Moving the Transportation Industry Away From Fossil Fuels

ATDynamics talks about ways to shift the transportation industry away from fossil fuels

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A portion of Rochester's Inner Loop taken from a driver's view. An upcoming bridge displays two different exit signs. No cars are on the expressway, except one in front of the camera.

The construction of Rochester, New York's Inner Loop not only damaged communities, but it also decreased pedestrian biking traffic, contributing to a car-centric infrastructure. As seen in this image, traffic volumes on the Inner Loop were never particularly high, which is one of the factors that led to its removal. (Doug Kerr/CC BY-SA 2.0)

Jenna Magioncalda

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Uncle Sam give US back our trains for Christmas

Brando Morales (he/him)

Middlebury College

Senate panel weighs economic impacts of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard program

A red gas pump with yellow fuel option buttons.

Both experts and lawmakers expressed concern about how EPA policies might impact fuel costs, particularly in light of American prices hitting their highest level in eight years. (Photo courtesy of Dawn McDonald/Unsplash)

Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Voluntary offsetting in air travel: A carbon footprint fix?

A plane wing in flight from the vantage point of a plane passenger.

(Photo by Julia MacCary)

Medill News Service

Northwestern University

Public good or private interest: The debate over funding a future U.S. high speed rail

Taiwan High Speed Rail trial run in June 24th, 2006 (Wikimedia Commons).

Diego Mendoza

The George Washington University

Pandemic impact on EVs might not be what you expect

(pxfuel.com)

Diego Mendoza

The George Washington University

COVID-19 and greenhouse emissions: Can teleworking flatten both curves?

Francesca Edralin

George Washington University

Overpopulation driving vehicle emissions

Elise Sullivan

George Washington University

Fast fashion is out, sustainable fashion is in

This is a gown that fashion designer Ryan Jude Novelline made out of children's books in a demonstration of sustainable fashion's potential on the runway. However, the same concept of sustainable, fashionable clothing can also be found in your local thrift stores. (Wikimedia)

Louis Staub

The George Washington University

No water in sight

Vieques, Puerto Rico, is 21 miles long and only 5 miles wide. Access to the island is by small plane or boat. And water is piped over beneath the ocean's surface from mainland Puerto Rico.

Devon Camillieri

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY-ESF