Green Transportation

WATCH: A 'Great Movement' In Green Transportation

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Video, Paris Vehicle Sharing, Paris Car Share, Green Transportation, Autolib, Paris Transit, Paris Bike Share, Velib, Transportation, Green News

AOL's Translogic recently visited Paris to test out the city's two vehicle sharing programs, and as host Bradley Hasemeyer explains, "It's a great thi...

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GOP: Fewer Bikes, More Cars

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Bike Lane Funding, Green Transportation, Transportation Enhancement, Bike Lanes, Transportation, Green News

Given that we are facing an obesity epidemic, car-driven pollution, climate change, and a damaging dependency on foreign oil, tripling the budget for bike and walkways would make sense.

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Everyone Benefits When More People Bike and Walk

Jay Walljasper | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Green Lanes Project, Walking, Bicycling, Transportation, Green Transportation, Biking, Personal Health, Green News

Policies that are good for bicyclists actually benefit everyone on the streets. Good conditions for bicycling also create good conditions for pedestrians. And what makes the streets safer for bikes, also makes them safer for motorists.

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WATCH: Guess Who Has The Greenest Transportation System In The World?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, Sfpark, San Francisco Bike Coalition, San Francisco Transportation Award, San Francisco Wins Sustainable Tranport Award, Ed Lee, Green Transportation, San Francisco Muni, Sf Transportation, Connecting the City, Video, Sfmta, Pavement to Parks, Sf Muni, San Francisco Transportation, Bike Lanes, San Francisco News

As has been previously noted, it ain't easy being Muni. SFMTA often takes a lot of flack for stuff like lackluster service and high operating cost...

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Watch: 30-Year-Old Entrepreneur Crafts Future Car -- It's Electric, Has 2 Wheels and Can't Fall

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: EV Entrepreneur, Green News, Green Transportation, Ev, Gyroscopes, Cyclecar, Electric Vehicles, EV Scooter, Evs, Cargo Scooter, Lit Motors, Electric Scooter, Startup, Danny Kim, Biodiesel Land Rover, San Francisco, Folding Scooter, Biodiesel, Green News

Danny Kim grew up in Portland where everyone was DIYing stuff, so he set out to DIY a truck.

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Google And NASA Team Up For Green Flight Challenge

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Google, Energy Efficiency, Nasa, Green Google, Google Flight Challenge, Green Transportation, Innovation, Green Living, Google Green, Green Aviation, Green Energy, Air Travel, Green News

Google loves a good challenge. So does NASA. Turning aviation green is quite the challenge. Google is joining NASA and the Comparative Aircraft...

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To Fix America, Tax Foreigners

Carl Pope | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Taxes, Oil, Foreign Oil, Deficit, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Fuel Efficiency Standards, Tax Cuts, Green Transportation, Oil Dependence, National Deficit, Green News

The U.S. consumes about 6.5 billion barrels of oil a year. About 60 percent of it is imported. Getting rid of these imports would have had the same impact in 2010 as a $300 billion dollar tax cut on American consumers and the American economy.

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WATCH: Britain's 'First National Electric Highway'

Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Video, Electric Cars UK, Alternative Transportation, Great Britain, Charging Stations, Electric Cars, Cars, Electric Car Charging Stations, Green Transportation, Electric Vehicles, Green Energy, Green News

In this video, a BBC News correspondent tests a new electric vehicle from Mitsubishi, and visits one of the plug-in charging stations in a growing net...

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A Green Transportation Dialog Should Start During National Train Day and Transportation Week

D.A. Barber | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Clean Cities, High Speed Rail, Green Transportation, Green Energy, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Amtrak, Electric Vehicles, Worldwatch, Surface Transportation Authorization Bill, Green Fuel, Transportation Bill, National Train Day, Biodiesel, Hsr, Green News

This seems the perfect opportunity to re-think the kind of jobs that would be created supporting green transportation infrastructure projects.

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Our Responsibility to the Earth

Michael Brune | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Earth Day 2011, Tennessee Valley Authority, Green Transportation, Clean Energy, Epa, Green News

Big Oil and its proxies hate alternative energy and energy efficiency. Do you think they'd be kicking and screaming to stop progress if they didn't see a threat to their bottom line?

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The Future Of Transportation?

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Electric Bike, Yikebike, Green Transportation, Green Energy, Bike Culture, Foldable Bike, Yike Bike, Green News

The YikeBike was given its name because, according to the creator, people react to this new mode of transportation by exclaiming, "Yikes!" The YikeBi...

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Why Is Our Automotive Future Always Better Than Our Automotive Present?

Catherine Lutz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marketing, Green Transportation, Automobiles, Auto Industry, Transportation, Detroit Auto Show, Technology News

If we want our automotive present to be more like our imagined automotive future, one in which we suffer from less traffic and less pollution, we have to get real.

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WATCH: New Car Runs On Air

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Airpod, Video, Alternative Transportation, Green Technology, Air Car, Green Transportation, Green Inventions, Green Energy, Car Runs on Air, Air-Powered Car, Air-Powered Vehicle, Smarter Ideas, Green News

There are cars that run on gas, electricity, vegetable oil, even human waste, and now there is a car that runs on air. The AirPod has been created in...

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Deep Travel

Tony Hiss | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Travel, Travel Tips, Books, Green Transportation, Travel, Traveling, Daily Travel, Vacation, Daily Commute, Travel News

One of the allures of time-off travel is that on vacation we slip more easily into Deep Travel, and notice more than normal, giving the people and places we encounter an intensity and glow.

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Poo Power: British VW Bug Runs On Bio-Gas

Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Cars, Green Car, Green Vw Bug, Green Technology, Green Transportation, Methane Bio-Gas, VW Bug, Green Energy, Green Gas, Methane, Poo Power VW, Car Runs on Poo, Poo Power Car, Poo Power Vehicle, Car Runs on Poo Power, Poo Power, Green News

POO POWER! GENeco, a waste treatment company in Bristol, UK set out to prove that bio-gas could be a reliable alternative transportation fuel, so they...

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PHOTOS: 9 Creative Ways To Not Own A Car

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Car Alternatives, Environment, Bike Culture, Green Transportation, Green Living, Bike, Green Living Tips, Green Zipcar, Walking Bus, Carpool, Green Delivery, Taxi Sharing, Car Sharing, Rollerblades, Slidepollajax, Zipcar, Metrocards, Smarter Ideas, Green News

Eco-friendly transportation is no longer merely a fad but now a necessity in greening our lives. Whether your green transportation of choice is your ...

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What Ever Happened to Public Transportation?

John Robbins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Transportation, Green Travel, Green Transit, Green News

We're now seeing where our obsession with the private car and truck has taken us -- into gridlock, pollution, and dependence on imported oil.

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Why is an auto company talking about water?

Sue Cischke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Carbon Disclosure Project, Water, Green Technology, Environment, Green, Green News, Green Transportation, Green Living, Ford, Green Energy, Green News

Not surprisingly, when I am asked to participate in professional conferences, the requests center on Ford's view of the future of transportation. It's...

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Uncommon Ground Rooftop Farm Update: Week 5

Dave Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farmer's Markets, Alternative Transportation, Local Food, Urban Gardening, Honky Tonks, Rooftop Farms, Green Transportation, Auto Show, Gardening, Country Music, Local Farmers, Chicago News

Tomatoes, peas, peppers are all starting to move into high gear.

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Vive le Vélo! America Needs A Bike Ambassador, and a French Lesson

Lauren Elyse Matison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Portland Oregon, Bike Sharing, Green Transportation, Green Travel, Denver, France, New York City, Green News

Bikes have replaced berets as the "it" accessory in France. The two-wheeled vehicles may be chic and eco, but this is not why locals ride them. It'...

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Ambitious High-Speed Rail Projects (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, How Tomorrow Moves, High Speed Rail Environment, High Speed Rail, Green Transportation, Obama High Speed Rail, Train, Slidepollajax, Recovery Act, Transportation, High Speed Rail Train, Green News

High-speed rails are appearing more frequently in government agendas, as it's a more economical form of transportation that stimulates job growth, not...

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Coffee-Powered Car Gets 56 Espressos Per Mile

Inhabitat | Mike Chino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carpuccino, Coffee Powered Car, Nick Watson, Green Transportation, Cars, BBC Bang Goes the Theory, Volkswagen Scirocco, Transportation, Green News

Behold the Carpuccino, a £400 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco that has been retrofitted to run on coffee grounds....

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Modern High-Speed Rail Is a Winner for the Public -- and It's About More Than "Just Speed"

Howard Learner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High-Speed Rail, Economic Stimulus Package, Chicago High Speed Rail, High Speed Rail, Green Transportation, Midwest High Speed Rail, Obama High Speed Rail, Economic Stimulus, Transportation, Green News

Better high-speed rail service will triple ridership in the coming years. This adds to the green benefits of reducing air and car travel, and the economic vitality from pulling jobs, people and business back into downtowns.

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LA Foodies And Bikers Unite! Flying Pigeon LA's Dim Sum Bike Ride (VIDEO)

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Culture, Dim Sum Bike Ride, Get Some Dim Sum, Flying Pigeon LA, Bicycling, Commuter Bike, Green Transportation, Green Living, Foodies, Los Angeles News

Wolfgang Puck and Ferrari drivers, take note: The Los Angeles you know and love is changing.

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No Impact Week: Transportation

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevksy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Transportation, No Impact Week, Video, No Impact Man, HuffPost No Impact Week, No Impact Transportation, Transportation, Green News

HuffPost's No Impact Week is here, where together with the No Impact Project we're examining and reducing our environmental footprint. Click here to f...

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