From Ritalin to Ridicule
02 Aug 2005
Nature as Ritalin
A small-but-growing body of research shows that exposure to nature can reduce the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. For calming your crazed kids, "outside" is the new TV.
Photo: FINE Mobile GmbH.
The Twike
Is it a small car? A motorcycle? A bike? We don't care, we just heart this little two-seater commute-mobile. Good luck getting one -- but if you can, you'll be the talk of your town ... at least until you're run over by a Hummer.
Rollin' with sol
Congratulations to the University of Michigan team (go Blue!), which designed, built, and raced the winning solar-powered car in the 2,500-mile, 11-day, cross-country North American Solar Challenge. But with no need for gas stations, how did they time their pee breaks?
Photo: Stefano Paltera/North American Solar Challenge.
Photo: Kyocera Corporation.
Parking power
We got no love for parking lots, but if you have one, you might as well cover it with huge solar-power modules that shade cars while producing power. That's what Kyocera did with oddly tranquil-sounding "Solar Grove."
Energy bill bashing
Liberal? Conservative? Socialist? Libertarian? Green? Across the political spectrum, everybody (well, almost everybody) agrees: that new energy bill sux, yo!
Photo: White House/Eric Draper.
Seen something weird, wacky, or wonderful in the environmental world? Think it deserves a place on The List?
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