Drink Soda Pop? You're Drinking Bisphenol A (BPA)

Here is a scary fact that I found on Treehugger.com today:

"We have noted before that bisphenol A (BPA) is a key component of the epoxy liner in canned food and drink, so it should really be no surprise that new tests at Health Canada found it in pop cans. The chemical is thought to be an endocrine disruptor or "gender bender", and is now banned in many countries from baby bottles.

The levels in pop cans is low, with the highest level found to be 4.5 parts per trillion; you would have to drink 8,000 cans of pop or 900 cans of energy drinks to get to the daily exposure limit set by Health Canada.

But others say that those exposure limits are thousands of times too high."

Here's the link:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/bpa-is-in-your-soda-pop.php

Glad I don't drink soda!!! Say no to coke!!!

New BBGB garden!!!

So its official. The BBGB garden has a new location. My family has moved and I needed to move the garden. It was a shame to move an existing garden, but all plants have transplanted well and are now happy living in seperate pots. This is my elevated garden, square foot style. Constructed of 4x4's for legs, 2x6's for the container and some 3/4 inch plywood for the base. All the wood was leftover or found in an alley to cut cost and to save new trees.  I installed a drip system to save water and time.  So far I have planted broccli, basil, a bunch of different squashes that sprouted out of my compost, peas, radishes, and beans.   The other pictures are my onion box built from leftover wood I found and pots of thyme and mint.  Also is a strawberry box that I am testing, pots of garlic and chives, pot of japanese egglplant and big pot of oregano.  The reason I need so many containers is we have a lawn that I cannot turn into a garden just yet as we are renting our house and don't know how the landlord would feel with full fledged farm growing at his house. So i gotta keep it low key.

Green Exercise

So here's a new topic for the bbgb.com.

I've made a pledge to myself to exercise more and use whats around to me attain my goals.

For example: I was at the airport yesterday waiting for my plane, and instead of sitting by the gate and reading my magazine or going to the bar or just vegging out into those oh so comfy airport chairs, I decided to take a walk from one side of the gate area to the other for 20 minutes.   It was a great workout, passed the time, and helped me take a great nap on the way home.  Try it, you might like it. It's way better for you than getting one of those big pretzels or a ben and jerry's. 

Hypermiler Ho!

New hypermiler topic. Find all hypermiling, hyperdriving, and nempimania posts here!!! Newest to oldest.
Hypermiler Champion!!! 124mpg in a honda insight

Hyper Driving: Saved 1 mpg the first day!!!

Cool Fuel Economy Blog!

Hypermiler Champion!!! 124mpg in a honda insight

Here he is!!! Jack Martin, a Honda Insight driver won the latest Hypermiler competition with 124 mpg, using hypermiler techniques.

"Hypermiling requires some dedication, but the basic principles are easy to learn:
Pumping up your tires to the maximum rating on their sidewalls, which may be higher than levels recommended in car manuals. This reduces rolling resistance.
Use engine oil of a low viscosity.
A useful, but controversial, practice is drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag. If the guy in front of you slams on brakes, you will need to see a surgeon to have that tailpipe removed from your head.
Keep speeds down
Accelerate gently
Avoid excessive idling
Remove cargo racks to also cut down on aerodynamic drag.
Avoid unnecessary braking; coast to slow down."

I have been using some of the techniques and continue to increase my gas mileage each day. I will be posting stats soon...

Check it out on Tree Hugger.

Bicycle Drifting!!!

Now that's the type of drifting that I like to see and try! No gasoline required! I think I got some old tire laying around.

Hyper Driving: Saved 1 mpg the first day!!!

A friend of mine mentioned to me this thing call Hyper Driving or Hyper Miling, and being a green guy, I was very interested to try it. So I read up on it on wikipedia and some other sites and tried it out today on my weekly trek to Tuscon, AZ. It's 100 miles one way, mostly flat and straight.

These are the methods I used:
Driving Barefoot (throttle sensitivity)
Average 60 mph
Average 2350 rpms
Pulse and Coast (rev up to 65mph then put it in neutral and coasted to 55mph)
Windows open under 55, AC on low above 55.
Coast on off-ramps
Coast down hills

If you are interested in getting the most gas mileage out of your current vehicle, this is the way to do it!!! I'm on my first true tank of hyper-miling after filling up with $4 gas for the first time. I'll keep you posted!s