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First “Smart” Car Arrives in New York
The eight-and-a-half foot long, 1,800 pound smart fortwo has arrived in the US, with the first American owner taking delivery here in New York. As it happens, he's a friend of the folks at car blog Jalopnik, who took it for a drive. Here's some of what they had to say.
January 24, 2008
Masdar: Arabic for Chutzpah?
The world's first car-free, zero-carbon city is slated to rise near the Persian Gulf by 2013.
January 22, 2008
Resolved: More Driving for Teachers, Less for Everyone Else
Another DOE employee not abusing a parking placard, courtesy Uncivil Servants
January 18, 2008
Is Barack Obama the Livable Streets Candidate?
Barack Obama is a long-time cyclist (Photo: Chicago Tribune)
January 2, 2008
Wall Street Journal Declares Peak Oil No Longer a “Fringe” Idea
Realizing that it's generally considered passé if not altogether wacky to talk about New York City transportation policy and politics in the context of global energy business, a Wall Street Journal story this morning confirms that global fossil fuel production appears to be hitting a plateau. In other words, Peak Oil is no longer a crazy idea and the faster that New York City can reduce its dependence on gas-guzzling cars and trucks, the better off we'll likely be. From this morning's paper:
November 19, 2007
Green Subways: An Answer Blowing in the Wind?
As part of its "Steal This Idea" series, Good magazine has a suggestion for a way to move toward a more sustainable New York: offering subway riders the chance to pay a little extra for a wind-powered ride.
November 13, 2007
The MTA is Testing Battery-Powered Buses
Here's a good little item that nearly slipped past us. City Room reported the other day that the MTA is testing new battery-powered buses:
October 15, 2007
The World’s Greenest, Most Livable Cities
Writing in this month's Reader's Digest, Matthew Kahn, an environmental economist at UCLA's Institute of the Environment, analyzed data from 141 nations and ranked the planet's greenest, most livable places.
October 8, 2007
Conference: Energy: The 1st Challenge of the 21st Century
ASPO Week in Houston will consist of four days of high-level energy discussions, including a pre-conference day and post-conference day, daytime and evening presentations, and mix & meet receptions with speakers and sponsors. In addition, they've planned field trips to an oil well drilling rig and Refinery Row, our nation's largest, on the Houston Ship Channel.
September 15, 2007