Solutions & sustainability – July 21
Peak oil and solutions on NPR (Albert Bates interview)
City commissioner Adams sees web of streetcars for Portland
Smart Cities: rethinking the city centre in Brisbane
Transportation
Biofuels – July 20
Should it matter where your biodiesel comes from?
Ethanol fuels global run-up in food prices
Corn biofuel ‘dangerously oversold’
Report pooh-poohs corn biofuels
Transport – July 19
Fingers Point as NYC Traffic Plan Runs Aground
UKs green promises on transport policy derailed
Aus. car industry in a hole, perhaps it should keep digging
Hummer owner gets angry message
Transport – July 19
BREAKING: New York City’s traffic fee plan wins state OK
What drives quality of life for seniors? Driving
Flying high on pond scum
Transport – July 16
NYC congestion plan down to wire
A new French Revolution: let them ride bikes
In West China, saving the go-go juice
Along the way to Lai Tan, I wanted to gaze out of bus windows and simply compare the differences between Chinese and western methods of fossil fuel use and human power, but first I had to get to the bus station.
The case for the electric tractor
In our search for ways to reduce the tension between food vs. fuel comes the latest Energy Farm Demonstration Project: The Electric Tractor.
Not only does this appear to be an economically wise investment, but electric tractors are a pleasure to use.
Coal – July 15
Scientific American: Worse than gasoline
Row over plan to build coal power plant
CalTech prof: Hubbert’s peak, the coal question, and climate change
Cities – July 11
London readies for ‘energy revolution’
Belgian city offers a workable, fare-free model
NYC: Congestion pricing is also security pricing
Transport – July 11
Mega-rich paying top price for luxury submarines
Needed in California by 2050: decked freeways, tunnels, tolls, trains
U.S. airlines may face huge plane bill
Australia fights jet-flight guilt
Meet the future of flight: B787 Dreamliner
Transport – July 10
UK railways set for a hi-tech revolution
A high-speed revolution in European railways
Sales soar as Boeing unveils its green dream jet
California’s eco-friendly cars aren’t doing the job
208 million riders make year a record in DC
A 10% reduction in America's oil use in 10-12 years
A 10% reduction in America’s oil consumption is not out of reach. There is an overlooked, practical, and affordable approach using technology available today that would allow the U.S. to achieve this goal in 2017.
