Animals, Videos & Documentaries, Weird Stuff, Jun 3rd, 2012,
Most of us have had the experience of being followed by a friendly stray or loose dog for a while during a walk or jog. Usually the sociable canine will tag along for a while and then move on to pastures anew. On a recent bike race across China, a stray took this kind of behavior to an entirely different level and it now has a new home with one of the cyclists. Now named Xiao Sa, or ‘Little Sa’, the stray ran with the cyclists for 20 days, covering 1,700km (1,056mi) until the race’s completion in Lhasa, Tibet. Sa…
Tags: China, cycle, dog, little sa, race, Tibet, xiao sa
Green living, Videos & Documentaries, Aug 19th, 2010,
In a UN-sponsored event designed to popularize electric vehicles, the Zero Race solar car rally began on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. Participating in the race are teams from South Korea, Australia, Switzerland and Germany. They will attempt to travel around the world in 80 days, through 16 countries. Zero Race organizer Louis Palmer has already driven around the world in his ‘Solar Taxi’, through 38 countries during 18 months. From a CNET News article: With this race we want to show that seven billion people on this planet need renewable energy and clean mobility. –Louis Palmer For more on the…
Tags: around, carbon, cars, electric, Louis, Palmer, race, Solar, Switzerland, World, zero
