transportation

New App Shows Air Pollution Levels at London Tube Stations

New App Shows Air Pollution Levels at London Tube Stations

While taking public transit can help reduce pollution compared to individuals driving personal vehicles on the roads, there are some elements that leave more to be desired from passengers. For London Underground, the public rail often referred to as The Tube, poor air quality at various city stations has been a main concern. In response, […]

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    USPS Announces Electrification of Mail Truck Fleet

    USPS Announces Electrification of Mail Truck Fleet

    The U.S. Postal Service announced on Tuesday that it will work toward electrifying its fleet of mail trucks, with a goal of all new mail truck purchases being electric by 2026. USPS expects to reach 66,000 battery-electric delivery vehicles by 2028.

    Two New Sustainable Jet Fuels Might Be the Future of Flight

    Two New Sustainable Jet Fuels Might Be the Future of Flight

    As the race to develop a permanent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that will eventually replace kerosene continues, two new developments shed light on how quickly the technology is advancing.  A company called Enviva, which is touted as the world’s largest producer of biomass, has invested in biomass factories all throughout the southeastern U.S. These factories […]

    Top 10% of UK Earners Use Nearly 3x the Energy of Bottom 30%, Study Finds

    Top 10% of UK Earners Use Nearly 3x the Energy of Bottom 30%, Study Finds

    Yet another study provides evidence that humanity is not all equally responsible for the climate crisis. The UK-based research, published in Ecological Economics, finds that the top 10 percent of income earners in the country use almost three times as much energy as the bottom 30 percent. What’s more, the top 10 percent’s energy footprint […]

    JetBlue Says It Will Reduce Pollution Instead of Buying Carbon Offsets

    JetBlue Says It Will Reduce Pollution Instead of Buying Carbon Offsets

    JetBlue is taking back its 2020 promise to offset greenhouse gas pollution from its domestic U.S. flights and will instead focus on cutting its per-seat pollution in half by using “sustainable aviation fuels” generated from waste or plants. The aviation sector is responsible for a massive amount of climate pollution, made even worse by the […]