Cleveland, poised on the precipice of doing something new and, well, good.

"UPS, with help from the EPA and Eaton Corp. of Cleveland, has introduced the world's first hydraulic hybrid diesel delivery vehicle. The environmentally friendly truck, which Eaton and EPA officials said can increase fuel efficiency by 60 to 70 percent and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 40 percent, made a stop Monday in Cleveland."

Read the Entire Plain Dealer article

Seven Days to Green Your Life

I ran into this during my daily perusing of Treehugger.Com and figured I would throw this up here before I headed out for a little bit this afternoon.

It is an article from The Independent about how to “green your life in seven days”. It basically breaks down everyday life into the “7 deadly Eco-Sins” and then gives you a step by step 7 day plan to create new habits that will lead to atonement. Anyway, check it out, I found it fun, but then, I am a geek about this stuff. Also, there are even more links all throughout the article.

Seven Days to Green Your Life by Donnachadh McCarthy.

New Happenings 2006 08.26

2006 August 26

Mark your calendar for the 4th Annual Madison Car Kulture show on Madison Avenue between Lewis Drive and Clarence Avenue in Lakewood, Ohio from noon to 8pm (or something along those lines). Admission is free and although I will profess to be a “treehuggin’ big motor loathing everyone should bike instead” sort of man I will admit that shiny cars are a source of visceral enjoyment. I can quiet the logical part of my brains to lose myself in the glorious man made contraptions that perpetuate our dependence on a solitary society and nonrenewable energy source because I constantly am able to ask myself “why are there no biodiesel, hybrid, or good ol’ fashioned electric automobiles?”

Click here for the Plain Dealer’s exhaustive article.

Speaking of which I really dropped the ball by not telling the biodiesel guys I met at the Great Lakes Burning River Fest about this car show. I will remedy this as soon as I can find their contact info.

Speaking of Bio-Diesel

I thought this comic was very timely and funny in that oh so familiar disturbing way. You know, where there is a little bit of truth to it.

I can't bring the image in because it breaks the site in Internet Explorer but you can click here to view the funniness

This is a great site for educators and people interested in learning about environmental issues.

Rustle the Leaf

Of course I offer many such interesting links over at the links page. Links are like library books, you should check 'em out.

C'mon Dru, get on with the HAPPENINGS!

While I admit that half of the lack of postings in this blog has to do with forgetting my username and password combination the other half is due to the stemming of elaborate projects reaching out from the ground and clawing at the sky intertwined with the multitude of local happenings that are, um, happening.

First due up is, of course for those interested in the happenings of the personal nature is, the inclusion not only of resume and fun time “teaserfolio” in my search for prospective offerings of the professional sort as well as some reviews and much needed links of local going-ons that are not only highly enjoyable but also *gasp* mildly educational. Within this vein I had traveled to the 2006 Burning River Fest which had surpassed last years in scope and awesomeness. Things of this nature get me all invigorated concerning my city and the hope that sometimes escapes its grasp. I plan to follow up with photos and reviews but first have to dig through the gigantic PILE of information that my loved one and I collected.

In summation here is a list of things to look for.
- Online resume/portfolio
- Burning River Fest Review with pictures.

I swear, I will get this all up in what appears to be a timely manner to, well, me.