A hard-hitting report into the impact of humans on nature shows that nearly one million species risk becoming extinct within decades, while current efforts to conserve the earth’s resources will likely fail without radical action, UN biodiversity experts said on Monday. … [Read more...] about IPBES Report Warns World One Million Species Face Extinction
Army Vet Working In Cannabis Industry Gets Pension Yanked
If you want to see the legal logjam facing the highflying cannabis industry, meet the 36-year-old retired U.S. Army Major Tye Reedy. He went to West Point just before Sept. 11, 2001, and ended up on active duty for 11 years. He served two yearlong combat tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, led … [Read more...] about Army Vet Working In Cannabis Industry Gets Pension Yanked
Porsche To End Production Of Diesel The Future Is Electric
Porsche has somewhat officially announced that it will no longer be selling diesel cars and will instead focus it's efforts on it's Mission E and hybrid electric vehicles. We use "somewhat" because for those who follow auto news and the industry the writing has been on the wall, not just post VW … [Read more...] about Porsche To End Production Of Diesel The Future Is Electric
Dockless Bike Sharing Possibly Saving China Billions
The Chinese government says the country’s new, rapidly growing bike share industry has reduced traffic costs by $2.6 billion after less than two years. China’s experiment with dockless bike share, which is less than two years old but has already spread throughout the country (and made its way to the … [Read more...] about Dockless Bike Sharing Possibly Saving China Billions
Production Of Tesla Solar Roof Tiles Kick In To High Gear
A little good news to start off the new year, Tesla has announced that mass production of it's solar roof tiles is finally kicking in to high gear at its Buffalo New York manufacturing facility. The company started taking their initial deposits on installations all the way back in May. In the … [Read more...] about Production Of Tesla Solar Roof Tiles Kick In To High Gear
New York City Debuts First All Electric City Bus
It's about time. New York City, we believe it was today, debut its first completely electric public buses. Very cool. New York City has had hybrids for who knows how long now, but it's awesome to see that we are now going one step further. Per the Ny Post: "The MTA buses will travel on the B32 route … [Read more...] about New York City Debuts First All Electric City Bus
Yet Another Dockless Bike Share Entrant Zagster Introduces Pace
Zagster, an operator of old-style docked bike services, is unveiling Pace, a new brand for a modern bike-sharing service that offers what it calls a smarter way to share bikes. Like other bike-sharing services, you can use your mobile phone to sign up for the service and then use it to unlock a … [Read more...] about Yet Another Dockless Bike Share Entrant Zagster Introduces Pace
The Chinese Bike Sharing Boom Still Struggles To Make Money
From the Economist, Steve Jobs liked to describe computers as “bicycles for the mind”—tools that let humans do things faster and more efficiently than their bodies would allow. The internet-connected bikes flooding the streets of urban China could be called “computers for the road”. Networked, … [Read more...] about The Chinese Bike Sharing Boom Still Struggles To Make Money
