Wednesday, December 31, 2008

News: TOP TEN GREEN TRANSPORTATION TRENDS OF 2008

Inhabitat has an article mentioning: "... which went around Canada to break the longest distance travelled by a solar vehicle, and finally, the ..."

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News: Solar SO GOOD

Electric New Paper has an article mentioning: "... The diploma students will get a chance to spend a semester in a German university to join an international team in building the world's best solar car ..."

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News: PHOTOS: Edison State College going green with buildings, solar power

Naples Daily News has an article mentioning: "... members of the Environmental Studies Club at Edison State College, climb down from a 22-foot Crest Pontoon boat that they are converting to be a solar-powered boat. The group hopes to have the boat finished by March, but will need to raise about $10,000 to complete the project. Lexey ..."

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News: Science news straight from the source

ScienceBlog.com has an article mentioning: "... climate talks at the U.N. in Poland on Thursday. It wasn't a limo, it wasn't one of those tricked out Suburbans carrying a diplomat.....it was a solar powered car. The first ever solar-powered car to travel around the world ..."

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Monday, December 29, 2008

News: Nature preserves go green with electric vehicles

CharlotteObserver.com has an article mentioning: "... Area nature preserves have begun using electric and solar-powered vehicles as part of a pilot project to make county operations greener ..."

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Friday, December 26, 2008

News: Solar deal stirs controversy in LA, while EuPD and Applied ...

PV Tech has an article mentioning: "... online program, we had employees paying to throw cream pies at their managers, holding auctions in their homes, canned food sculpture contests, solar car races, bake sales, and dozens of other events designed to convince coworkers to donate a little bit more for a great cause ..."

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News: Set for sunny, silent sailing

Express Buzz has an article mentioning: "... Shyam in his solar boat at Thiruvallom/PIC: Jipson Sikhera ..."

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

News: Book Review: Solar Sails รข€“ A Novel Approach To Interplanetary Travel

Space Fellowship has an article mentioning: "... written by Giovanni Vulpetti, Les Johnson and Gregory L. Matloff, describes a new space propulsion technology: the solar sail ..."

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Friday, December 19, 2008

News: Swiss Inventor Completes World Tour In Solar Car

AHN has an article mentioning: "... Miami, FL (AHN) - A Swiss inventor recently completed a trip around the world in a solar-powered car ..."

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News: Clean power? Just follow the sun

Motoring has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer drove round the world in this prototype solar-powered car to raise awareness of clean, sustainable energy sources ..."

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News: Engineer completes solar car world tour

Melbourne Herald Sun has an article mentioning: "... A SWISS engineer today completed the first ever round-the-world trip in a solar-powered car after more than 17 months on the road during which he crossed almost 40 countries ..."

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News: Markham man off to Oxford after winning Rhodes Scholarship

Georgina Advocate has an article mentioning: "... At age 19, Brian Coulter raced across Australia in a solar-powered car he helped build ..."

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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

News: Soak Up the Sun and Increase MPG in a Solar/Electric Prius

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... Solar pioneer Greg Johanson set a world record for the fastest speed in a sun-powered car way back in 1986. That car ..."

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

News: Solar's Bright Future

Living on the Earth has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered car that went around the world without burning a drop of gasoline. (Photo: Bruce Gellerman ..."

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Friday, December 12, 2008

News: Guided by a love of science

Asbury Park Press has an article mentioning: "... Raj Arya, 12, who built a roughly 5-inch-long solar-powered car, was encouraged by international headlines that he was onto something good with his project. The Dec. 4 program was held the same ..."

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News: Solar car completes global trip

News24.com has an article mentioning: "... Poznan - The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the UN climate talks on Thursday, arriving with the message that clean technologies ..."

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News: 'Solar taxi' sets tone for climate talks

Independent Online has an article mentioning: "... Poznan - The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the United Nations climate talks on Thursday, arriving with the message that clean ..."

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News: Solar car makes round-the-world trip

Times of India has an article mentioning: "... POZNAN (Poland): A Swiss teacher completed the first round-the-world trip in a solar-powered car on Thursday and said he hoped the 52,000-km (32,000-mile) odyssey would inspire carmakers to make greener models ..."

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News: 'Global Warming Pays No Attention to the Economy'

Spiegel Online has an article mentioning: "... A solar-powered car makes a point in Poznan, Poland, after driving through 38 different countries to raise awareness about global warming ..."

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News: Poznan Climate Change Conference: All You Need To Know

Huffington Post has an article mentioning: "... Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer drove a solar-powered car 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) around the globe, ending his journey at the U.N. climate conference in ..."

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

News: Solar car's shining moment

Denver Post has an article mentioning: "... by Swiss solar pioneer and adventurer Lois Palmer outside of UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan on December 04, 2008. Palmer traveled with his solar car around 38 different countries and covered a distance of 52 086 kilometers. Bangladesh, North Korea and Nicaragua suffered most from natural ..."

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News: Solar-powered car circumnavigates the globe

Reliable Plant Magazine has an article mentioning: "... in solar and electric-powered vehicles. A Swiss schoolteacher named Louis Palmer recently became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered car, a feat accomplished with the help of standards for solar devices and electric vehicles ..."

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

News: Around the world in a solar car

The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com has an article mentioning: "... Poznan, Poland The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, arriving with the message that clean ..."

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News: NASA's Swift Looks to Comets for a Cool View

HappyNews.com has an article mentioning: "... news/12102008/hubble telescope finds carbon dioxide extrasolar planet.htm ..."

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News: Now, get prepared to fly non-stop on solar-powered plane!

Economic Times has an article mentioning: "... NEW DELHI: Ever thought of a non-stop journey around the world on a solar-powered plane ..."

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News: Record breaking solar car in first ever round the world trip

TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... The first solar powered car to complete a round the world trip ended its journey at the U.N climate talks in Posnan, Poland ..."

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Tuesday, December 9, 2008

News: Around the World with the Sun

Wired News has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer has driven 32,000 miles through 38 countries in 17 months to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a solar car ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Car Completes Global Journey

Alternative Energy Retailer magazine has an article mentioning: "... The first solar-powered car to make an around-the-world trip has reached the end of its journey in Poznan, Poland ..."

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Monday, December 8, 2008

News: Solar car reaches UN climate conference after round-the-world trip

Telegraph-Journal has an article mentioning: "... POZNAN, Poland - The first solar-powered car to travel around the world has ended its journey at the UN climate talks in Poland ..."

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News: Experiments that elude the senses

Boston Globe has an article mentioning: "... of UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland. Boer was accompanied by Swiss solar pioneer and adventurer Louis Palmer. Palmer traveled with his solar car around 38 countries and covered more than 32,000 miles. ''This is the first time in history that a solar-powered car has traveled all the ..."

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Saturday, December 6, 2008

News: Robbers in drag steal Paris jewels

Minneapolis Star Tribune has an article mentioning: "... Completing a 32,000 mile journey around the globe in his solar car, Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer rolled into the U.N. climate conference Thursday in Poznan, Poland, seeking to prove that the world can ..."

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Friday, December 5, 2008

News: Fill 'er up with sunshine

The Wenatchee World Online has an article mentioning: "... Marcelo da Luz, the man who set a world distance record in his sci-fi-looking solar car, arrives at Wenatchee High School Thursday morning. He showed off his car and talked to students at the school, which was one of several ..."

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News: Man Drives Solar Powered Car Around World With No Gas Or Oil

CityNews has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer thought about that, too. But unlike the rest of us, he did something about it. The 36-year-old built himself his own solar powered car, an experimental vehicle that runs only on the energy from the sun ..."

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News: Solar-Powered Car Finishes Trip Around the World

Cars.com has an article mentioning: "... Louis Palmer, a 36-year-old Swiss school teacher, has completed the first journey around the world in a solar-powered car, arriving at the United Nations on Thursday in the middle of talks on climate change ..."

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News: Solar car completes first ever round-the-world trip at UN climate ...

Daily Mail has an article mentioning: "... The first solar-powered car to complete a round-the-world trip has reached the end its journey at the U.N. climate talks ..."

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News: Traveling by air

CNN has an article mentioning: "... French motor company has developed a solar car roof that powers an electric motor ..."

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News: 'Solar taxi' goes round the world

BBC News has an article mentioning: "... Solar powered car arrives at climate change conference in Poland after round the world trip ..."

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News: Solar car travels around the world

Wikinews has an article mentioning: "... On December 4, 2008, a solar car, developed by scientists at ..."

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News: World Briefs

Times of Malta has an article mentioning: "... The solar-powered car which tows a flat-topped trailer with six square metres of solar panels ..."

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News: World-record solar car makes an impact in Poznan

Nature.com has an article mentioning: "... waving from the passenger seat, the first solar-powered car to travel around the world completed its journey yesterday by smashing through a wall of polystyrene bricks at the climate ..."

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News: Solar taxi arrives at Poznan Climate Change Conference

Thenews.pl has an article mentioning: "... Swiss school teacher Louis Palmer drove a solar-powered car 52,000 km for 17-months around the world to end up in the western Poland city of Poznan at the United Nations climate change talks ..."

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

News: AP Top News at 12:54 pm EST

TMCnet has an article mentioning: "... Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-world tripPOZNAN, Poland (AP) _ The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the ..."

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News: World-record-setting solar car to visit

The Wenatchee World Online has an article mentioning: "... WENATCHEE — The Canadian driver and his flying-saucer-shaped solar car that recently cinched a world distance record are expected to arrive in Wenatchee tonight and make appearances around the city Thursday ..."

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News: Solar Car Finishes Record-Breaking Around-the-World Trip

Gas2.0 has an article mentioning: "... Alaska Police Pull Over Solar Powered Car, Think It’s a UFO ..."

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News: Solar car completes first journey around the world

CNN has an article mentioning: "... The first solar-powered car to travel around the world has ended its journey ..."

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News: "Solar taxi" completes circumnavigation

Swissinfo has an article mentioning: "... A Swiss solar-powered car delivering an environmental message has ended a 17-month, 52,000-kilometre around-the-world trip ..."

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News: Solar-powered car completes round-the-world trip

Reuters UK has an article mentioning: "... By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - A Swiss teacher completed the first round-the-world trip in a solar-powered car on Thursday and said he hoped the 52,000-km (32,000-mile) odyssey would inspire carmakers to make ..."

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News: Daily Sprout

Earth2Tech has an article mentioning: "... The first solar-powered car to complete a trip around the world ended its 32,000-mile journey at the U.N. climate talks in Poznan, Poland today ..."

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News: Solar Powered Car Completes Round-The-World Journey

HappyNews.com has an article mentioning: "... rss/1242008/solar powered car completes round world journey.aspx ..."

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News: Solar car shines on global trip

BBC News has an article mentioning: "... A solar-powered car has driven all the way around the globe without using a single drop of fuel, except when it had to make sea crossings on board ..."

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News: Solar power propels students to the finish line

College of New Jersey Signal has an article mentioning: "... For more information about the Solar Boat project, visit tcnj.edu/~solrboat ..."

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News: Solar car completes 1st ever round-the-world trip

The Associated Press has an article mentioning: "... Yvo de Boer, greets journalists as he arrives in a solar taxi to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, Thursday, Dec 4, 2008. The solar vehicle, built by Louis Palmer from Switzerland with the help of Swiss scientists and driven by Palmer has traveled around the world setting a ..."

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

News: SGA revokes recognition from 17 student groups

College of New Jersey Signal has an article mentioning: "... Music Student Association, National Organization for Women, Platinum Torch, Polish Club, Robotics Club, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Solar Boat Club, Student Society for Stem Cell Research and Students in Solidarity ..."

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