Bristol moved one step closer Tuesday to becoming the first city in the UK to ban diesel cars from its city center in an effort to tackle deadly air pollution, BBC News reported. The ban, which would prohibit private diesel vehicles from entering the city center between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., was approved by […]
Air pollution in Europe led to more than 400,000 early deaths in 2016, according to the most recent air quality report published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The report, released Wednesday, found that almost every European who lives in a city is exposed to unhealthy air, Reuters reported. “The European Environment Agency’s Air Quality […]
Volvo introduced its first-ever all-electric vehicle this week, kicking off an ambitious plan to slash emissions and phase out solely gas-powered vehicles starting this year. The Swedish carmaker unveiled the XC40 Recharge, a battery-powered SUV, at an event in Los Angeles Wednesday and has pledged to introduce a new electric model each year through 2025. […]
A gas station in Maryland has ditched fossil fuels to set up the first fully electric recharging service station for electric vehicles. The electric car charging station opened last week with four charging bays. Depeswar Doley, the owner of RS Automotive in Takoma Park, Maryland since 1997, teamed up with the Maryland Energy Administration and […]
By Kate Whiting, David Knowles With its sweeping views over the sparkling Hofvijver pond, the Binnenhof — the Gothic castle in the heart of The Hague that houses the States General of the Netherlands — is quite something. It’s little wonder Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte enjoys commuting to his office there. And recently he’s […]
By Sue Carpenter Pop quiz: Is a hydrogen car an electric car? If you answered (or guessed) yes, you’re correct. Hydrogen fuel cell cars are electric vehicles that generate power through a chemical reaction while they’re being driven, instead of needing to be plugged in to charge. “From an operational perspective, it’s the same. You […]
Vice President Mike Pence sparked outrage on social media Saturday when he traveled in the first-ever motorcade to drive down the streets of Michigan’s car-free Mackinac Island, HuffPost reported. Pence, who traveled to the island for the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, was the first sitting vice president to ever visit the island, according to the […]
The day before over 1,500 Amazon.com employees planned a walkout to participate in today’s global climate strike, CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled a sweeping plan for the retail and media giant to be carbon neutral by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris agreement schedule. In a plan called Amazon’s “Climate Pledge,” Bezos, the world’s richest […]
You might want to think twice before washing your hands in an airplane bathroom. A recent study from Hunter College’s New York City Food Policy Center and the non-profit Diet Detective ranked the water quality of major national and regional airlines, and found that only four of them had “relatively safe, clean water.” “We need […]
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