Can Air Travel Ever Be Sustainable?
Air travel is an especially tough form of transportation to clean up—but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. (Worth magazine)… Read the rest
Worth Magazine
Climate
Fast Company
Yes, buying an electric car will save you money . . . sooner than you’d think
You can lower your carbon footprint—and your expenses—pretty quickly, depending on the model you buy and where you live. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Everything you need to know about switching to solar power
The cost of solar energy is plummeting while the price of grid electricity keeps climbing. But costs and savings can vary a lot depending on your location. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
This futuristic flying taxi aims to conquer air travel’s noise problem
By balancing competing aspects of plane design, Joby managed to bring noise way down. But is the plane quiet enough to not drive the neighbors crazy? (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Exclusive: Airbus will challenge Uber Copter for U.S. air-taxi business in 2019
Airbus-owned Voom will expand its app-based, on-demand helicopter shuttle service from Latin America to the United States this fall. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Uber air taxi maker Embraer floats a “simple” new design for its flying SUV
Launching entirely new aircraft types in the 2020s will be a huge technical and regulatory challenge. Brazil’s Embraer aims to keep the design as simple as possible. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Uber concedes that helicopters are the real flying cars, for now
With Uber’s clean, quiet electric planes still a long-term vision, Uber Copter is a more prosaic—but practical—air taxi service. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
Meet the women making “personal flying machines” a reality
The $2 million GoFly competition encourages mad scientists and daredevils to come as close as possible to Star Wars’s light cycles, James Bond’s jetpack, Marty McFly’s hoverboard, or any other flying dream. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Fast Company
How Uber Plans To Get Flying Taxis Off The Ground
While burning through cash on the ground, Uber zooms ahead with plans to launch an affordable air taxi service in five years. (Raad more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Popular Science
Safer Nuclear
Six Generation III+ reactors set for the U.S.
[Popular Science. Read Original] The Big Picture: It’s nearly impossible to imagine making meaningful carbon dioxide reductions without designing safer, cleaner reactors and rolling them out immediately — because no one wants to build more of the reactors we have today.… Read the rest
