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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
