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A Streetwise Plane -Wow !

It's a bird...it's a plane ...No, its Terrafugia-a streetwise plane. keep reading

Written by Celsias this month, about Design, Transport, Travel

Zipline Flying High After 4 Years in Business

Ziptrek Ecotours in Queenstown, New Zealand  is flying high after almost four years in business and over a quarter of a million zips successfully completed.   The established eco company operates an exhilarating zipline tour from the top of Queenstown’s Bobs Peak Ziptrek Ecotours won the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Industry & Business, Transport, Travel

An NYC Biking Story

http://vimeo.com/23675856   Marcus Woollen is a prime example of what bicycling can do for your mind, body and spirit. Fifteen months ago, after being declared obese by his doctors, he decided he needed to get healthy and find a way to fit exercise into his busy schedule. So ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Health, Transport, Travel

Buckle Up and Hang on to Your Seats As Climate Change Makes for Bumpy Air Travel

   So we know now that wine is under threat from climate change, coffee is affected and now Reuters reports that turbulence on transatlantic flights will become more frequent and severe as carbon emissions rise. So climate change is going to affect every aspect of our lives. All the things we ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Climate Change, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

Samoa Air to Charge Fares by Weight

Samoa Air has been using a system of charging by weight for some flights for some time and it has now become the first airline in the world to extend this system for all flights after the move was approved a few months ago. So if you're taking an ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Design, Economics, Finance & Money, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

Cleaner Fuel and Car Standards Proposed by EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed  standards for cars and gasoline that will significantly reduce harmful pollution, prevent thousands of premature deaths and illnesses, while also enabling efficiency improvements  These cleaner fuels and cars standards are an important component of the administration’s national program for clean ... keep reading

Written by Celsias last month, about Children and Families, Emissions, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Transport

At Brazilian Café, Cyclists Get a Free Meal

  We’ve seen restaurants encourage ethical behavior before, with the Halfsies program sending donations to fight hunger when customers opt for a smaller portion. Now the Le Repas bistro in Brazil is offering a free salad for any diner who rides their bike to the café as a reward for ... keep reading

Written by Springwise last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport

China's Growing Pains: Expect More Smog on the Horizon

  The price of China’s rapid economic growth has been toxic air pollution. Beijing has been blanketed by another round of heavy smog, this time causing more chaos as businesses reopen and people return after the Lunar New Year Holiday. Over the past eight weeks, the capital has endured its ... keep reading

Written by Wei Li /The Conversation in March, about Children and Families, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport

The Low-Cost Ticket to Space

    The advent of for-profit commercial spaceflight will not only benefit potential tourists, it will also likely transform space research, S. Alan Stern writes in a feature article in this month’s Scientific American. While scientists in the field of oceanography, for example, can routinely visit the deep sea to conduct ... keep reading

Written by Celsias in March, about Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport, Travel

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