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Posted by Geri
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
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 On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, next year's crop of bicycles is being watered by Benjamin Banda.
"We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready we'll cut it, cure it and then turn it into frames."
Mr Banda, is the caretaker for Zambikes, a company set up by two Californians and two Zambians which aimed to build bikes tough enough to handle the local terrain.
Co-founder Vaughn Spethmann, 24, recalls how it all started with a game of football.
(Continue reading in BBC News)
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 |
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 In a major break with most large companies, Wal-Mart Inc. Tuesday told the White House that it supports requiring employers to provide health insurance to workers.
Support of the nation's largest private employer could give momentum to one of the most-contentious aspects of proposed health care legislation -- government mandates that would force all but small employers to provide insurance for workers or help pay for it.
(Read more in the Wall Street Journal)
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Posted by bivvy
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 |
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 In June, Microsoft launched "Browser for the Better," and vowed to donate the equivalent of eight meals to the Feeding America Network of food pantries for every completed download of Internet Explorer 8.
The program will last through Aug. 8, 2009.
(Read the press release at Feeding America)
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 29 June 2009 |
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 Most cell phones currently rely on different chargers, causing mountains of electronic waste. Major cell phone manufacturers today agreed to introduce a universal adaptor within six months in Europe.
Industry leaders, including Apple, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson, have struck a deal to introduce a one-size-fits-all charger by January 1, 2010, making all handsets compatible with a micro-USB plug already standard on handsets such BlackBerrys.
(Read more at CNN.com)
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
 A new car sharing/car rental program, called AltCar, has been launched in Baltimore, Maryland with a fleet of all-electric battery-powered cars.
Sponsored by ExxonMobil, with the Maryland Science Center serving as a hub, tourists and locals can take their families for a spin with a free test drive in one of the 4-seater hatchbacks through July 31, if presenting an admission ticket from the museum.
Rentals of the Maya-300 vehicles, manufactured by the Canadian firm Electrovaya, will cost $14.50 per hour. But for members of the new car sharing network, hourly fees start at $7.50. The altcars can travel a distance of 60 to 120 miles in the city, depending on their battery size.
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Read more... [Electric Car Share-Rental Program Launched in Baltimore]
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