Sub-Topics of Environment:
Environment
Environment - Featured articles:"Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side of a stimulus project," complains Senator Tom Coburn More »
What we have to do to keep our automobile freedoms and still accommodate the additional billion cars projected to crowd our roads in the next 20 years More »
The Transportation Research Board has just introduced a new web site devoted to climate change and transportation More »
A recent sharp drop on Britain's road traffic is the first since UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher touted her 'great car economy' back in the 1980s More »
It's a massive meeting of global transportation professionals, and this time climate change and energy top the agenda More »
Environment - Other links:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency article about how ground-level (bad) ozone is formed, and the U.S. cities that are worst off.
Idaho, USA's Department of Environmental Quality. On each of several topics: find out why it is a pollutant, what harm it has the potential to do, and the best ways to store it, handle it, clean it up, recycle or dispose of it, as well as ways to reduce its use.
A government website from British Columbia, Canada endeavors to address automotive environmental issues through emissions reduction programs, recycling initiatives, and alternate energy programs.
Advice from a medical health website, with information on exhaust pathogens, and strategies for reducing exhaust.
UK national charity promoting responsible car use, vehicle choice, alternative fuels, car sharing, driving behavior
Author argues that automobiles are not incompatible with a clean and safe environment. Contends that over 96% of vehicular emissions have already been removed from modern cars, and that the effort required to remove the last portion is too costly, and could be better used on other environmental improvements.
Excellent Canadian government web site covering vehicle choice, fuel efficient driving, maintenance, and alternative fuels
Article by Friends of the Earth organization highlights 10 expensive and environmentally damaging road construction projects in its report "Road to Ruin."
A position paper from the Centre for Science and Environment about the many-layered problem of car pollution in India.
