Looking to maximize your green energy by building your own electric mini motorcycle? Maybe a young Canadian can help. Ben Gulak, 18 years of age, has built his own mini/unicycle motorcycle.

Electric mini motorcycle specs

• It tops out at about 25 mph.
• It weights in at about 120 pounds. Light enough for some to carry it indoors to be recharged.
• A single charge is equates to 2.5 hours of riding time for Ben’s electric mini motorcycle.

Ben’s creation is not in production yet. For more information on this crazy ride, see Uno: Crazy Electric Unicycle Motorbike

Bush talking about global warming
Can you take this man seriously? He offers one false promise and a vague and misdirecting statement after another.

Here’s an except from the Yahoo! article

… Bush will articulate a “realistic intermediate goal” for the United States. Bush will emphasize the importance of offering incentives to promote technology as an effective way to reduce green house gas emissions, she said.

When has he ever been realistic about the environment? When has he ever been realistic?

The full Yahoo! article.

My home and office are powered with green energy from Green Mountain Energy Company. I went with Green Mountain because they were able to give my 100% of my energy. They don’t serve all states. They offer carbon offsets to the ones they don’t serve with green energy.

My green energy breakdown
I’m powered with 100% green energy. 50% from wind. The other 50% from small hydro. You should expect an increase in you electric bill. I have NOT noticed an increase in monthly cost for going green with my energy.

Green energy companies in New Jersey
Below are options that were sent to me in my JCP&L bill. Information reflects the information that was presented to me in my statement.

Green Mountain Energy Company

• 50% wind, 50% small hydro
• Percent of monthly electricity usage = 100% green energy

Community Energy

• 100% New Jersey wind
• Percent of monthly electricity usage = 15% green energy

Sterling Planet

• 75% wind, 25% small hydro
• Percent of monthly electricity usage = 15% green energy

For more information, visit www.NJCleanEnergy.com.

Air pollution might be contributing to bees dying and disappearing.

Air pollution, caused by our actions such as driving big honkin’ cars, could very well be changing the chemical make up of flowers. In short, flowers may no longer smell like flowers. This is a problem for bees who rely on their sense of smell for navigation and resulting pollination.

From LiveScience - Study: Flowers Losing Smell

“The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment, such as in the 1800s, could travel for roughly 1,000 to 1,200 meters [3,300 to 4,000 feet]; but in today’s polluted environment downwind of major cities, they may travel only 200 to 300 meters [650 to 980 feet],” said study team member Jose D. Fuentes.

With flowers no longer advertising their presence over as large an area, pollinators are forced to search farther and longer to pick up the hint of their scent. They may also have to rely more on their sight than what they smell.

What we can do about air pollution?
We can debate about the details of disappearing bees and global warming and continue down that non-productive road. Or we can acknowledge that our actions are poisonous to our environment and to ourselves and take proper actions.

Tips to go green

• Drive less, bicycle and walk more = less air pollution
• Drive a more fuel efficient car = less air pollution
• Keep your car maintained = less air pollution

Gas prices have reached $3 a gallon, up 50 percent in three years, and may soon go up to $4 a gallon (it’s already happened in some areas). This has gotten some people looking to downsize their car. Some are looking to buy a new or used hybrid car.

Buying a hybrid car
Whether your motivation is green living or saving money at the pump, it looks like hybrid cars are becoming more of a consideration as sales have grown by 40% in the past year. Still the hybrid car is just 3% of the US sale in 2007 and only .3 percent of registered vehicles.

The problem of adoption is not so much that cost, the speed or the style of the hybrid car. It’s that only about 6% of people buy a new car each year.

Case in point - I had my last car for almost 10 years. The odometer read 175K. It would have read more, but it didn’t calculate mileage the last year I drove it.

Regardless, if you are looking to buy a hybrid car, here are 2 you may want to consider.

The two best hybrid car sellers

• Toyota’s Prius hybrid - about 21K
• Honda’s Civic hybrid - about 22K

The Toyota Prius has out sold the Honda Civic Hybrid by 5 to 1 in 2007.

For more information on the state of auto sales and hybrid cars.

Green Energy Web Site Hosting
One way to reduce your carbon foot print is by using a green web host that is carbon neutral - like DreamHost.

DreamHost - a green energy hosting company
I’ve been using DreamHost for years. I host multiple domains on my server and have never, to my knowledge, experienced downtime. They also offer many convenient one click installs that use PHP and MySQL such as WordPress. Overall, pretty good web hosting. And the hosting is green.

In fairness, DreamHost could improve their phone support policy. You need to make an appointment if you want phone support. In truth, I’ve rarely needed to make a phone call. But the option would be nice. They do however provide support via a wiki and an online ticket system.

Get Green Hosting - Save $50

Save $50 on any green hosting package Dreamhost offers by entering TGM94000 as the Promo Code when you sign up. If you use Promo Code TGM94000 you save $50 on hosting and I’ll get a credit. You save money, I make money and we both breath a little better.

Find out more about DreamHost’s green hosting.

Green energy
I’m happy to announce the electric in my home, including the computer this post was written on, is powered by Green Mountain Energy.

How much for green energy?
There is an extra cost for going green, about 2 cents a kilowatt. It’s minimal, and considering the dirty alternatives, I’m happy to pay for it.

Interested in green energy?
See if your state is service by Green Mountain Energy.

You can also look for green energy companies on Google for green energy companies in your area.

If your life style revolves around eco-friendly hotels, restaurants and activities, this one is for you.

Here are a few eco-friendly hotels for your eco-tourism adventures:

• San Francisco
• Easter Island
• Bahamas
• Costa Rica
• Switzerland

How much does an eco friendly hotel cost?
Expect to pay from $200 and up for a room during your travels. Very reasonable for a good hotel room, never mind an eco-friendly hotel room.

For more information check out the Dallas News

This is worth a watch.

I hate the thought of my garbage ending up in a landfill, especially when it’s not quite yet garbage.

Case in point - I had an old PC I couldn’t even get rid of. Non-profits wouldn’t even take it because it was too old. It was a Pentium II or III that worked fine. It needed a new OS, but other than that it hummed on nicely. I finally found a friend who would clean install an OS and put it back to work.

I digress. It looks like the post office and Clover Technologies Group are trying to help us out by recycling our “old” stuff with a pilot plan. The result? Less stuff in the landfills, less heavy metals in our water, better air. You get the point.

For more on this story … http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/15011