Ford Electric is the New Nissan Leaf

I'm sure everyone has heard of the new "green" cars. Most of them are produced by Nissan and GM. Ford is now getting its own electric vehicle. This new vehicle, Focus Electric, is said to be released in early 2011. The Focus Electric will run on a battery electric system in about a 100 mile range.
      Though Nissan has already come out with the Leaf, another battery run vehicle, the Focus Electric uses a liquid system for both cooling and heatinga the lithium-ion battery pack. The thermal regulation is important for both the performance and safety of the vehicle. Don't worry though, you won't have to calculate every 100 miles you drive until you need to recharge your car. One of the many cool factors of the Ford Electric is that its energy management will activate the system when a battery charge is needed. This thermal management system will cool the batteries to the correct temperature in order to charge them. Charging the batteries at an ideal temperature will ensure you a longer ride in your Ford Electric.
          You may be thinking that this vehicle can save the environment. However, Ford is also offering the same vehicle with a conventional gas engine. The new Ford Electric is actually the same vehcile as a Ford Focus, only the Electric uses an electric drive rather than a separate model of the car. Coming out with the same vehicle with an eco and not so eco friendly engine gives the manufactoring companies flexibility since they will have the same basic car parts for the Focus and the Electric.            
          This relates to our everyday commentary in environmental. Constantly, we are deciding in which ways we can go "green." Producing an electric car not only gets rid of the carbon dioxide/fossil fuel emissions, but also saves car parts. Car parts are being saved because Ford can use the same parts whether they are producing a Focus or the new 2011 Electric. What better way to be eco friendly than to purchase an electric car? If you want to read about it more, visit http://www.ecogeek.org/automobiles/3300-focus-electric-is-fords-ev-for-2011?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EcoGeek+%28EcoGeek%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Kindle Saving the Environment

As I was reading, "The Kindle and The Environment," on http://www.ecogeek.org/digitizing/3278-the-kindle-and-the-environment?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EcoGeek+%28EcoGeek%29&utm_content=Google+Reader my views towards the Kindle has changed greatly.

At first, I asked myself why someone would want to purchase books on a handheld devise. Why can't someone just be happy with buying a book rather than spending money to buy a Kindle, and then more books ontop of that?
By reading on a Kindle, you are saving 125 million trees a year. However, the Kindle does need electricity to run. The amount though, is very small; much smaller than the amount laptops and cell phones need to generate. If you do choose to purchase the Kindle, realize that you are replacing 20 books when upgrading. If you plan on using the Kindle as a reading device rather than wasting paper, make sure you are an avid reader that will actually purchase books. If you don't plan on having atleast 20 books on your Kindle, you're just hurting the environment.
According to Bill Web, some libraries lend out e-books similar to the Kindle. Imagine if libraries are using technologies like this to check out books to the public, think about how much paper is being saved. Let's take a look:

Paper Being Saved:

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  Rough draft paper
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  Completed draft
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  Final draft with revisions from publishing company
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   Final book that's completed
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  Millions of copies that are sold

All in all, the Kindle is saving the environment one book at a time. I'm not advertising or marketing the Kindle, however I am trying to get the point across that too much paper is being used. Technology is advancing, and if there are products like these, then take advantage and use them.

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About Seiall5

Hi bloggers! Here is a little information about myself. I enjoy cheerleading and dancing. School is something that I strongly dislike, mainly because all the work involved. However, I do well in school and  like the social aspect. I feel environmental will make me realize there are issues going on in the environment today, and will sooner or later affect me in some way.