Want to give something to that green-leaning person on your shopping list, or just looking for some great ways to care for the Earth and its inhabitants?
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Driverless Vehicles and Human Durability
Will vehicles which drive themselves help or hurt us as human beings? It may not be an either/or proposition.
In today’s Washington Post I paint a picture of how an edge city near Washington, D.C. can be wired with a system connecting smart phones with self-driving cars, buses and trucks. We hear from robotics expert Robert Finkelstein and consultant Richard Bishop who say we’ll gain productive time if we aren’t driving or caught in traffic. We’ll be safer, too. Smart vehicles have onboard sensors which are being shown to dramatically reduce crashes. Plus they never get tired or distracted. Continue reading
Power Lines, Invasive Species and Superstorm Sandy
Is the economic damage from storms like Sandy worse because of invasive species? Maybe so, says a noted plant expert.
If you’ve ever noticed trees along the roadside that are draped with vines and look like a scene from a Dr. Seuss book, you’ve seen invasive species. Continue reading
In Aftermath of Sandy, Creek Cleanup is a Peace Offering
On the week that Sandy hit, to clean up a creek was therapeutic. Only a few days before, Nature had beset us with such wrath. The Washington, D.C. area got off with a glancing blow, but people to the north were not so lucky. While I couldn’t do much to relieve their suffering, I could do something for Nature. By clearing away some of the human detritus from this small corner of the earth, I attempted to narrow the rift that has grown between us. Continue reading
