8 Great Green Campaign Ads -

There are a lot of great green ad campaigns out there, but here are some of the best:


Deforestation...



Ocean awareness...



Global Warming...



Smoking...



Another two about deforestation...





Elephant extinction...



Ick...whale hunting...

The Shell Mileage Marathons: 149.9 MPG in 1949?!

In 1939, a group of Shell Scientists made a bet to see who could develop a car that had the highest possible fuel efficiency. Thus began the Shell Eco-marathon.

The first competition took place in 1939 at Shell's Oil Wood River Laboratory, Illinois and was won by a man named R.J. Greenshields with a run of 49.73 mpg.

Ten years later, Greenshields modified a 1947 Studebaker which was able to get 149.9 mpg! That was 64 years ago. Today, in 2011, you're lucky if you have a car that gets over 35 MPG.

Today, the marathon is a bit different. High schools, colleges, amateurs, and major motor manufacturers are all invited to participate in events held all over the world. It now includes hydrogen, solar powered, and plug-in battery energy sources. The most recent competition, in April 2011, was won by team Alérion Supermileage, a group of fifteen students from Laval science and engineering faculty. Their car got (are you sitting down?) 2,564.8 miles per gallon!



I just don't understand why these cars, in one form or another, aren't available to the public. They are vehicles and they transport people from one place to another, so what's the problem? If you know why, please post in the comments! :)