Monday, June 27, 2011

U.S. Still going the wrong way fast

ZURICH — While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear — to make car use expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more environmentally friendly modes of transportation.

Warming oceans cause largest movement of marine species in two million years - Telegraph

Warming oceans cause largest movement of marine species in two million years - Telegraph: "Warming ocean waters are causing the largest movement of marine species seen on Earth in more than two million years, according to scientists."

Saturday, June 11, 2011

KurdishGlobe- Public transportation needed urgently

KurdishGlobe- Public transportation needed urgently: "Officials believe the main reason behind growth in the number of private cars on the roads is the lack of public transportation. 'Now, everyone has a car, but six years ago there were only 35,000 vehicles in Erbil city and now there are 400,000,' said Deputy Governor of Erbil Tahir Abdullah."