This had a pretty great zinger: “History may record that [nuclear phobia] was more of an impediment to decarbonization than climate denial”
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Caltrain Electrification Zooms Along in Prop 6’s Shadow
Why Are We Still Teaching Reading the Wrong Way?
Bruno Latour, the Post-Truth Philosopher, Mounts a Defense of Science
Shiny new BART trains finally start crossing the bay
BART’s flashy new trains finally crossed the bay into San Francisco this week, rolling their electric-blue seats and maternal, computerized station announcements from Warm Springs to Daly City. Commuters have waited months to try the Bombardier model — a more efficient design and futuristic look for BART that’s been hobbled by technical challenges — as the agency moves cautiously toward deployment across its system. Earlier this year, the transit agency debuted a 10-car train on the Richmond-Fremont line — the least busy in the system, and one that bypasses the Transbay Tube.
SF Sup. Kim Proposes Eliminating Parking Minimums
If you build it, they will come, the saying goes. But that’s exactly the problem when it comes to cars. City leaders say requiring developers to build parking spaces in »
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket seems to be a hit with satellite companiesÂ
A six-hour coast on the Falcon Heavy’s demo flight proved to be a shrewd move.
Source: SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket seems to be a hit with satellite companies | Ars Technica
Scientists Push for a Crash Program to Scrub Carbon From the Air
SpaceX official says company about to launch a Falcon 9 for the third time | Ars Technica
“We’re turning this into routine access to space.”
Source: SpaceX official says company about to launch a Falcon 9 for the third time | Ars Technica