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New Wave of Anti-Worker Laws Pushed by Big Tech
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft scored a major victory with the passage of Proposition 22 in California, and worker rights advocates fear they will push … New Wave of Anti-Worker Laws Pushed by Big TechRead more
Posted inToMl / Transportation / USA Empire
Uber bought itself a law
Last week, Uber bought itself a law. Along with Lyft, Instacart, DoorDash and Postmates, app companies spent more than $200m – the most spent on … Uber bought itself a lawRead more
Posted inBicycle / ToMl / Transportation
A Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing
As coronavirus lockdowns crept across the globe this winter and spring, an unusual sound fell over the world’s metropolises: the hush of streets that were … A Future Without Cars, and It’s AmazingRead more
Posted inMultimedia / Transportation
Car-free streets can help with physical distancing
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Posted inNews / Transportation
Regenerative Braking for trains
In Germany the first hybrid train project will carry passengers between Aschaffenburg und Miltenberg, southeast of Frankfurt on the Main. The route has 14 stops … Regenerative Braking for trainsRead more
Posted inPollution / ToMl / Transportation
Dark Side of the Cruise Ship Industry
For about ten years, from 1991 to 2001, Ross Klein and his wife were cruise ship junkies. At one point, they were spending 40 days … Dark Side of the Cruise Ship IndustryRead more
Posted inIndia / News / Transportation
It is cheaper to ride motorbikes than take buses
Half of the poor in Indian cities walk or cycle down to work because of problems in the public transport system, suggests the India Exclusion … It is cheaper to ride motorbikes than take busesRead more
Posted inHydrogen / News / Transportation
France’s first refueling station for hydrogen buses opens
The Artois-Gohelle transport authority (SMT-AG) has inaugurated France’s first refueling station for hydrogen buses. The entire clean hydrogen production, storage and distribution chain is equipped … France’s first refueling station for hydrogen buses opensRead more
Posted inElectric Vehicle / Greenhouse gas / ToMl / Transportation
Resource challenge of meeting net zero emissions in the UK by 2050
A letter authored by Natural History Museum Head of Earth Sciences Prof Richard Herrington and fellow expert members of SoS MinErals (an interdisciplinary programme of … Resource challenge of meeting net zero emissions in the UK by 2050Read more