Chasing Clean Air

Los Angeles Blue Sky

  Astounding clear blue Los Angeles skies today!

Clean Air Bolinas, California

Okay, okay! I'll see about going beyond traveling to clean air and check out living in clean air with the opportunity to be near family and friends.

I did a Craigslist search for guest houses in one of my favorite California counties, Marin.

Bolinas is located south south-west of San Rafael in Marin County; and has some of California's cleanest air.

I found a guest house available for $750. Okay, let's research some more.

Isolated with approximately 1,620 residents, Bolinas is not easy to find due to environmentalists who make this natural area home.

There were no turn-off signs for Bolinas from Highway 1 rather bushes and trees that almost camouflage their "secret" exit, as if to say we like our quiet, please stay away. 

If you miss the turn-off, as I did my first try, keep driving and you might end up in Stinson Beach, which is part of Bolinas's stay-away-from-us charm. It's all pretty out here with loads of wildlife, marine life, and clean air.

I made it after 75 minutes driving along scenic wooded roads, hugging streams with the reward of the spectacular Pacific Ocean.

Farmageddon

Meet the filmmaker of Farmegaddon today Monday June 27 3:30-9 p.m. at Laemmle's Monica 4-plex at 1332 2nd Street in Santa Monica, CA.

RSVP and Buy Tickets here. (40 tickets left as of this writing)

Food safety and genetically-modified foods to be discussed.

2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid Review

 

My first reaction to setting eyes on the 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid glistening under Northern California sun was,

Wow!

Let's Spin An IPO: Where To Stay & Dine When Courting Silicon Valley

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who will provide the best deal of them all?

After 1,200 clean air clean tech articles, I feel on a first name basis with Silicon Valley, a mere whisper away. Or better said, shout.

Companies cyber-shout press releases about funding solar-powered, battery-powered, and manure-powered applications to rock our cleaner world, occasionally freezing my email account.

After tens of 1000s of clean tech press releases flooding my in-box, one question remains: Who funds my opportunity?

All-New 2012 Fiat 500 C Review

Let's welcome the all-new 2012 Fiat 500 C to America!

The Fiat is sexy, smart, and delivers like an Italian Casanova!

I drove this cutie around the hills of San Francisco and Marin County with the top down and wind blowing in clean air. Sporty fun!

I wasn't alone in my admiration.

With its proportionate symmetry, tasteful design, and classy colors, the Fiat attracted the sort of attention both a flirty gal and sports car enthusiast will enjoy.

Italian charm meet the next generation of American buying power where fuel economy and small stature with big performance is the talk of the town, especially in California.

The Fiat charm bundled into a tight package was perfect for city parking and U-Turns. 

Hmmm. 

And easy on the gas-gauge too.

The 2012 Fiat 500 C is the love child of Chrysler and Fiat, the Italian-manufacturer, which bought 52% of the American brand in 2009 sparking a new hybrid business model.

Definitely, a win win.

The 2012 Fiat 500 C Pop version starts at $19,500 MSRP and Lounge version starts at $23,500 MSRP. The base model Fiat 500 starts at $15,995.

The C stands for Cabrio, as in convertible.

As in let your hair blow in the breeze!

Feel free!

Look to the sky!

Okay, stop.

Keep your eyes on the road.

This elegant and refined Euro/American Fiat seemed to seduce by-passers, drawing them into my orbit, as I zipped over the Golden Gate Bridge and along windy Marin Redwood roads, winking sleek and sporty-Euro design.

Yes, the 2012 Fiat 500 C was more than a fun driving machine, it was a magnet that enlarged my world.