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Follow a photojournalist adapting smartphones, finding new ways to make technology work in journalism.Working for the York Daily Record/Sunday News since 1984, I have always been an early adopter of new technology.
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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Toyota Highlander gets a smaller engine
A new large four, Toyota’s most powerful four. I can’t tell if this engine is destined for this country but it’s an interesting development for a large SUV where bigger is usually considered better. Toyota will switch production at its … Continue reading
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Hybrid mileage variations
J R writes greenmesh: When looking for hybrid mileage information, ask what MPG is in Winter. My 3 year old (Toyota) Highlander gets 28-30 in Summer, but drops to 21-23 in Winter because the gas engine must run more often … Continue reading
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Moral greening of capitalism
I was thinking about this while lying under my motorcycle doing the 6000 miles service. Being green around the year 2000 meant driving a tiny hybrid Honda Insight with a “Save the whales” bumper sticker plastered between those funky rear … Continue reading
Ford Focus (es) production away from SUV/trucks
Killing off the guzzlers The 51-year-old Michigan Truck Plant, located in Wayne, Mich., will start building the Focus in November when it kicks equipment now used to build the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUV to it’s Kentucky plant. A … Continue reading
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VIDEO Freshman transition
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News ) The freshman transition program at Susquehannock High School aims to alleviate some of the fear related to high school. Visit students on their first day.
Bicycling wastes gas ?
The idea is that eating some foods, like meat, uses more fossil fuel than driving a car, so a bicyclist consuming food uses more fossil fuel than driving a car. bicycleuniverse.info I don’t know where a sedentary person who gorges … Continue reading
Ancient water turbines powered factory for free
I was riding my bike through Harpers Ferry, West Virginia today with a friend and stopped at the site of an old textile plant. Everyone is familiar with 19th century water wheels powering small grain mills, but what was interesting … Continue reading
VIDEO Fifty years of Hula-Hoop
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News ) A random visit to Morgan E. Cousler Park with two Hula-Hoops. Park visitors try their hula and talk about their memories.
Save fuel, buy local produce
Shipping grapes from Chili or strawberries from California takes alot of energy. Because industrial farming draws on the economy of scale, our food is increasingly grown in concentration in specific areas of the country. This is so common that it … Continue reading
Scooter/electric mower update
I was mowing with my electric lawn mower last night past my neighbor’s full-sized Chevy pickup that now sits there for weeks at a time getting dirt circles under the tires. Chuck actually put stabilizer in the vehicle that gets … Continue reading
Acid rain and copper roofs
The steeple of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, on South George Street in York is getting a new lead coated copper roof. There was a time when copper roofs were the longest lasting roof next to slate, however acid rain can … Continue reading
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VIDEO A railway revival
Moving freight is five times more efficient using a train rather than a tractor trailer. Four miles of new railroad line can be built for the price of one mile of road. Electrically powered trains can use domestic fuel sources. … Continue reading
Motorcycle journeys – III
Interesting thing about riding alone on a motorcycle trip is that you are never really alone. There is a bond formed by two-wheeled travelers. Perhaps it is the shared risk or the shared responsibility for each other. It’s symbolized by … Continue reading
Motorcycle journeys – II
My fascination with two-wheeled journeys began freshman year in high school. Three buddies told their parents that they were staying over each other’s houses; we hit the road and bicycled through the night. The exhaustion, the moments of fear, the … Continue reading
VIDEO Accidental drowning at Pinchot
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) Brent Bathory, of Red Lion, died while playing in the water in an area not designated for swimming at Gifford Pinchot State Park. A visit to the scene.
Motorcycle journeys – I
In the 1980′s and 90′s, I used to slam the vacation road in a VW diesel Golf. My concept of vacation planning was to head west and make a right at North Dakota… or wander southwest until… I needed three … Continue reading
VIDEO Long road back for Dallastown swimmer
( Paul Kuehnel – Yory Daily Record / Sunday News ) Dallastown swimming star Scott Conley comes back, with the help of his wife Kim Shorter, struggling bit by bit for nearly a decade after a massive brain aneurysm.
Hybrid/green car marketing doesn’t always make sense
Some domestic hybrid vehicles I would love to see: A 4-cyl Jeep Wrangler hybrid, the size it was before it started to look like a mini Hummer. A 4-cyl Ford Ranger hybrid pickup. Give us a box to move things … Continue reading
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Making a discarded laptop useful for free
Blogging at 75 mph on the Pennsylvania Turnpike with a very old Dell laptop. In the computer industry, marketing green means recycling, using less hazardous materials and low energy use. You can buy a better computer every four months because … Continue reading
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New dawn for electric Chevy S-10 – part II
Joshua Tomel, Program Director Long Island Electric Auto Association comments to my post, New dawn for electric Chevy S-10 (June 24, 2008) Paul, Yes I know about that. The reporter neglected to mention that my true feelings about even getting … Continue reading
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Frugal fuel sipping motorcycles
Cycle World via the International Motorcycle World website lists nine frugal fuel sipping motorcycles. I was at one of their shows in Washington D.C. last year. Great way to see almost every model available in one stop. 1. Honda CRF230L … Continue reading
Killer hybrids start growling
My Ross bicycle had some cool engine noises. On a normal day, two cards attached with wooden clothespins made it a “two-cylinder”. When I was in the mood for more power, I attached four. Using six cards usually resulted in … Continue reading
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President Buchanan’s solar heated rainwater shower and bidet
Our 15th president James Buchanan probably never campaigned as the green candidate, but there was a plumbing system in his former Lancaster home, Wheatland, that collected water from the roof. The system dates back to around 1840. Tap water was … Continue reading
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VIDEO Walking for kids in Uganda
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News ) The kids, from Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene’s day care center, were at Cousler Park in Manchester Township to raise awareness that children as young as five years old … Continue reading
Drilling my brain for oil
I am starting to hear McCain scream for offshore drilling in my sleep. His cry sounds almost frenzied in a speech I listened to Monday. There are lot of other cries (and actions) that would could motivate us on to … Continue reading
VIDEO Day of Play
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News) The Day of Play event at Lincoln Park, sponsored by York City and local non-profit organizations, hopes to raise awareness about childhood obesity and kick-off a community drive to update … Continue reading
VIDEO Fresh Air kids
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News ) The Fresh Air Fund puts city kids in rural and suburban homes. Two sisters from New York City spend the summer with the Whiteley’s in York Township.
VIDEO Local watershed going out of balance
( Paul Kuehnel – York Daily Record / Sunday News Deer Creek’s southbound journey to the Susquehanna River in Maryland begins humbly at a retention pond surrounded by suburban homes in Shrewsbury. A report by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission … Continue reading
