Positive Future #718 (Feature photo – The Citroen AMI – Courtesy of Citroen/PSA) Green Car Reports brings us the story of the Citroen AMI. A small electric car that can be rented for only $23 a month. With a purchase price of only $7,600, getting to and from work can become affordable so that there…
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Electric Cargo Bikes Are Getting Better and More Affordable
Positive Future #717 (Feature photo – Blix Packa Electric Cargo Bike – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, 123df) Inhabitat news portal brings us the story of the Blix Packa electric cargo bike. Headquartered in Santa Cruz, California the bike is a tempting new way to live. With a sticker price under $1,600, it is dramatically less…
Interest in Publicly Owned Electric Utilities is Growing
Positive Future #716 (Feature photo – Power Sub-Station – Public Domain) CleanTechnica journalist John Farrell brings us an important trending topic – municipally owned power utilities. While it is not a threat to capitalism, because both cities and private investors use monetary capital to achieve their ends, the emergence of public utilities is the physical…
What Is It with Norway?
Positive Future #715 (Feature photo – Norway Coat of Arms – Public Domain) CleanTechnica journalist Dr. Maximillian Holland brings us the story of electric cars in Norway. Norway, a European nation of 6.4 million people has the highest uptake rate of electric vehicles. For February 2020, EV vehicles had 68 percent of the car market.…
This Electric Car Can Surprise You
Positive Future #714 (Feature photo – Power Transmission Lines – CCA 2.0 Generic, VW Jetta Hybrid & e-Golf LA Auto Show 2013.jpg: Moto “Club4AG” Miwa derivative work: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) For those following the e-car revolution, there is hardly a week that goes by that some major auto manufacturer (old, new or in the…
California Wants to Electrify Trucks – A Step Towards Electrifying Agriculture?
Positive Future #713 (Feature photo – California Flag – Public Domain) There is no question that California is the agricultural capital of fresh produce, fruits and nuts. Now the state wants to start eliminating noxious gas and diesel trucks with a steady and aggressive progression to electrifying trucks. What’s next – diesel tractors and generators?…
Re-Thinking Electric Power
Positive Future #712 (Feature photo – Power Transmission Lines – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, 123df) Headlines over the past decade certainly dramatize events. How many people are out of power relative to weather events and ill-maintained investor power grids make big news every year. Science Daily brings us new research from the University of British…
A Focus on What Matters for People on a Living Planet
Positive Future #711 (Feature photo – Coastal Wetlands – CCA SA 4.0 International, Toriqul Islam) GreenBiz journalist Isabella Suarez draws our attention away from the climate alarm bell and onto solutions that make some sense. Obviously for rising sea mitigation, protecting coastal wetlands makes sense in more than one way – protect the coastal areas…
Mexico City to Build World’s Largest Urban Park – 30,000 Acres
140 Nations Pledge to Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities
Positive Future #709 (Feature photo – Pedestrians – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Ethan Rose) The most vulnerable people in the world on roadways are the pedestrians that must walk across and along them. Approximately 1.35 million people die each year. The World Health Organization proclaims that it is the leading cause of death for people…