Tag: Transportation
Electric school buses are taking students back to school – bringing...
Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, The New School
Each weekday, more than half of the K-12 students in the U.S. – over...
Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else...
Veronika Dolar, SUNY Old Westbury
The price of oil has been spiking in recent weeks in response to concerns...
The average person’s daily choices can still make a big difference...
Tom Ptak, Texas State University
The average American’s everyday interactions with energy sources are limited. They range from turning...
Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up...
Jing Sun, University of Michigan
Ships carry more than 80% of world trade, and they rely heavily on some...
To make the US auto fleet greener, increasing fuel efficiency matters...
John DeCicco, University of Michigan
President Biden has proposed ambitious goals for curbing climate change and investing in a cleaner U.S. economy. One critical sector...
Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cost-effective roads
Luna Lu, Purdue University and Vishal Saravade, Purdue University
Every day, Americans travel on roads, bridges and highways without considering the safety or reliability of...
With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to...
Kevin J. Krizek, University of Colorado Boulder
Sticking closer to home because of COVID-19 has shown many people what cities can be like with less...
The meme endorsement you might have missed – and why it...
Heather Woods, Kansas State University and Leslie Hahner, Baylor University
On Jan. 19, the New York Times editorial board made history when it endorsed two...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
