train Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:58:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 How the Chinese Tackle Air Pollution With Hydrogen Trains https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chinese-hydrogen-train/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chinese-hydrogen-train/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:52:02 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55662 In China, commuters in Qingdao can now arrive to work on board a bright orange tram that runs entirely on hydrogen and emits only steam. As China’s smog grows more thick, leaders across the country are turning their attention to new green technology. Qingdao is not the only Chinese city with a hydrogen-powered tram system. […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chinese-hydrogen-train/feed/ 0 55662 Oil Spills by Rail Spiked Last Year, Gross Understatement https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-spills-rail-spiked-last-year-gross-understatement-20140124/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/oil-spills-rail-spiked-last-year-gross-understatement-20140124/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:35:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45433 Perhaps the last time anyone heard of an oil spill, it was related to the DeepWater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, estimated to have spilled some 157 million gallons of crude petroleum into the ocean. Offshore oil platforms seem to grab big media attention, but as hard as they are to clean […]

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