BATTERY POWERED CARS & THE CASE FOR THE SERIES HYBRID

SERIES HYBRID CAR
BASIC CONVERSION (top view)

Elec. motor to existing drive train
generator on side of truck bed
batteries on undercarriage
(elec=R, batt=G, diesel=O)

Hybrid cars, which combine the power of an electric motor with a gasoline engine, are often presented as a transitional technology that will eventually be supplanted by [...]

FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION TO KEEP PACE WITH THE ECONOMY CHINA MUST DEVELOP EVERY FUEL SOURCE THEY POSSIBLY CAN

The Ancient Middle Kingdom Awakens

Editor’s Note: China and India both have over a billion citizens. Each of these colossal countries by itself holds nearly a fifth of all humanity within its borders.
But although India and China [...]

HOW TO RESTORE & MAINTAIN AN ECOSYSTEM WHILE EARNING A PERMANENT PROFIT

In the beginning there was a dairy farm

In recent years demand for tropical hardwoods has increased exponentially.
This is due to rising populations as well as increasing standards of living. But tropical hardwoods have always been in strong demand. As building materials they [...]

FIGHTING THE DESERT & CREATING WEALTH

A Jatropha Nursery in Zambia

Editor’s Note: When this article was originally posted, in 2005, we were just becoming aware of the potential of biofuel. We had published
Hope in Jatropha about a year earlier, a thrilling story that described how this tough perennial tree could survive in the desert, [...]

MOBILIZING THE MIDDLE AND PLOWING AHEAD

Ranchers & environmentalists work together
to restore rangeland & save a way of life

Editor’s Note: The New Ranch can be anywhere. The radical center can be anywhere.
Where is the radical center in this debate over how we live, build, and interact? Where is the recognition that to stay off [...]