Architect Paul Raff on Intergrity-Based Architecture – NEW RELEASE

Architect Paul Raff speaks about sustainable, exceptional architecture. Paul Raff Studio is a multi-award winning firm working internationally.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Exchange For Green Wins Eco Site Awards

September 28, 2009 – Exchange For Green announced that it has won the Eco Site Awards. Eco Site Awards is awarded in recognition of promoting green awareness, the environment, ecology, health and safety.

Exchange For Green is the recipient of Green Awards from Eco Site Awards! It’s an exciting time for the green living website as it has been awarded for having a “green” web award confirms our commitment.

About Eco Site Awards

Eco Site Awards is a website awards program dedicated to those websites which incorporate these ideals into their presentation, their actions and their programs. Safe Home Products has dedicated their existence to helping companies and individuals with this very ideal. Because there are many Internet websites, businesses and individuals that share this goal, Safe Home Products believes they deserve recognition for their efforts, their teachings and the information they provide. Eco Site Awards is a website awards program dedicated to those websites which incorporate these ideals into their presentation, their actions and their programs.

About Exchange For Green

Based in Denver, Colorado, Exchange For Green is owned and operated by the Nan Gabriel Studio, LLC, a web development and consulting firm.

Launched in 2009, Exchange For Green provides you with a comprehensive solution of green living and promotes it by providing people a platform to easily exchange and give away items they are finished with for the ones they want, all for free. You will also find other eco resources, such as grocery coupons and savings, websites, and green tips.

For more information about the Eco Site Awards program please visit
http://www.ecositeawards.com/award-winner.aspx

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Infiniti to Release Redesigned Vehicles This Summer

The Nissan Motor Corporation is in the process of revitalizing its lineup as well as its luxury division Infiniti. This summer, Infiniti will be releasing the new G35 which, according to the auto industry experts, is gaining ground on its established competitors. The most notable competition for the G35 is the BMW 3 Series and the G35 is reportedly catching up with the German car.

For this summer, the shape of the G35 does not move away from the previous version of the entry-level sports sedan. While it looks similar to the previous G35, the new model is redesigned to have better interior features. According to its manufacturer, one of the most notable features that the new G35 has over its predecessor is the use of aluminum as accent pieces inside the car.

The car’s powerplant is also improved for the 2007 model year. The new G35 is now equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine which is rated to produce as much as 306 horsepower. That amount of power generated by the engine can propel the Infiniti G35 to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in just 5.6 seconds. This acceleration is faster than the BMW 330i, the Mercedes-Benz C350 and the Audi A4 3.2. While it as superior acceleration, the Infiniti G35 is rated to travel 19 miles on a single gallon of gasoline in city driving. For highway cruising, the G35 can run for 26 miles on a gallon of fuel. This is possible even without the use of performance enhancing components such as the Infiniti cold air intake system.

For the inside of the G35, Infiniti took the effort to use better materials. The use of higher quality materials is complemented by a better interior layout and color scheme. For the dashboard, the new G35 is given gauges illuminated by white/purple lights.

Another vehicle that will come to Infiniti dealerships across the United States this summer is the M Series, most notably the Infiniti M35X. The midsize luxury car is equipped with an improved engine for the 2007 model year. The top-of-the-line M35X is equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine which can produce as much as 275 horsepower. According to experts, the new engine is considered as one of the finest engines available today.

The M35X has a gas mileage rating of 17 miles per gallon for city driving. On highways, the engine can consume a gallon of gasoline after covering 24 miles. According to Infiniti, the new M35X will have a starting price of $44,550 when it hits showrooms in the U.S.

According to the maker of the M35X, it will come equipped with a long list of feature which includes a five-speed automatic transmission with manual mode which is expected to be the choice of performance enthusiasts. The midsize luxury car will also be available with anal-wheel drive configuration for better traction on different road conditions.

Safety features includes an anti-lock braking system complemented by an Electronic Brake Force Distribution system. It also has side impact airbags, rear seat head restraints and the standard front airbags to protect the occupants of the car in the unfortunate event of a crash.

With the release of these vehicles and the amount of buzz it has generated in the auto industry, Infiniti is being dubbed as a car maker on the rise. This is surely good news for Nissan.

Toyota Plug-In Prius (PHEV) Press Release

Among “green” car owners, the OEM plug-in hybrid, or “PHEV”, is seen as the next evolutionary step in auto efficiency. PHEV’s plug into a source of electricity to recharge their batteries, then travel on pure electric power for a distance and get fuel efficiency ratings in the 100+ MPG range afterwards, thus reducing gasoline consumption, and significantly reducing pollution as well (even when the electricity comes from coal plants). Toyota released this video shortly after getting permission from the Japanese government to test drive their prototype PHEV on public roads. So far, no other company is this far along in development of a PHEV, though Chevy is trying to develop their “Volt” concept, and Ford wants an electric vehicle by 2010 as well.

Press release

Back to the future for Bideford students
IT’S not just back to school for students in Bideford tomorrow (Thursday), but back to a new school. Just over 1,600 young people will begin lessons in the ground-breaking environment that is the new £54 million Bideford College in Abbotsham Road.

Read more on North Devon Gazette & Advertiser

New Online Maps
The Kentucky Geologic Survey launched: ” Kentucky Coal Infrastructure on August 25. It’s “An interactive map (powered by ArcGIS Server) that provides coal infrastructure data for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.” It says that in the source code.

Read more on All Points Blog

Local foods – Are they more nutritious?
Are local foods more nutritious?

Read more on The Post-Star

CCCC building doubles as lab
“Green Central” is growing at Central Carolina Community College, where a new, energy-efficient Sustainable Technology Center opened Aug. 23.

Read more on The Chapel Hill News

Press release
On the launch of a new World Bank report today (8 September 2010) in which the Bank explicitly identifies biofuels as one of the driving forces of land grabs in Africa and acknowledges its detrimental impact on local livelihoods, Friends of the Earth renews its call on rich countries to drop their biofuels targets and invest in planet-friendly farming.

Read more on Friends of the Earth

Did you know bmw will release the first hydrogen powered car?

The BMW 7 Series Hydrogen 7 Saloon is powered by a 260 hp twelve-cylinder engine and accelerates from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 9.5 seconds. Top speed is limited electronically to 230 km/h. BMW has said it intends to build a few hundred such cars at first. They will be able to switch between burning standard petrol and hydrogen so that drivers will not be left stranded while the infrastructure to deliver hydrogen is built up. The space that two fuel tanks take up means only the 7-Series will offer the hydrogen package at first. BMW’s long-term goal is to offer hydrogen motors in all its cars