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- Fuel Cell Types (U.S. Office of Transportation)
Describes the fuel cell, its benefits, and more. Fuel cells are designed to leave no pollution when used to power cars. 1-01
- Transportation - Grade 11 (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
Provides a lesson plan for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01
- Sustainable Transportation (CitySpan - City of San Francisco)
Provides the San Francisco plan for sustainability in transportation. 6-01
- Autos - Sustainable Transportation (Institute for Transportation and Development Policy)
Describes programs supported by the ITDP globally to reduce damage to the environment from transportation. 6-01
- Bicycle Advocacy (Bicycle Transportation Alliance)
Provides leadership in making bicylces a viable alternative means of transportation within the city of Portland. Portland is a national leader in bicycle accessibility, with bicycle lanes on streets, bike carriers on city buses, and designated bicycle parking spaces. 10-01
- Wind Power for Bicycles (Bicycle Transportation Systems)
Describes a system for supplementing bicycle power with wind. 1-02
- Sustainable Local Transportation System (Time.com)
"Among the perks offered to employees at Louis Vuitton in Paris is an annual subscription to Vélib', the French capital's popular self-service bike-sharing program. Since it debuted last July, there have been 15 million rentals. So far there are 15,000 bikes at stations located about 1,000 ft. (300 m) apart throughout the city. But JCDecaux, the company that runs the service, expects to increase the number of bicycles to 20,000 in time for spring. Subscriptions are $44 per year, or bikes can be rented by the hour. The best deal of all, though, is the quick trip: rides under 30 minutes are free." 03-08
- Transportation - Department of Transportation
Provides information on policies and programs.
- Traffic Accident Statistics (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Provides statistics about traffic fatalities. 4-03
- India - Daily Life in Ancient India (Donn)
Provides information on toys, pets, food, jobs, entertainment, transportation, clothes, and other daily life details. 03-06
- -Daily Life in Ancient Times (Donn)
Provides information on toys, pets, food, jobs, entertainment, transportation, clothes, and other daily life details. Includes ancient China, Egypt, Greece, Rome and India. 03-06
- Daily Life for Ancient Romans (Donn)
Provides articles about daily life, such as toys, pets, food, jobs, entertainment, transportation, clothes, and other details. 03-06
- Daily Life for Ancient Egyptians (Donn)
Provides articles about daily life, such as toys, pets, food, jobs, entertainment, transportation, clothes, and other details. 03-06
- -Autos - Fuel Cell Cars (Awesome Library)
Provides a summary of options for current and near future transportation that avoids pollution, yet is convenient, uses inexpensive fuel, and is safe. 6-01
- Alternative Energy News (Evworld.com)
Provides articles and news on alternative energy for transportation. 9-04
- Electric, Three-Wheel, and Tilting Prototype (ZEDIS)
Describes a three-wheeled neighborhood electric vehicle protoype, including pictures of one that has been developed. The prototype contains many components that are desirable in low emissions neighborhood transportation, such as impact absorption safety features, tilting in turns, easy entry and exit, and more. 6-01
- -Recumbent Tricycles - 5a. Greenspeed GTO for Speed, and Transportability (Greenspeed)
Starts at around 2,700 US dollars, weighs 35 pounds (with the light wheels option), and has a gear range of 15 to 125 inches. (Standardized speed rating is 29.7 mph.) This is one of the oldest builders of recumbent trikes and has a reputation for very high quality. In USA Recumbent Cyclist News Buyer's Guide, the Touring trike was awarded "Best Trike" in 1996, 1997, and 1998. The GTO folds and is designed to be packed in a suitcase that can be carried on an airplane. This trike rides low, so extra care is needed to ensure that it is visible between cars. For example, a "roll bar" with lights could make the trike visible between cars. Adding solar panels on such a roll bar, to power a hub motor, would make this a very convenient form of transportation. (A review of the trike is available at sunsite.anu.edu.au/community/ozhpv/7trikes.htm). Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. 6-01
- Commuting Alternatives - Example (Remington)
Provides ways an individual has limited his use of fossil fuels through different transportation strategies. 12-01
- Homeland Security Risk Level (Whitehouse - Homeland Security)
Provides information on the level of risk for attacks by terrorists by using a color-coded system, including Low (Condition Green), Guarded (Condition Blue), Elevated (Condition Yellow), High (Condition Orange), and Severe (Condition Red). Activities that may be started in a "Code Red" condition include
Assigning emergency response personnel and pre-positioning specially trained teams,
Monitoring, redirecting or constraining transportation systems,
Closing public and government facilities, and
Increasing or redirecting personnel to address critical emergency needs. 3-02
- Replacement Selected for Twin Towers (CBS News)
"LMDC chairman John Whitehead praised the way Libeskind's plan aims to create a bustling, vibrant streetscape around the site, complete with a five-star hotel, a transportation hub, a memorial museum and cultural spots."
"He also mentioned a space designed to capture a wedge of sunlight each year on Sept. 11, from the time that the first plane hit until the time the last tower fell."
"The spire, which recalls the year of America's independence, would have a garden all the way to its top, not office space." 2-03
- Fuel Cell Vehicles (FuelEconomy.gov)
"Although they are not expected to reach the mass market before 2010, fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) may someday revolutionize on-road transportation." 4-03
- -Recumbent Tricycles - 1a2. EZ-3 Trike for Price and Comfort (EasyRacers.com)
This is a semi-recumbent and is a A BEST BUY for personal transportation that is an alternative to a car for short trips if an optional hub motor is installed. Starts at around 725 dollars, weighs around 50 pounds, and has a gear range of 11 to 52 inches. (Standardized speed rating is 16.9 mph.) A Best Buy. This recumbent trike rides higher than most other recumbent trikes for easier visibility from cars. Includes a comfortable and adjustable seat and seat back. Also a comfortable position on the trike. Width is 30.5 inches. Awesome Library does not endorse this product, but only provides it as an example. Sometimes called three-wheel bicycles. 6-01
- Skycars (MSNBC News)
Describes the current development of cars that can be driven in the air as an alternative form of transportation. 5-03
- 09-04-03 U.S. Infrastructure in Disrepair (CBS News)
"America's infrastructure is full of cracks, leaks and holes and is getting worse, according to an analysis by civil engineers that gives the nation's transportation, water and energy systems an overall grade of D-plus."
"A report by the American Society of Civil Engineers released Thursday said the condition of 12 categories of infrastructure hasn't improved in the past two years." "Schools received the worst grade — D-minus — from the engineers, who said three out of four school buildings are inadequate. They estimate it will cost more than $127 billion to build new classrooms and modernize outdated schools." 9-03
- Electric Recumbent Trike - EZ-3 (NYCeWheels.com)
This is a semi-recumbent and is a A BEST BUY for personal transportation. Describes an electric trike that costs about $1,300. It has a maximum power of 1800 watts and continuous power of 1000 watts. It must be registered as a moped or motorcycle, depending on maximum speed. Safety equipment may need to meet federal standards for a motorized vehicle. Awesome Library does not endorse these products, but only provides them as examples. 6-05
- Disasters and Disaster Relief Monitoring (DisasterRelief.org - EarthWatch)
"Earth Watch keeps an eye on the many different disaster events happening around the world." Includes information on hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding, diseases, famine, transportation, wildfires, snow, and tornadoes. 1-04
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Storage Breakthrough (H2Cars.biz)
"The major technological barrier to wide-spread use of fuel cells in most applications is the availability of a source of hydrogen that is safe, reliable, economical, and benign in the critical phases of generation, storage and transportation."
"The MCEL technology has been successfully demonstrated by the U.S. Government for use in standby, ground and sea vehicles, small portables, battery replacements and can be configured for other special operation applications. Recent partnering announcements with Protonix and Icelandic New Energy under an Icelandic Research Council initiative are indicators that MCEL is on track for commercialization with major partners." 5-04
- Buses - A Cheaper Rapid Transit Option (ENN.com)
"The study by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, found that bus rapid transit can work well in concert with existing public transportation at a considerable savings over the cost of installing light rail systems." Hybrid electric buses are the recommended choice for a vehicle. 6-04
- -Biodiesel Fuel for Vehicles (Wikipedia.org)
Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of biodiesel fuels as a replacement for gasoline or diesel engines.
"Biodiesel is non-flammable, and in contrast to petroleum diesel it is non-explosive, with a flash point of 150 °C for biodiesel as compared to 64 °C for petrodiesel. Unlike petrodiesel, it is biodegradable and non-toxic, and it significantly reduces toxic and other emissions when burned as a fuel."
"Biodiesel reduces emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) by approximately 50% and carbon dioxide by 78.45% on a net basis because the carbon in biodiesel emissions is recycled from carbon that was already in the atmosphere, rather than being new carbon from petroleum that was sequestered in the earth's crust."
"Biodiesel does produce more NOx emissions than petrodiesel, but these emissions can be reduced through the use of catalytic converters. Petrodiesel vehicles have generally not included catalytic converters because the sulfur content in that fuel destroys the devices, but biodiesel does not contain sulfur."
"It is one of the most realistic candidates to replace fossil fuels as the world's primary transportation energy source, because it is a renewable fuel that can replace petrodiesel in current engines and can be transported and sold using today's infrastructure."
"Current worldwide production of vegetable oil and animal fat is not enough to replace liquid fossil fuel use. Some environmental groups, notably NRDC object to the vast amount of farming and the resulting over-fertilization, pesticide use, and land use conversion that would be needed to produce the additional vegetable oil."
"The estimated transportation fuel and home heating oil use in the United States is about 230,000 million gallons. (Briggs, 2004) Waste vegetable oil and animal fats would not be enough to meet this demand. In the United States, estimated production of vegetable oil for all uses is about 33,000 million pounds (15,000,000 t) or 4,500 million US gallons." Although soybean oil is most commonly used for biodiesel in the U.S., algae may supply 200 times more oil per acre, according to the article. 10-05
- Marshall, Thurgood (LandmarkCases.org)
"Thurgood Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave and the son of a dining car waiter and a schoolteacher. He was the first African American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He studied law at Howard University Law School in Washington, D.C. under Charles Hamilton Houston, who has been credited with transforming Howard into a laboratory for civil rights litigation."
"He was the mastermind behind the litigation strategy that challenged racial oppression in education, housing, transportation, electoral politics, and criminal justice. In one of his most famous cases and victories, he represented Linda Brown in the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) case." 1-05
- U.S. House Member: Airport Security Has Not Improved (ABC News)
"Security at U.S. airports is no better under federal control than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks, a key House member says two government reports will conclude. The Government Accountability Office the investigative arm of Congress and the Homeland Security Department's inspector general are expected to soon release their findings on the performance of Transportation Security Administration screeners." 4-05
- -08-10-05 Massive Highway Bill Becomes Law (MSNBC News)
"President Bush, saying it will help economic growth, on Wednesday signed a whopping $286.4 billion transportation bill that lawmakers lined with plenty of cash for some 6,000 pet projects back home." 8-05
- -08-19-05 Drug Rings Broken (ABC News)
"Drug enforcement agents have arrested some 160 people in four U.S. cities and two countries and have broken up three major drug transportation rings with international ties in a 10-month drug-trafficking sting revealed Friday."
"The Drug Enforcement Administration said the people arrested were involved in 27 U.S. distribution groups that have moved enough methamphetamine into the United States to have provided the drug to more than 22,700 users a month." 8-05
- -02-27-06 Voluntary Cuts in Greenhouse Gases Not Working (ABC News)
"U.S. emissions of gases blamed for global warming rose 1.7 percent in 2004, as the country burned more fossil fuel for transportation and electricity, according to federal environment regulators."
"The EPA did not indicate how U.S. emissions would fare in the future, but climate researchers say voluntary cuts won't trim overall greenhouse output in the United States." 02-06
- Editorial: Brazil Is Almost Independent, We Need to Get Serious (CNN News)
"And an astounding 40 percent of the transportation fuel used in Brazil is ethanol. Brazilians say within the next year, they won't need to import a drop of oil. Independence. One official who was in on the ethanol program in its earliest days 30 years ago smiled impishly and told me, 'We won.' "
"In the U.S., ethanol represents only 3 percent of the fuel we burn." 03-06
- -05-02-06 Aviation Safety for Small Planes (New York Times)
"The [F.A.A.] board recommended today that the F.A.A. develop "visual and tactile training aids" to train pilots to detect ice, and that the Department of Transportation require charter operators to tell the passengers if a flight has been subcontracted to another company." 05-06
- -06-05-06 Police Imposters Kidnap 50 in Baghdad (CNN News)
"Gunmen posing as Iraqi police commandos raided three transportation companies and kidnapped 50 people Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said."
"A series of incidents in which terrorists posed as police spurred the Iraqi government months ago to say that it would reissue police uniforms to make them harder to copy, but it hasn't acted on the issue. Fake uniforms can easily be purchased on the street, officials said." 06-06
- Hydrogen and Natural Gas Vehicles (EERE.Energy.gov)
"Vehicles fueled with hydrogen/natural gas blends (HCNG) are an initial step toward the hydrogen-based transportation of the future. HCNG vehicles offer the potential for immediate emissions benefits, such as a reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. At the same time, they can pave the way for a transition to fuel cell vehicles by building early demand for hydrogen infrastructure." 08-06
- 01-10-07 California Plans Major Carbon Cut (Christian Science Monitor)
"Now that California is on record as mandating a 25 percent cut in the state's greenhouse-gas emissions by 2020 - a move that made headlines worldwide four months ago - leaders here are starting to lay out how they intend to hit that ambitious mark. First up: requiring transportation fuels sold in California to contain less carbon, a major greenhouse gas." 01-07
- World's Priciest Cities (Time Magazine)
"The survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting ranked 143 cities around the world, measuring the comparative cost of more than 200 areas such as housing, transportation and food. The findings are designed to help multinational employers determine compensation for their expatriate workers." 06-07
- New Oil Sources May be Unattractive Options (Christian Science Monitor)
"Oil-sand, oil-shale, and coal-to-oil projects – alternative fuel sources that could enhance US energy security – have always faced one hurdle. They look good only when oil prices are high. Now, they have another challenge: global warming."
"California has enacted new climate-change policies that make energy companies responsible for the carbon emissions not just of their refineries but all phases of oil production, including extraction and transportation. If that notion catches on – at least two Canadian provinces have already signed on to California's plan – then the futures of oil-sand, shale, and coal-to-oil projects may look less attractive." 07-07
- -10-03-07 Nation Preparing for Three Large Terrorism Simulations (CBS News)
"The nation is preparing for its biggest terrorism exercise ever next week when three fictional 'dirty bombs' go off and cripple transportation arteries in two major U.S. cities and Guam, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press." 10-07
- Cellulostic Ethanol (HarvestCleanEnergy.org)
"Cellulosic ethanol has the potential to substantially reduce our consumption of gasoline. "It is at least as likely as hydrogen to be an energy carrier of choice for a sustainable transportation sector," say the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Union of Concerned Scientists in a joint statement. Major companies and research organizations are also realizing the potential. Shell Oil has predicted "the global market for biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol will grow to exceed $10 billion by 2012." A recent study funded by the Energy Foundation and the National Commission on Energy Policy, entitled "Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence", concluded "biofuels coupled with vehicle efficiency and smart growth could reduce the oil dependency of our transportation sector by two-thirds by 2050 in a sustainable way.""
"Conventional ethanol and cellulosic ethanol are the same product, but are produced utilizing different feedstocks and processes."
" 'The WTW model for cellulosic ethanol showed greenhouse gas emission reductions of about 80% [over gasoline],' said Wang. 'Corn ethanol showed 20 to 30% reductions.' Cellulosic ethanol's favorable profile stems from using lignin, a biomass by-product of the conversion operation, to fuel the process. 'Lignin is a renewable fuel with no net greenhouse gas emissions,' explains Wang. 'Greenhouse gases produced by the combustion of biomass are offset by the CO2 absorbed by the biomass as it grows.' " 07-06
- -Sources of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the USA (EIA.doe.gov)
Shows the sources of carbon dioxide emissions in the USA with the primary two causes shown to be:
1) coal-fired electricity plants (81 percent of 2343.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from energy-generation plants) and
2) use of petroleum in the transportation sector (98 percent of 1,990.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions). 06-08
- Bike Commuting By the Numbers (U.S. News)
"Transportation planners in the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark have invested heavily in bicycle paths and lanes, discouraged the use of cars, and gone to great efforts to protect the legal rights and safety of cyclists. A few stats:"
"1 percent of trips in the United States are made on a bicycle. That's 10 percent in Germany, 18 percent in Denmark, and 27 percent in the Netherlands. In Portland, Ore., 3.5 percent of trips to work are made by bike, the highest share among the 50 largest American cities. The lowest: Kansas City, Mo., at a paltry 0.02 percent." 08-08
- Did Palin Misrepresent Her Role in Killing the "Bridge to Nowhere?" (Politifact.com)
At the Republican National Convention, Gov. Sarah Palin said that she told Congress "Thanks, but no thanks" on the "Bridge to Nowhere." However, "in the fall of 2005, Congress removed the language specifically directing the money to the bridge, but it kept the money in place and left it up to Alaska to decide which transportation projects the state would like to spend it on."
"By the time Palin pulled the plug on the Gravina bridge project in September 2007, much of the federal funding for the bridge had already been diverted to other transportation projects. The bridge would cost $398-million, Palin said then, and Alaska was $329-million short." 09-08
- Cargo Containers for Houses: the Need (WorldArchitectureNews.com)
"The redeployed containers are a critical element of the transportation infrastructure that facilitates global trade and with the ongoing trade imbalance; millions of containers remain in ports around the USA. Combined with technologies from the neighbouring aerospace industry, the containers have been brought together with a traditional stick frame construction to create a hybrid home. The use of materials and methods from other industries, non-related to residential construction is part of the architect’s philosophical approach."
"Airplane hangar doors open the family room to the courtyard where a subterranean cargo container swimming pool is located. The recycled containers, the ceramic based insulation (same that is used on NASA’s Space Shuttle), the prefabricated metal roof panels, the multi-skinned acrylic sheets employed on greenhouses, the formaldehyde free plywood, the tank-less hot water heaters, etc. all add up to a home that is innovative, affordable and environmentally conscious."
"The affordability of this building system, in addition to the containers being virtually mold proof, termite proof, fire proof and nearly indestructible, will enable the mass of society to realize the dream of creating a quality custom home at an affordable price." 11-08
- Medical Helicopters Have Bad Safety Record (CBS News)
"The last l5 months have been the deadliest yet: 18 helicopter ambulances have crashed since October 2007, including 11 fatal accidents that left 36 people dead. 'The current accident record is unacceptable, and it has to improve,' says Robert Sumwalt, vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates air crashes."
"The National Transportation Safety Board first investigated the medical helicopter industry's crash epidemic in 1988. It found low visibility, often caused by bad weather, accounted for 61% of all crashes. 'Weather-related accidents are the most common and the most serious type of accident experienced by EMS helicopters,' the 1988 report found, 'and are also the most easily prevented.' " 02-09
- Editorial: Stimulus Package for Seniors (U.S. News)
"How about the reinvention of our communities to fit the needs of an aging population? That's an infrastructure program even more important than repairing bridges, sewers and roads. By spending billions of dollars to stimulate the economy today, we will improve the way society supports our parents and grandparents tomorrow. Let's call it the Sustainability for Seniors Act (think of it as the new SSA)."
"According to two academics, Maurizio Antoninetti and Mario D. Garrett, 'Communities are not prepared for an aging population, especially in the areas of transportation, housing, land-use planning, public safety, parks and recreation, work force development and volunteerism/civic engagement.' 02-09
- 9-11 Failures in Security and Truth (Rutgers.edu)
"The nation’s top-down command structure was abysmally ill-prepared to respond to the surprise attacks of September 11, 2001 and, as the bungled response to the much-anticipated Hurricane Katrina underscored, remains a bureaucratic hindrance to the “on the ground” way in which crises are actually experienced and most effectively addressed. Equally important, misleading accounts by the administration and the military of key aspects of the air and ground response on 9/11 have set the country up to fail in response to future threats."
"The Ground Truth draws on Farmer’s experience with the 9/11 Commission as well as recently declassified tapes and transcripts to show a disturbing disconnect between what those in charge of the country’s security knew and what was actually happening on the ground and in the skies. Dean Farmer, one of the principal authors of the 9/11 Commission Report, includes critical evidence omitted in recent reports by the Departments of Defense and Transportation. The Commission, believing that civilian and military officials had not been completely forthright in their information to Congress, the media, and the Commission itself about significant aspects of 9/11, had requested the reports." 09-09
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