We find joy in the dark winter months by enjoying our favorite sports teams. In the US, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association games are in mid-season. Major League Baseball spring training has just started. March Madness will be upon us soon, where we will root for up-and-coming college … [continued]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is proud of the sustainability actions it required the host country, Italy, to implement for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. Measures included minimizing negative impacts on the environment and using the Games’ visibility to showcase sustainable solutions. Protecting biodiversity and managing resources sustainably, the Committee … [continued]
Electric school buses continue to roll into school districts across the US, improving the health and well-being of young children despite the abrupt U-turn in federal EV policy.
Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Aircraft Will Seek to Integrate Across the LA28 Games through Transporting VIPs, Fans, & Stakeholders, While Electrifying Vertiport Take-off-and-Landing Hubs for Key Venues LOS ANGELES—Today, Archer (NYSE: ACHR) announced that it has been selected as the Official Air Taxi Provider of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games … [continued]
Los Angeles wants to host a car-free Olympics in 2028. The idea is ambitious, progressive — and by most accounts, impossible. The conversation so far has focused on why: not enough public funding, not enough infrastructure, not enough time. But here’s what’s missing: the private sector. The reality is, LA … [continued]
A rule of thumb I’ve been applying for a while is to look at what is succeeding in China in terms of clean technology. It tries everything that’s potentially viable domestically and fierce competition weeds out the winners from the losers. And on battery-electric buses vs hydrogen buses, and battery-electric … [continued]
With the 2024 Olympics over, those of us into this kind of thing are now eager for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Aside from all the sporting fun and the way the Olympics can bring countries together, one good thing about the Olympics is how it can help usher … [continued]
Even as one Summer Olympics ends, the planning for the next one is already in the works, and the LA 2028 Summer Games could also be host to an ambitious goal — a “no-car Games.” According to LA Mayor Karen Bass, one solution to the “notorious” gridlocked traffic in Los … [continued]
I’m not going to lie — I got totally sucked into the Olympics this year. It’s been a super fun couple of weeks of everything from ancient sports thousands of years old to new sports just a few decades old. The competitions are fascinating, as are the things humans can … [continued]
The Seine is an iconic river. With a length of 481 miles, it runs from Burgundy through Paris out to the sea in Normandy. For all its fame, the Seine has a much darker side — it has been a dumping ground for all kinds of waste. Its biggest source … [continued]
