The newly-open for business AVE S103 service will take you from Madrid to Barcelona in two and a half hours, just a tad longer than … Train in Spain sets out to beat the plane.Read more
Transportation
Posted inAviation / Transportation
The problem with aviation
25-Feb-08: Greenpeace UK held a peaceful protest against the proposed expansion of Heathrow Airport in London (the addition of a third runway). The activists managed … The problem with aviationRead more
Posted inCO2 / Pollution / Transportation
Pollution by Shipping Industry
a leaked UN study says that annual emissions from the world’s merchant fleet have already reached 1.12bn tonnes of CO₂, or nearly 4.5% of all … Pollution by Shipping IndustryRead more
Posted inElectric Vehicle / Transportation
Detroit Electric
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like we’re going backwards? Detroit Electric was founded in 1907. It was a brand of the Anderson Electric Car Company from … Detroit ElectricRead more
Posted inTransportation
Super Bowl: A Greenhouse Gastravaganza
It is a new record; over 400 private jets are flying into Phoenix for the Super Bowl this weekend, carrying mostly corporate types and their … Super Bowl: A Greenhouse GastravaganzaRead more
Posted inTransportation / Wind
Pioneering kite-powered cargo ship set sail
The first kite-towed cargo ship in the world set off from the German port of Bremerhaven in the North Sea yesterday. The MS Beluga SkySails, … Pioneering kite-powered cargo ship set sailRead more
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Norwegian Cyclists Pedal Toward Vacation Time
Norway’s Public Roads Administration (southern region) is giving its own employees a vacation subsidy if they travel to work on their bicycles. For each week … Norwegian Cyclists Pedal Toward Vacation TimeRead more
Posted inBicycle / Transportation
In Copenhagen Bicycles Overtake Cars
As a result of half a century of planning, Copenhagen has achieved a fabulous cycling goal – during the morning rush hour more bikes and … In Copenhagen Bicycles Overtake CarsRead more
Posted inTransportation
Turtle Airships: Not Slow, But Hardshelled
Edward de Bono, the champion of lateral thinking is credited with saying “It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be … Turtle Airships: Not Slow, But HardshelledRead more
Posted inAutomobiles / Transportation
IC Engine Automobile : 15% fuel-to-wheel efficiency
Today’s efficiency situation: FUEL 100% PUSHING THE PISTONS 35% OVERCOMING ENGINE FRICTION AND PUMPING THE AIR AND FUEL (typical US driving condition) 20% Are we … IC Engine Automobile : 15% fuel-to-wheel efficiencyRead more