NewsRack: flenvcenter/Transportation_Independent

Solar Storm - Alternative Energy and Fuel News - ENN

Andy Soos, ENN — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A geomagnetic storm (or solar storm) is a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by a massive solar flares or related sun output. A geomagnetic storm is caused by a solar wind shock wave which typically strikes the Earth's magnetic field 3 days after the event on the sun. The effect on the earth can be small or it can be large. Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month, will strike our planet in 2012 with a force of 100 million hydrogen bombs. This is far larger than average.

Diane Dulken: Joyride: Bicycling Our Way to Safe and Splendid Communities - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Diane Dulken — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-dulken/joyride-bicycling-our-way_b_696058.html Let's make our communities healthy places with freedom to move in a landscape that is not polluted and congested but alive with activity and beauty.

"It's Like Ffffound Except Without the Unexpected Pictures of Boobies." - GOOD

Alissa Walker — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Your old favorite design feed, beautifully redesigned. UnderConsideration relaunches Quipsologies.

David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable - TreeHugger

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it's time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America carries 1.5 people, which means that most cars on the road only have a driver in them. Is it really efficient to use more than 1,000 kilograms of metal to transport 100 kilograms of huma... Read the full story on ...

New York City Inks Contract for Up to 475 Compressed Natural Gas Buses - TreeHugger

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

New York City Inks Contract for Up to 475 Compressed Natural Gas Buses

New Jersey to Take Lead in Offshore Wind Energy? - Alternative Energy and Fuel News - ENN

Timothy B. Hurst - Ecopolitology — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

As the proposed Cape Wind offshore wind farm in Massachusetts fends off some last ditch legal challenges to become the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., New Jersey passed a law this week that would ultimately make it the leading provider of offshore wind energy in the country.

Can You Really Boycott Fuel Produced From Canadian Tar Sands? - TreeHugger

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Can You Really Boycott Fuel Produced From Canadian Tar Sands?

7 Green Ferry Trips Around the World - TreeHugger

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT

7 Green Ferry Trips Around the World

Ranchers Speak Their Minds at Historic Meeting in Colorado - NewWest.Net All Headlines

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Ranchers Speak Their Minds at Historic Meeting in Colorado

Superman, Incredible Hulk Storm L.A.'s City Hall - GOOD

Alissa Walker — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

A protest by the characters who charge money for photos on Hollywood Boulevard opens up a discussion about public space. Curbed LA

California To Extend Carpool-Lane Access To 40,000 Plug-In Hybrids - TreeHugger

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

California To Extend Carpool-Lane Access To 40,000 Plug-In Hybrids

Proposed Vehicle Labels to Include GHG Emissions and Fuel Economy Comparisons - Environmental News Network

Thomas Miner — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Proposed Vehicle Labels to Include GHG Emissions and Fuel Economy Comparisons

Pond Scum Seen Lucrative In Argentine Biofuels Push - World Environment News - Planet Ark News

Lucy Band — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

An Argentine company opened Friday the country's first factory to make biodiesel from algae, hoping to use pond scum as a replacement for soy in making biodiesel as part of a push for renewable energy.

Pond Scum Seen Lucrative In Argentine Biofuels Push - World Environment News - Planet Ark News

Lucy Band — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

This Man Likes Public Transportation So Much, He Keeps Stealing It - GOOD

Morgan Clendaniel — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Darius McCollum has spent more than a third of his life in jail for taking joy rides on stolen buses and subways. The New York Times.

Biofuels Falling Well Short of Green Standards in UK - TreeHugger

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Biofuels Falling Well Short of Green Standards in UK

Transparency: The Most Dangerous Cities for Walking - GOOD

GOOD — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your life into your hands? This is a look at handful of cities around the world, and how often their pedestrians are killed while attempting to traverse them . SOURCE The New York City Pedestrian Safety and Action Plan, August, 2010. A collaboration between GOOD and Amanda Buck .   ...

EPA Unveils New Grading System for Fuel Efficient Vehicles - Energy & Climate | Greenbiz.com

Luke Tonachel — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The Story of a Troubled Tank - Truthout - All Articles

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Review of the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company's closely held internal investigation report on the May 25 oil spill at Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) Pump Station #9 (PS9) reveals a disturbing picture of chronic problems on the aging, partially revamped pipeline that carries upwards of 550,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) from the northern edge of the continent on an 800 mile journey across Alaska to reach tankers headed to the West Coast.

Today on Planet 100: Canada's Oil Sands More Toxic Than Ever (Video) - TreeHugger

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Today on Planet 100: Canada's Oil Sands More Toxic Than Ever (Video)

Blog - Fuel Stickers for Plug-in Hybrids Could Mislead Drivers - Technology Review Feed - Tech Review Top Stories

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The new labels will help consumers, but as designed now, they could be misleading. Yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency released a pair of proposed fuel economy labels, which could replace the miles-per-gallon stickers now required on new cars. The stickers are needed because miles per gallon isn't a useful measurement for vehicles that run on electricity part of the time or all of the time, and several such vehicles--electric cars and plug-in hybrids--are due to hit showrooms starting at the end of this year. ...

Ranchers Speak Their Minds at Historic Meeting in Colorado - NewWest.Net Development

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Ranchers Speak Their Minds at Historic Meeting in Colorado

German government still not committed to fuel-rod tax - The Earth Times Online Newspaper - Environment News

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Want a car that gets good grades? Buy a hybrid - Grist News

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

by Randy Rieland. The federal government doesn't do simple -- which make its latest idea for rating auto fuel efficiency a thing of rare beauty. Simple beauty.  Hummer bummer:  Here's how it would work: Cars get graded based on gas mileage . That's it. Electric cars get an A+. Hybrids, like the Prius, get an A-. A Ford F-150 pickup earns a C. And a gas pig like the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, a D. (The feds don't do Fs). Grades would be displayed in a big, honkin' circle at the top of the gas mileage sticker that prospective buyers would see on all showroom vehicles. This is one of two auto sticker updates being considered by the EPA and the Transportation Department. The other is a less dramatic sticker redesign. Naturally, ...

Elizabeth Lynch: How China Beat the U.S. and Became the New Green Tech Giant - Green on HuffingtonPost.com

Elizabeth Lynch — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

China no longer needs to worry about the U.S. as a green-technology competitor because the U.S. left the race. In today's globalized economy, rising powers like China are readily able to capitalize on America's missed opportunities.