The Southeastern Pennsylvanian Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the nation’s sixth largest mass transit entity, has recently come up with a plan to save up to 40 percent on its electric bill and generate potentially millions of dollars in revenue. Teaming up with Philadelphia-based smart gird company, Viridity Energy, SEPTA is piloting a project to transfer the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Trains’
Battery to Capture Power from SEPTA’s Philadelphia Subway Trains
September 30th, 2010 
Justin Manger World’s Worst Commutes; No U.S. City in Top Ten
September 7th, 2010 Justin Manger The other day we wrote about the ten day traffic jam in China. This is a brief follow up on how rapid urbanization around the world is making U.S. rush hour battles look tame. IBM released its first Car Commuter Pain Study a few months ago that surveyed “8,192 motorists in 20 cities on six [...]
Posted in Behavior, China, Japan, Justin Manger, Policy, Transportation 
Tags: Cars, Trains 
No Comments »Infographic: World’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions
August 16th, 2010 Justin Manger Here’s a quick post linking to an montage at flight search engine fly.co.uk about the amounts and sources of greenhouse gases. Among other information, the world’s 1.8 billion cattle apparently produce 18% of the world’s total greenhouse gases. It’s well presented and makes for some interesting quick reading. The infographic is also pasted below after the [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Energy Conservation, Food, Trains No Comments »Is There an Eco-conscious Alternative to Air Travel?
August 11th, 2010 Eric Wilson As summer travel plans to visit friends and family wind down, the question arises if there is a reasonable alternative to long distance air travel. An earlier post, which hailed the success of high speed rail between Madrid and Barcelona, reiterates the limited scope of train travel as an alternative to flying. For trips of [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Japan, Transportation Tags: Bio-fuels, High Speed Rail, Solar Energy, Trains, Water No Comments »“A Graphic is Worth a Thousand Words”
May 15th, 2010 Justin Manger Source: Washington Post
Posted in China, Clean Technology, Graphics, Justin Manger, Transportation Tags: High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »Colorado Front Range Completes Initial High Speed Rail Study
March 31st, 2010 Eric Wilson With the awarding of billions of dollars from the stimulus bill to various big high speed rail projects across the nation, several smaller studies have been conducted on the feasibility of constructing and running faster train lines. The Rocky Mountain Rail Authority – “a multi-jurisdictional government body comprised of 52 Colorado cities, towns, counties and [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Colorado, Denver, Fort Collins, High Speed Rail, Stimulus Bill, Trains No Comments »Making High Speed Rail More Enticing Than Air Travel
March 20th, 2010 Eric Wilson Last week’s post about Travel and Leisure’s top ten scenic train rides espoused the lower environmental impact of rail travel along with being able to experience the inherent beauty of earth’s natural vistas. In this case, the environmental angle only represents a minor portion of the equation. Train travel is arguably more relaxing than going [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Environment, High Speed Rail, Trains No Comments »Travel and Leisure’s “Most Scenic Train Rides”
March 11th, 2010 Eric Wilson The weekly email from Travel and Leisure (T&L) often contains tidbits that make for interesting stories here on 2nd Green Revolution. Last year their stories about the most bike friendly cities in the world, as well as a discount being offered in Santa Barbara, California for those taking the train led to posts on this [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Santa Barbara, Trains, Travel and Leisure No Comments »US Government Announces High Speed Rail Funding
January 28th, 2010 Eric Wilson The United States government announced the recipients of $8 billion in high speed rail stimulus funding today. Three projects will receive the lion’s share of money set aside in last year’s stimulus bill. The projects will be based in California, Illinois, and Florida. According to a press release from The White House, President Obama and [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, President Obama, Transportation Tags: California, Florida, High Speed Rail, Los Angeles, Stimulus Bill, Trains No Comments »I Sold My Car. Let the Great Experiment Begin.
December 31st, 2009 Justin Manger For the first time in my driving age life I don’t own or have easy access to a car. Yesterday, I sold my 2003 Hyundai Elantra with 80,000 miles on it. Elantras are apparently in demand, perhaps because word has gotten out they are inexpensive but reliable. Mine served me well. If you have one [...]
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Behavior, Cars, Energy Conservation, Trains 8 Comments »
