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California Considers Electric Trains to Reduce Emissions The transportation sector accounts for 29 percent of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and switching freight trains from diesel to electricity could significantly reduce that measure. But officials predict the changeover could be costly. July 07, 2021 •  (TNS) — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diesel annually, at a time when railroads and other fossil fuel users face pressure to...

Are Electric Trains the Future for the American Railroad? Much will depend on the degree that regulators pressure railroads to clean up their emissions. In California, the state Air Resources Board wants railroads to reduce or even eliminate diesels in the next 14 years. July 07, 2021 •  BNSF/TNS (TNS) — Colossal freight locomotives are a fixture of the American landscape, but their 4,400-horsepower engines collectively burn 3.5 billion gallons of diesel annually, at a time when railroads and other fossil fuel users face pressure to reduce pollution a...

In Our Backyard No. 6: Life in the desert demands resilience, especially when lightning strikes Listen 36 min MORE America's most powerful wind farm -- 1.5 gigawatts in size, enough to generate electricity for a city of millions -- is on the edge of the Mojave at the foot of the Tehachapi Pass, site of one of the earliest and still largest collections of windmills in the world. Altogether, there are more than 5,000 turbines in the area, and the newest and largest are nearly 500 feet to the tip of the blade. Photo by Steve B...

“California Roars Back”? Nope! “California Roars Back”? Nope! Written by David Peter Alan, Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement on May 14 about how the Golden State would spend an unexpected $100 billion surplus. The theme of Newsom’s program is “California Roars Back” and began with his top priorities: “The California Comeback Plan has one goal: Hit fast-forward on our state’s recovery by directly confronting California’s most stubborn challenges.” Transportation was not among them. Th...

Our favorite Google Earth timelapses show how nature is bowing to our cities and industry The videos may take a bit of time to load. A few days ago, Google unveiled its new feature: a timelapse of the entire planet. Over 30 years of satellite data, collated into a single interactive framework on Google Earth, consisting of over 24 million photos. We’ve already covered this here, but we thought it’s worth revisiting it just to share some of our favorite captures. While the new timelapse feature highlights many features across the world, without a doubt, the most striking theme is how manki...