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Today is the 50th time we celebrate Earth Day. In other times many of us would have tweeted a “Happy Earth Day” from their SUVs on the way to the airport.  Today we enjoy unusually clean air, clear skies, and…

Before I talk about my vision for trains in the future I’d better provide some random facts about my train background: My dad introduced me to the world of cars and planes when I was little. We had the according…

Flying has turned from an overall classy experience into a true no-frills commodity unless you belong to the select few upper-class travelers. Yet at the same time, the popularity of those commercial airliners has exponentially increased. This article by IATA…

What would happen if we’d raise taxes on our gas to match the ones in Europe or even slightly above that? We’d generate extra revenue that could be invested in infrastructure. Guzzlers would disappear very quickly from our roads and…