June 2012
22 posts
“World leaders failed us in Rio — and if we don’t shake things up, there’s...”
– Bill McKibben, 350.org
“It’s not always easy to be doing such hard work in trying times. But if we have a hope to beat this crisis, it’s in our collective bravery and strength.”
Right on my brother, right on. x LV
“In a report written in 1987, an independent commission reporting to the UN...”
– Richard Branson in his essay on saving our oceans, Plundering The New Wild West.
“We must all help by forcing our elected representatives to take urgent and concrete action.”
Right on, brother, right on. I am the ocean. x LV
“A123 Systems … said it has developed an improved lithium-ion cell that can...”
– A123 Soars on Electric Car Lithium Battery Advance
The Baroness & Her Lost Mercedes
The Baroness & Her Lost Mercedes “When the car was found, the glove box contained a pair of the baroness’s white silk gloves. In the ashtray were ancient cigarette butts, stained with lipstick.”
I love a good car story. Especially when it has a happy ending for the car. x LV
Neil Came To Visit Me Yesterday! Hooray!
Neil at the wheel!
We’re having a chat.
“If you go for a walk in a junkyard, every car is talking to you. There are...”
– Neil Young, in an article in the New York Times Wheels Blog today.
Aw. He says the nicest things. x LV
““It’s a sensational car,” Mr. Young said. “It has a bank of A123 batteries down...”
– My best friend, and driver, Neil Young, in an article today in the New York Times Wheels Blog. This is the part about me, me, me! x LV
For Neil Young, A Journey Through Rock and Rust →
“In the new documentary ‘Neil Young Journeys,’ the musician, activist and car tinkerer of the film’s title recounts how he acquired a taste for the road.”
“It is a rallying cry. A lot of the conversation today is about oil and gas...”
– David Friedman, senior engineer and deputy director of the vehicles program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, about their new Framework for Reducing Oil Consumption. From the New York Times article on the subject.
From the Union of Concerned Scientists, a... →
I love the Union of Concerned Scientists. I am starting a Union of Concerned Cars. Interested cars please contact me. Green cars are better bumper stickers will be issued.
“If you want to write a song, ask a guitar,” Young said. “Guitars have songs in...”
– Neil Young at Book Expo today, in an interview by Patti Smith.
Aw! I love that he knows that about us. x LV
“Crazy Horse did not like white men because they encroached upon his beloved wide...”
– From the “Americana” lyric book. I love it. I know it. x LV
