LG at Maker Faire
Thanks as always to Calcars for their expertise and advocacy regarding plug-in hybrid efforts. We had a great time converting a virgin Prius and upgrading a previous Maker project from 2006. Kudos to Felix, Ron, Robb, and Darren for their presentations. The audience was enraptured! Plug-In Supply made it possible; my absolute best to Robb, Chuck, and Paz for their support, product, and labor to make this year’s Maker Faire a successful event.
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SOBER EARTH DAY
Luscious Garage has received a lot of press lately, as the press looks for “green” content in time for Earth Day. All the attention feels like a pat on the back, affirmation for our efforts, but an empty one nonetheless. Luscious Garage is not “green” but simply “less brown” and this is the focus of my thoughts this Earth Day.
Jack Rosebro—top hybrid trainer, reporter for Green Car Congress, and climate scholar—visited this past weekend and we had a long talk to this extent. He spoke in depth about the details of the latest IPCC report and really how grim our climate situation has become. In that vein I am entertaining new ideas for reducing emissions: for the shop, for our customers, and for myself personally. We absolutely must reduce our carbon output immediately and drastically.
Stay tuned for announcements on future classes and shop improvements.
In celebration of Earth Day, Luscious Garage will have a booth at SoMa Whole Foods. The festival is 12-6. Please join us and our newly decorated “Super Prius”, a plug-in hybrid that drives gas-free six days of the week.
Most of all, have a heartfelt, healthy Earth Day.
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LG in the SF Bay Guardian
This year’s Green Issue includes a Guide to greener living with recommendations from woman-owned Eco Home Improvement to my favorite recycler ECOHAUL, as well as our fellow hybrid-lovers over at Pat’s Garage. Check ‘em all out:
Erecycle Campaign
Eco Home Improvement
Dr. Namrata Patel
San Francisco Green Business Project
Luuuuuscious Garage!
Pat’s Garage, home of Green Gears
Keetsa
ECOHAUL
The Orchard Garden Hotel
EPI Center Medspa
Nepalese Paper
More Dirt
A. Maciel Printing
TransportedSF
From the article:
“The actual act of driving isn’t the only reason having a car is hard on the environment. Maintaining it is too. But Luscious Garage is trying to help on both accounts. This woman-owned and operated facility specializes in hybrids, and runs the whole business as sustainably as possible, from the machine shop to the office. And for these luscious ladies, sustainably goes beyond chemicals and objects — they also sustain their community by hosting classes and a hybrid car club in their beautiful facility.”
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LG in AUTOWEEK magazine
This week’s AutoWeek features Luscious Garage on pages 52-53, in the “REVS > Living the Automotive Lifestyle” section, between another two page spread on the Audi R8 turbodiesel (cover story) and a 2008 Mother’s Day Gift Guide “for motoring mom’s” including a Jaguar necklace and Kaenon Eden sunglasses.
Kudos to AutoWeek for having a green issue in honor of Earth Day. Environmentally-conscious ideals will permeate future issues, no doubt, but let’s hope it’s sooner and more often, rather than later and token.
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ART IN THE SHOP: Tone Rawlings
LG welcomes Tone Rawlings and her latest experience in mixed media including fabric, skateboard, traditional canvas, digital photography, and paint. The show continues to May 6th.
Join us for the opening and refreshments this afternoon, April 19th, from 3-5pm.
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