Looks like everyone had a good time at the UA Earth Day event and I have to say it looks like they had a lot more going on than at the ASU Tempe campus. Check out the video inside for closer look.

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Maybe we won’t have to wait until 2010 to get a car that doesn’t run on gasoline. The Th!nk City electric car is going into production in the US and should be popping out cars soon. The perfect combo might be solar panels for your house and this electric car for your commute.

This could be it: the Th!nk City electric car, a four-seater with 110 mile range and top speed of 65 mph, priced under $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials, and available in the U.S. in 2009.

The Th!nk City electric car is the product of Norwegian firm Th!nk Global, an auto manufacturer backed by Silicon Valley funding who has plans to assemble the cars in Southern California. In contrast to Tesla’s limited release of 300 cars per year, the Th!nk City is designed for mass production to the tune of 30-50,000 units within a few years. Th!nk already produces about 10,000 of these cars in Europe annually. [Gas 2.0]

Th!nk’s Website.

AzSustainably’s founder and your loyal blogger, James Towner, was recently quoted in a great story in the Phoenix Business Journal. Although the wording of one of his paraphrased statements was a bit skewed (they made it sound like he was supporting the use of food crops in biofuel as opposed to his intended point of stressing the need for waste-veggie oil bio to decrease the demand on food crops) they covered the topic well and discussed some important points. Hopefully the points James brought up as far as various ways restaurants (and any businesses or individuals) can conserve will be well received and will encourage businesses to be more mindful and know that there are options that can be beneficial financially, of benefit to their image, as well as good for the environment. Thanks, James! Nice work.

Click here to read the article: “From fat to fuel” from the Phoenix Business Journal

Not since the Ghostbusters have we seen a business turning to emergency response vehicles as part of their brand identity. PC911, a Las Vegas based mobile IT service company, uses retired ambulances to rush to computer emergencies across the Nevada desert. While the Ghostbusters used dangerous nuclear accelerators to do their job, PC911 is turning to a safe and often overlooked alternative fuel to save money and reduce damage to the environment.

Chad Stone, founder of PC 911 (http://www.pc911lv.com), is running the company’s ambulances on used vegetable oil. Chad launched his company in 2005 and found that ambulances would be perfect for hauling everything needed for mobile computer repairs. However, the soot from the diesel engine bothered Chad and he took steps to make his ambulance fleet cleaner. It costs $1,200 to convert each one to run on vegetable oil, but the company saves quite a bit of money due to decreased diesel fuel usage. Also, by using retired ambulances, the company keeps its costs lower and keeps the ambulances on the road instead of in a junkyard.

PC 911 is also involved in other actions to help the environment and the community, including participation with Cell Phones for Soldiers.

Look for this green and community oriented company to be in the Valley of the Sun soon. PC911 is currently looking for a Technician and Senior Technician to fix sick computers all across Phoenix.

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Learn more about Earth Day and it’s history. [wikipedia]