Transport
The EU plans to extend the network of high-speed railways to double
before 10:38'
| Ekolist.cz
The European Union until the end of the year 2030 is planning to extend the high-speed rail network from the current approximately 7000 miles to 15 000 kilometres. This will require an investment of eur 180 billion (about 4.6 billion …
Contamination at Kinloss probed
before 16:59'
| BBC News
RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.
Why the IAM red light survey annoyed me more as a cyclist than as a pollster
before 20:6'
| guardian.co.uk
Unscientific opinion polls can be forgiven. Misrepresenting the facts to potentially put cyclists in danger cannot Earlier this week the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) issued a press release headlined , "More than half of cyclists …
Will 3D printers make food sustainable?
before 23:41'
| guardian.co.uk
Andrew Purvis investigates whether 3D printers, artificial meat and GM can reduce food's future environmental footprint Before the end of the year, if Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University gets his way, the world's first test-tube burger will …
Australia joins in global graphite search
Yesterday
| ABC Environment.au
Graphite demand is forecast to increase due to its use in electric car batteries - and China has most of the world's supply, but is moving to slow down its exports. High prices mean graphite deposits are becoming more valuable …
Fishing observers 'intimidated and bribed by EU crews'
Yesterday
| WN.com - Environment News
Quota checks allegedly being compromised aboard Northwest Atlantic Fishery boats, as observers report surveillance and theft Fishing compliance inspectors board an EU boat to perform checks. Photograph: Jan Van de Vel/EC...
Businesses reluctant to choose EVs
Yesterday
| Next Green Car
ALD Automotive, leading UK vehicle leasing and fleet management company, has announced survey results of 1,000 business drivers, revealing that over six out of ten would not change their conventional vehicle for an electric one. Although both battery range and …
Hybrids are starting to be at home and in the world of luxury cars. The next year, adds Ferrari
Yesterday
| Ekolist.cz
Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Lexus. Automakers whose cars can afford only the really rich people, adapting to environmental trends, and offer a hybrid engines. From next year, among them include the Italian luxury brand Ferrari, wrote the San Francisco Chronicle.
Cars That Run on Natural Gas - Alternative Fuels
2 days ago
| ENN
Find out how an alternative fuel used all over the world may find its way into American vehicles. Natural gas is abundant, clean and already a part of our everyday lives—and it may be the next big alternative fuel. In …
Cars That Run on Natural Gas - Alternative Fuels
2 days ago
| Environmental News Network
Find out how an alternative fuel used all over the world may find its way into American vehicles. Natural gas is abundant, clean and already a part of our everyday lives—and it may be the next big alternative fuel. In …
While Japan turns away from nuclear power, South Korea sticks to its path
2 days ago
| guardian.co.uk
In the same week that Japan mothballed its last reactor, South Korea began work on two new nuclear power stations The traffic lights are still blinking in Odaka town, north-western Japan, but few cars pass through these deserted …
Green Blog: Sterilizing that Blasted Ballast
2 days ago
| NYTimes.com
Science tries to keep pace with new rules setting limits on microorganisms in the ballast of ships plying American waters.
Hotels charge you (for free)
2 days ago
| Environmental News Network
Curious about electric cars? On your next vacation, give one a test drive—and instead of paying high gas prices, charge up for free. Major car rental companies, which have been offering hybrid vehicles for years, are now getting into the …
Onward, Singapore: Setting the New Standard for Urban Innovation
2 days ago
| Planetizen
Boyd Cohen takes us through a brief tour of the Lion Citys many progressive and wildly successful programs, from affordable housing to traffic management and beyond. read more
Stuck for an outing? Try the National Tractor Weekend
2 days ago
| guardian.co.uk
It's the first-ever, prompted by the runaway success of a vintage farm machinery rally in north Yorkshire The grip of the tractor on the human mind is peculiar but real. I can never shop at Morrisons in Idle …
