#union #iww #ows #p2 #tlot #tcot The solar-powered bike-car thingy we’ve all been waiting for http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/12/17/the-solar-powered-bike-car-thingy-weve-all-been-waiting-for/ Okay, sure — you could buy a Smart car, and it costs $13,000 just to drive it home, plus no matter how cute it is it’s still burning gas and if you want to go to a gig with your guitar and your girlfriend, one of them is going to be uncomfortable. Or you could buy a Volt or a Leaf or, I don’t know, an OrganoEcoloSocioEconoGreenoPod, and it’s designed in Delft and assembled in Korea and by the time you’ve shipped it to your city you might just as well as spent your time engaging in a little relaxing mountaintop removal coal mining. Plus — no matter how eco friendly it is, it’s still just another stinkin’ ca...