Climate, Economy: We must ban air travel because of inequality
That and because climate. For those that fly, it’s one of the largest chunks of their carbon footprint. But because most people don’t fly, it emits just 2% to 3%…
Climate: Sliding, increasing tax applied to each flight you take
A group proposes that a sliding rate tax be applied to each flight you take, increasing to $177/flight. Because climate.
EVs: “Battery swap” for motorbikes in Africa
A new venture in several African nations provides a "battery swap" for electric motorcycles.
Climate: Only the wealthy should own cars
Singapore does this – you need to obtain a Certificate of Entitlement (good for ten years), which is a license to buy a small car – and the US$76,000 license…
Energy: US Sec of Energy blocks EV charger access with a gas vehicle
The U.S. Sec.of Energy sets off on a multi-state EV car trip to demo EV utility-but has staff block an EV charger with a gas car so she'll be able…
Climate: We must eliminate all cars – including EVs
Activists say EVs are climate greenwashing; we must destroy all cars. So they set a bunch of other people's Teslas on fire.
EVs: Too few charging stations across much of the U.S.
While coastal states are well along in EV charging infrastructure, much of the middle of the country has very few yet.
Aviation: Dutch government to limit Schiphol flights to 10% less than 2019
Saying it is about noise abatement first, climate change second, the Dutch government will, starting in 2024, limit the total number of flights to about 10% less than in 2019.…
Drones: FAA official says drone Remote ID will be slipped back
Remote ID Deadline to Slip, FAA Official Confirms – Inside Unmanned Systems I have a post coming on the 16th about how an Arduino can be used to spoof remote…