The new Mega Grant program, created by the President’s infrastructure law, will bring massive economic benefits to communities across the nation. NEW YORK – Today, President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded nearly $1.2 billion from the new National Infrastructure Project Assistance (Mega) … [continued]
In Part 1, I went through the problem of power grid security, and how it affects other vital services outside of electricity (water, telecommunications, etc.). I covered one notable attack, and how power companies and the government addressed it, and rather successfully. But, terrorists with rifles (who have tried this … [continued]
A few days ago, I came across a Twitter thread that reminded me about an incident in 2013. At that point, I was in college and taking a graduate course on critical infrastructure, and we had a lot of interesting discussion about the event, the power grid, and the problem … [continued]
This article is the second part of a 4-part series about how clean technology can help defend democracy and human rights. You can find Part 1 here. I spent most of part 2 discussing the growing problem of authoritarianism in the world, and one of their preferred methods for controlling … [continued]
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute.
By Katrina McLaughlin and Lori Bird
Sales of ordinary hybrids are exploding. Should we be happy about that?
Cement is the gray glue that binds our cities and industries together. It makes tall buildings possible and foundations strong. It helps us bridge rivers and valleys and keeps wind turbines upright. We don’t have a replacement for it. It’s not going anywhere.
Originally published on Medium by Pyro-E In the second half of the 20th century, the personal computer brought on a series of advancement in the spread of information, boosted productivity, and collective intelligence. No one, not even Alan Turing, the inventor of the Enigma code breaking machine in WWII, could … [continued]
Korea has created a PV-covered bike lane connecting Sejong and Daejeon which offers a clean transit option that utilizes unused median space in an existing highway, while providing renewable solar electricity. The PV-covered bike lanes runs approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Sejong to Daejeon. Bicyclists are protected by a guard rail. This … [continued]
Good news — in the last two years, nearly as many protected bike lanes came into being as were created in the previous 140 years in the United States. News such as this from People for Bikes and the Green Lane Project keeps us positive. With these wonderfully sane and protective lanes, for bicyclist … [continued]
