Honda Future Concepts

American Honda has a new site that features some very nice looking fuel cell cars:
http://automobiles.honda.com/fc-sport/

Penske Racing and PPG go GREEN - Waterbase auto paints

PPG helps Penske Racing "go green" with Envirobase High Performance Coatings

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – March 8, 2009 – PPG Automotive Refinish announced today they are assisting Penske Racing in converting their state-of-the-art, racecar painting facility in Mooresville, North Carolina to the environmentally-friendly PPG Envirobase® High Performance waterborne coatings system.

https://corporateportal.ppg.com/NA/Refinish/PPGRefinish/Features/EN/2009-03-08.htm

Saftey-Kleen new oil

New EcoPower exceeds the highest North American standards for motor oil performance in gasoline engines. Our new eco-friendly motor oil is recycled and twice refined, using up to 85% less energy to produce than that produced from crude oil. So it’s great for your vehicle and good for the planet.

More here:

http://www.safety-kleen.com/products/OilProducts/Pages/EcoPower.aspx"target="_blank

GET green products

Green Earth Technologies

These products work well and are good for our environment.
The more of these we buy and use, the more likely that large
companies will manufacture them.



http://www.getg.com/index.php" target="_blank

How to Go Green in Hard Times

You want to cut your carbon footprint. But you can't wait years for a payback. Here are 10 ways to help the environment -- and save money.

Click the link for more info!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123378447725049229.html" target="_blank

World Speed Motorsports is Green Certified

World Speed Motorsports is a Certified Green Business
Recently our racing team became green certified. Check out the press release here:
http://204.3.199.157/news/team/2009/01092009.html"target="_blank

BECOMING A BAY AREA CERTIFIED GREEN BUSINESS
In September of 2008, we undertook to become a "Certified Green Business" by the Bay Area Green Business program. This required that all of our operations, from the top down, be scrutinized and deemed eco-friendly by the program. The BAGBP has very stringent guidelines for green certification, all of which involve preventing pollution and conserving resources.

Some of the general requirements include:

* Monitoring and recording rates of water and energy consumption and waste generation
* Providing incentives and opportunities that encourage employee participation
* Informing customers of our efforts
* Assisting other companies and organizations in their efforts to become "green"

There are 4 areas of conservation and prevention that the organization uses to test a business for Green Certification, each with its own requirements:

1. Water Conservation
- Assess indoor and outdoor water balance
- Implement basic conservation measures
- Implement at least 3 industry-specific conservation measures
2. Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling
- Assess solid waste streams
- Adopt measures to reduce, re-use and recycle solid waste
- Cut down paper waste in 5 different ways
- Implement recycle or reuse programs for 5 other types of materials
- Identify and purchase 3 different types of recycled materials
3. Energy Conservation
- Commercial energy assessment performed by local utility agency
- Adopt maintenance schedule for all heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- Introduce 2 alternative technologies and 5 processes that conserve energy
4. Pollution Prevention
- Assess operations and identify prevention opportunities
- Adjust, change or eliminate 6 operations practices to help reduce pollution
- Adopt 3 changes in materials, products or processes that reduce pollution
- Reuse and/or recycle hazardous wastes in at least 3 ways
- Eliminate contamination of storm water and runoff in 4 ways
- Reduce vehicle emissions in at least 3 ways

Green Motorsports

Here is another team trying to help the green movement. Please check them out.


http://www.greenmotorsport.com/green_motorsport/5,1,388,1052.html"target="_blank

Coffee Could Be the Next Big Biofuel Source. Stimulate your mind and start your car?
Check this out!

http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/01/06/coffee-could-be-next-biofuel-source" target="_blank"

Fuel from Algae, you have to check this out.

http://www.regeneration.org/2009/01/06/ill-take-a-tankful-of-green-crude/

Just found this NASCAR driver who is looking at cleaning up racing:

“It is time that a race team is not only dedicated to win but, also to make a real change in the way that we impact our planet."

-Frank Cicci

http://getgreenracing.frankcicciracing.net/