle. You must be wondering how or thinking that a container of gasoline in the trunk is in order. Well, hold on to your seat for this one. ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/cool-stuff/213/urine-powered-vehicle/ I hate fuzzy math. We have all seen fuzzy math with statistic polls, financial stats, etc... In almost every case, it's always been an industry or company trying to push a product to consumers. I have recently met a number of people who are excited over GM's latest ... http://www.greencoolhip.com/electric-hybrid/202/230-miles-per-gallon-vehicle/