Humanity by necessity has to reduce its carbon footprint. We have talked about geo-engineering the planet on this blog site in a discussion focused on climate science and climate change. In this blog we will specifically look at the impact all modes of transportation technology on our

According to Ward’s Auto there are more than 1 billion automobiles and light trucks on the road today with forecasts reaching 2.5 billion by mid-century. At current levels of consumption per vehicle 2.5 billion automobiles will translate to 150 million barrels of oil per day, co

Modern urban communities are knit together by transportation arteries. Some of these arteries are rail. Some are roads. Urban communities on rivers, lakes and oceans have the added advantage of waterways to provide connectivity. But the vehicle most responsible for modern North Americ

The 20th century was the age of the internal combustion engine just as the 19th was the age of steam. Humanity went from horse and buggy, sail and balloons to the development of railway networks, automobiles, engine-driven ships, airplanes and rockets. The world became a lot smaller p

What’s does humanity output more than anything else? Garbage…about 5 billion tons of it a year. When you consider that the planet’s population is close to 7 billion, that means each of us is responsible for producing more than 3/4 of a ton of trash each year. What do

Humanity has relied on biofuels since first mastering fire. Until the Industrial Revolution peat, wood, charcoal, whale oil, and plant oils represented the biofuels of choice. Fossil fuels began with coal. Fossil fuel crude oil and oil byproducts were a 19th century technical achievem