Will Obama see the forest for the trees?

Posted by Lucy Hornby in Tuesday, January 20th 2009   
Topics: Gas Mileage Improvement devices, Gas Prices News    

A Chinese campaigner has urged U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to prove his green credentials, asking him to offset the emissions generated by his inauguration by funding a forest in China.
A carbon fund named “Obama, future” could invest in increased forest coverage in another country and Obama himself could plant a tree there, Lin Hui said in an open letter, [...]

A cleaner Beijing would be perfect Olympic legacy

Posted by Lucy Hornby in Wednesday, August 20th 2008   
Topics: Gas Mileage Improvement devices, Gas Prices News    

For those of us who live in Beijing, the air during the Olympics has been a real treat. It smells sweet and breathes in nicely. Even better, I feel like I can see forever — buildings that are more than a mile away, even the purple outline of the Fragrant Hills to the west of the city. 
There [...]