Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
I have to wonder if walkways are all they’re cracked up to be. Lonely are sidewalks in my neighborhood. Comparatively speaking, they don’t see much action. Owing to this is that people walking can oftentimes be found strolling in the street. And even though sidewalks, which are in plain view and are made specifically for … Read more
Back in Nov. 2012, I posted an editorial covering Fresno County’s first Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy workshop held on the 7th. The idea behind the workshop, as I understood it, was to present ideas on ways to reduce the area’s carbon footprint. Workshop participants worked in teams with an average 7 to 9 people … Read more
Although patented by German mechanical engineer Dr. Rudolph Diesel in 1892, it wasn’t until 1897 in Augsburg, Germany that the first successful test of the diesel engine actually occurred. No doubt revolutionary for its time, it is amazing how far this means of producing motive power has come since. Having said that the diesel development … Read more
Number 18 in the Clean Air Technologies Series. Electrified, fixed-guideway transit systems exist in cities throughout the modern world. These can consist of tramways or electrified street railways, light rail, bus and more. With many a transit agency these days hard-pressed to do more with less, the prospect of finding ways to make every dollar go farther, well, there … Read more