A new study finds that wind speeds in the United States have dropped 15 to 30 percent over 30 years — with climate change as one possible cause.

Backers of the the Solar Impulse hope it will become the first airplane of its kind to fly day and night, for 36 hours non-stop, without fuel.

Tel Aviv’s beachfront promenade (photo courtesy of Daniel Cherrin).

I used to hate commuting. For two years, I studied in another city. Twice a week, I would hop on a bus, transfer to a train, and then catch another bus. The entire trip took two hours, and the round trip consumed a four hour(!) chunk of my day. I wish I could say I took advantage of the time in transit to do something productive, but the truth is that I was too worn out from a long day of studying to do anything useful on those trips. It never occurred to me then that another kind of commute existed, one that was…

We’ve heard much about the Tata Nano, India’s $2,000 car that has over 200,000 Indians lining up to own one. We’ve also well aware that General Motors USA has filed for bankruptcy, although many of its international subsidiaries, like in China, are hanging tough, particularly those offering small cars. Well just the other day GM Chevrolet India unveiled their Spark LPG vehicle.

Not to infer that LPG represents any long term solution to resource depletion. LPG is still a finite fossil fuel that will also re…

Honoring Railroad Engineers Of America - “Casey Jones Stamp”, Image credit:Wikipedia

It’s an exciting time for railroads, and so it was with hopeful interest that I read IBM’s announcement of a railway innovation center in China. The press release is titled “IBM Opens New Center In China To Drive The Development Of High Tech Railroads.”

Obviously, they won’t be hiring RR engineers in the USA. But, could there be indirect benefits?…