Posts Tagged ‘japan’
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Nissan drew back the curtain today on its ambitious all-electric LEAF. Along with a small parade of international journalists, I've been in Yokohama for the past three days meeting with executives, getting technology briefings, and
driving the electric platform. Although we had been given a chance to see the LEAF with our own eyes the day before, we went camera-less and all images were embargoed until this morning when, at Nissan's glimmering new super-green headquarters, the car was revealed. It was driven onstage by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and other notables, including the former ...
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Tags: Carlos Ghosn, Cars & Transportation, Ceo, concepts & prototypes, Curtain, Driven, electric cars, electric vehicles, Electricity, Getting Technology, Images, International Journalists, japan, Nissan, Notables, Own Eyes, Super Car, Technology Briefings, Transportation, World Photos, Yokohama
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
"Special ops" crew hide cameras from Taiji, Japan authorities to catch dolphin hunt. Photos courtesy of The Cove
The fate of 23,000 dolphins is in your hands, says Flipper’s old trainer Ric O’Barry who’s devoted years to ending the monster he created:
dolphin shows. He inspired
National Geographic photographer, Louis Psihoyos, to direct an award-winning eco-documentary,
The Cove. “But it’s not just about saving dol...
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Tags: activism, Authorities, Cameras, Culture & Celebrity, documentaries, Documentary, Dolphin, dolphins, ethical, Fate, fishing, Flipper, Hunt Photos, japan, Monster, National Geographic, National Geographic Photographer, Oceans 11, Special Ops, Taiji Japan, Toxins
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Photo via Wallpapers Arena
Hayden Panettiere made her love for sea mammals clear when she joined with other protesters to stop a
dolphin hunt in Japan, but she's proved herself as a hero to flying animals as well as swimmers; click through to see why--and for the rest of the week's best celebrity green news. ...
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Tags: actors, animals, celebrities, Celebrity, Culture & Celebrity, Dolphin, Gisele, Green News, Hayden Panettiere, Hero, japan, Love, Protesters, Rest Of The Week, Sea Mammals, Swimmers, Tees, Wallpapers, World Photo
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Giant poisonous jellyfish are poised to assault Japanese waters, experts warn.
Reports of massive bloomings indicate that this season’s Nomura’s jellyfish spawn should be a big one. The good news is that there may not be a nation on Earth more psychologically prepared for the invasion of giant monsters.
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Tags: About Animals, Bloomings, Earth, Giant Monsters, In Asia, Invasion, japan, Japanese Waters, Jellyfish, Nomura, Poisonous Jellyfish, Spawn
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
According to the most recent data estimates, roughly 70 million sharks are caught (and killed) each year, most of this is for food, some for sport, and sadly, some just out of fear.
But most of the commercially fished sharks are in fact killed for their fins only–their mutilated carcasses are simply tossed overboard. This is known as “finning”. The fins make their way into a dish known as shark fin soup–a prized delicacy in Japan but also in some Scandinavian countries and in Germany. And as its popularity increases, so do catches–and almost any shark will do (100 out of 400 species are presently exploited for food, according to the Shark Foundation). According to the IUCN (which tracks endangered species with its annual “red list“) and governmental and NGO conservation groups, one third or more of all shark species are endangered.
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Tags: About Animals, About Politics, Carcasses, Conservation Groups, Delicacy, Dish, Fear, Finning, Fins, germany, Iucn, japan, Ngo, Popularity Increases, Scandinavian Countries, Shark Fin Soup, Shark Species, Sharks, Us Congress
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Photo: Toyota
Should have Better MPG Than Prius
There's a new kind of arms race on the road, except that this one doesn't involve bigger vehicles and more horsepower. Instead, the goal is to make hybrids with higher MPG and/or lower prices. The
cheaper-than-the-Prius Honda Insight was the first salvo, even
outselling the Prius in Japan in February, and coming down the pipeline is the even cheaper
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Tags: 7k, Cars & Transportation, france, Honda, Honda Insight, Horsepower, hybrid cars, Hybrids, japan, Mpg, Photo, Pipeline, Prius, Science & Technology, Toyota, Toyota Hybrid, Toyota Yaris, Transportation
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Photo credit: AmazonLife
A legendary fashion designer and a two-dimensional, wisecracking rabbit don't exactly run in the same circles, but
Vivienne Westwood and Bugs Bunny are just two of the five international bold-face names that have banded together to prove that style and sustainability are not mutually exclusive.
"E-co-branding," a new line of bags by
AmazonLife, brings together the Westwood, Braccialini, Evisu, Gherardini, and yes, Looney Tunes trademarks to communicate the importance of protecting the r...
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Tags: Amazon, amazon united states, bags, Bold Face, Braccialini, brazil, Bugs Bunny, Circles, designers, Evisu, fashion, Fashion & Beauty, Fashion Designer, Gherardini, italy, japan, Photo Credit, Rabbit, Sustainability, Trademarks, Tunes, Vivienne Westwood
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Photo: Nissan
Nissan Expects to Produce 150,000 Electric Cars by 2012
On August 2nd, Nissan will unveil its new electric car in Japan, but in the meantime, we can have a look at the prototype that Nissan has been using to test their electric drivetrain. It's based on the Nissan Versa, but the gasoline engine has been replaced by an electric motor developed in-house. It has a power rating of 80kW/280Nm (107 horsepower/206 pound-feet of torque). That's a lot of torque for a car this size. Read on for more technical details and many more photos....
Tags: August 2nd, Car Photo, Car Prototype, Cars & Transportation, Drivetrain, Electric Car, electric cars, electric vehicles, Gasoline Engine, Horsepower, japan, New Car, Nissan, Nissan Car, Nissan Engine, Nissan Nissan, Nissan Versa, Photos, Pound Feet, prototypes, Rough Draft, Technical Details, Torque, Transportation
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Toyota Might Not Make a Yaris-Based Hybrid After All… For Now
Thursday, July 30th, 2009Tags: Autocar, Broken Dreams, Business & Politics, Cars & Transportation, Commenters, hybrid, hybrid cars, japan, Photo, Reuters, Science & Technology, Toyota, Toyota Yaris, Transportation
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