The Correlation is Simple, More Oil Trains = More Oil Spills

Oil Spills by Rail Spiked Last Year, Gross Understatement

Perhaps the last time anyone heard of an oil spill, it was related to the DeepWater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico,...
Small Cars Fare Poorly in Small-Offset Frontal Crash Tests

Tougher IIHS Crash Testing Pushing Small Cars Off the Road

With the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) quantifying the relative safety of vehicles in various types of accidents, it seems that small cars...
Climate Change Causes in Sierra de Barahuco, Dominican Republic

The Seven Biggest Contributors to Climate Change

Climate change isn't the work of one person over a short period of time, or even of a few people over decades. Thanks to the...
Emma Mærsk Generates the Same Emissions of 50 Million Vehicles Every Year

Container Ships’ Unregulated Emissions Will Astonish You!

The next time you buy groceries, a laptop, or that shiny iThingn+1, take a moment and think about the emissions your purchase just generated. Sometimes,...
Electric Vehicle Road Use Tax, Not Entirely Well-Thought-Out

North Carolina Enacts $100 Electric Vehicle Road Use Fee

Most States use fuel taxes for at least a portion of the transportation budget, which raises a question, “How does the State pay for...
2014 Toyota Prius - One of the Safest on the Road

2014 Toyota Prius Safety Rating Drops Slightly

The Toyota Prius is unique in the automobile market, the first and most-successful hybrid electric vehicle, as well as the best-selling hybrid in the...

MoveOn Recruits “FrackingFighters” to Combat Climate Change

The online, left-leaning, progressive organization Move On plans to recruit FrackingFighters to support anti-fracking movements across the US and will provide funding and training...
Mazda SkyActiv-D "Not Quite Ready" for Emissions Regulations

Performance vs Emissions – Mazda Delays SkyActiv-D (Diesel)

As emissions regulations continue to tighten, automakers are finding it harder to meet them. Mazda SkyActiv-D, a groundbreaking new diesel-engine technology, still isn't ready...
It's OK, He's "Driving" an Autonomous Vehicle

Autonomous Vehicles to Dominate by 2050

Given that 90% of traffic fatalities result from human error, it seems possible that autonomous vehicles could cut down on this by a significant...
Are the Days Numbered for the Horse-Drawn Carriage in New York City's Central Park?

Wait, No More Horse Carriage Rides in New York City’s Central Park?

If Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way, the Central Park carriages could be trotting on borrowed time. On the other hand, do they...