What should we make of the fact that Luxembourg no longer charges fares to patrons of its public transportation systems? Since it’s one of the wealthiest countries on Earth, Luxembourg’s decision makes no impact on its citizens and its visitors. Maybe …
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Consumerism and Sustainability
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo responds to my suggestion that unbridled consumerism is unsustainable, and that it’s particularly atrocious that so much of it is focused on items that serve little if any practical value. He writes:
2GreenEnergy at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
I’m down at the ACT Expo in Long Beach today, duly impressed, as always, with the progress that the world is making in the direction of sustainable transportation. Of course, most of what we see here are vehicles that are …
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Google’s Driverless Car
Every day or so I get an email from a friend celebrating the wonderful innovation of Google’s driverless car. I just responded to one: Sorry to be a wet blanket, but this does very little to take us in the …
What Does “Sustainability” Really Mean?
Every month or so I have a good reason to go to the San Francisco Bay Area, normally for a conference on renewable energy, or perhaps a few meetings with clean energy entrepreneurs or investors. Because I live in the …
What Hockey Immortals and Renewable Energy Share in Common
When he was asked about the secret of his success, “The Great” Wayne Gretzky replied, “I don’t skate to where the puck is now; I skate to where the puck will be.” Maybe there’s something here for folks trying to …
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Southern California's Pasadena Freeway Celebrates 73rd Birthday — But Can We Achieve Sustainable Transportation?
As The Writer’s Almanac notes, the Los Angeles area’s Pasadena Freeway was opened on this date in 1940, the first freeway — a high-speed, divided, and limited-access thoroughfare — in the western United States. This was just a few years …
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Elon Musk Takes On Sustainable Transportation and Energy
When we look at the people whose life’s work revolves around improving conditions for humankind, we observe that most of these individuals are not wealthy. Not only are their endeavors not focused on profit, but in many cases, their efforts …
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Another Benefit of Sustainable Transportation: Less Traffic Congestion
Those of us who live near major cities spend a great deal of time stuck in traffic, when we’re unfortunate enough to be forced to drive at rush-hour, or encounter some special circumstance like an accident. I’m sure many of …
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Video: Sustainable Transportation
Here’s a video in which I introduce a new 2GreenEnergy Associate – Dan Sturges, a senior consultant in sustainable transportation. As we sit here today, there are a few dozen of the world’s great cities that have extremely aggressive goals …
