Air Pollution Reaches Critical Levels in Beijing, the City Is All but Shut Down
8 Dec 2015, 14:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Considering what's happening in Beijing, you should add relatively clean air on the list of things you need to be thankful for
Greenpeace Turns VW’s Logo into a CO2 Sign
10 Nov 2015, 14:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It was just a matter of time until Greenpeace would "pull the trigger" against Volkswagen. The environmentalists have done it before
Breathing Through Masks: China Smog Reaches 50 Times WHO’s Recommendations
9 Nov 2015, 09:43 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Pollution in China is affecting its citizens directly. Because of winter, the country is once again facing massive levels of smog
Encourage People to Buy EVs, Ban All Cars from Entering City Centers - Eco-Logic Gone Wrong?
26 Oct 2015, 15:26 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Pollution is probably one of the greatest threats of the 21st century, and yet most of us choose to ignore it. Leave it to the Oslo officials to remind us of it
Here’s a Business Tip: Open a Car Wash in China and Watch Your Bank Accounts Swell
23 Oct 2015, 13:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The Chinese economic boom translates, among other things, into a lot of construction sites opened up all over the biggest cities in China
A Catastrophic Future Awaits If Developed Countries Don't Do What They Should: Study
19 Oct 2015, 09:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / When these organisations say that developed countries are responsible for saving the planet, they base this assesment on true economic facts
Forget About LA Traffic, This 50-Lane-Wide Expressway in Beijing Is a Nightmare
8 Oct 2015, 12:17 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Here we were saying traffic in cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco a pain in the neck when this shows up. A 50-lane expressway
Volkswagen-Star Wars Parody from 2011 Makes Perfect Sense Today: Dieselgate – Video
24 Sep 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / In 2011, Greenpeace was trying to raise awareness on Volkswagen's lobby towards keep the emissions high with a Star Wars parody. They reposted it recently
Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Mad at Volkswagen, Recalls of Feud While Being Governor of California
22 Sep 2015, 16:36 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Arnold Schwarzenegger was the Governor of California twice. During this period, he seems to have had a bad experience with Volkswagen
Beijing Is Back to Its Gray Self after the Infamous "Parade Blue"
8 Sep 2015, 13:29 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / When you need government intervention that lasts more than a week to get blue skies above your head, you know you're living in Beijing. Or maybe Paris?
Paris to Shut Down Traffic for a Whole Day on 27 September, Pack Your Bike Accordingly
31 Aug 2015, 11:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There are plenty of reasons to leave your car at home and even more not to, so we definitely need to be strong-armed if we're to go car-free
Google’s Street View Cars Will Map the Quality of Air in Cities
29 Jul 2015, 14:08 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Google Street View program has quite a big infrastructure lying at the bottom of it, which is why measuring the quality of air with the cars could work
5 Green Reasons Why We Can’t Understand How Gasoline Is Still Popular
8 Jul 2015, 14:45 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / They harvest energy in a lot of sustainable ways. Everything from the wind and the water to the sun and the waves. Yet gasolines still is popular
UK’s Poo-Bus Brakes Speed Record, Proves Green Is the New Black
24 May 2015, 13:30 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / UK's Poo-Bus is called Bus Hound and has a cow wrap. It's running on carbon neutral fuel and recently set a speed record
China Wants More EVs and Hybrids Roaming Its Roads
21 Mar 2015, 15:31 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Chinese authorities have announced plans to boost the number of electric, hybrid and other alternative fuel-powered vehicles used for public transportation
Paris Police Vetoes the Motorcycle Ban Protest, Things Go Worse
7 Feb 2015, 23:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are escalating quickly in the pre-2000 motorcycle ban case in Paris, as the Police did not approve the protest scheduled for February 8. Read on for more
Paris Motorcyclists Prepare Massive Protest against Old Bikes Ban
6 Feb 2015, 09:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another massive motorcycle protest will be staged in Paris to fight against the ban on the bikes older than 2000. Thousands of riders expected.
TireFlops Could Solve One of Auto Industry’s Biggest Waste Problems
21 Jan 2015, 17:22 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It’s estimated that around 1.5 billion new tires are produced annually, but that number is constantly growing. More than half of all used tires are simply burned for their fuel value, but that...
Paris Mayor Seeking a Ban on Pre-2000 Motorcycles and More Vehicles
13 Jan 2015, 15:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / France’s capital Paris has kept the front pages busy these days because of a series of disturbing stories. Anyway, without having anything to do with the shootings, here’s another puzzli...
Madrid Bans Non-Resident Cars, Accepts Motorcycles
25 Sep 2014, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are getting serious in Spain’s capital Madrid as the local Mayor announced that no non-resident will be allowed in the center of the city as of the first day of 2015, elpais reports. Ac...