Get Up To Speed on Peak Oil & Our Changing Climate With The Nation’s New Video Series
January 5, 2011 No Comment
Peak oil is a perennial topic on TreeHugger, with huge implications for energy and climate policy even though it is only now (
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The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will showcase the latest in technology for gadget-hungry consumers. Expect big announcements form tablet and smartphone vendors. (Jan. 5)
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MIT test shows only 10 percent decrease in EV battery life after 1,500 rapid charges
January 5, 2011 No Comment
Among the plethora of skeptical responses to our ” car of the future ” piece from earlier this week was people debating about what happens to all those batteries after a few-thousand charges. Well, now we can answer that — for some batteries and some charging techniques, anyhow. MIT ‘s Electric Vehicle Team took an A123 battery pack (the same type to be used in the Fisker Karma ) and subjected it to 1,500 discharges and rapid re-charges (ala the CHAdeMO ). The result was a 10% decrease in life over what equates to a couple years worth of refills, which sounds pretty good. That said, not all packs are created equal, your mileage may vary, and whatever other disclaimers you think might apply. MIT test shows only 10 percent decrease in EV battery life after 1,500 rapid charges originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image: Seaturtle.org Easier to Protect if We Know Where They’re Going The leatherback sea turtle, which is categorized as “critically endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , has a mysterious life. We know where its main breeding colonies are located (the largest one is off the coast of Gabon in Central Africa), but until recently, we only had a general idea of its migration paths. But a team of scientists decided to shed some light on this by tracking 25 female leatherbacks using satellites. Here’s what they found…… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Do cough medicines really work? Get the facts on cough medicine effectiveness and side effects.
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Former justice minister tells Army Radio ‘real punishment’ for ex-president ‘is not to be separated from society but rather to remain on his street.’ Gal-On: A rapist’s place is in prison
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Funeral services were held Wednesday for the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab state, despite warnings from clerics that mourners should stay away. The alleged killer was showered with rose petals as he arrived in court. (Jan. 5)
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photo: Forest Wander / Creative Commons Back in October, Lloyd wrote a post on how for many people the stars don’t come out anymore , all because of increasing urbanization and light pollution –it included a great image of the differences in star visibility from urban to rural… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rep. John Boehner was elected speaker of the House Wednesday, sealing newfound Republican power-sharing as the 112th Congress convened and drawing the curtain on the history-making Nancy Pelosi era at the helm. (Jan. 5)
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