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Sustainable Travel? The Return of the Train’s Glory Days

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by BCAA.

It’s not that there isn’t hope for air travel. While fuel prices soar into the stratosphere, both government and corporate researchers are searching for cheap, alternative fuel sources for airplanes. But so far the prize has been elusive. Jet engines require a potent kerosene-like fuel that can withstand high altitudes and low temperatures, and engineers are now examining ways to power aircraft with hydrogen. Meanwhile, to my way of thinking, rail has the upper hand.

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Washington’s Newest Museum Sports Flyable World War II Bomber

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Rob Howatson.

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7 Tips for If Your Accelerator Sticks

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Graeme McLaughlin.

Recent publicity surrounding Toyota’s recall of vehicles with faulty accelerator pedals is a good reminder of how important it is to know what to do if your accelerator pedal ever gets stuck or

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West Coast Air Makes It to Zero

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Bernice Paul.

Here in lush, green B.C., the transportation sector accounts for more than a third of the province’s provincial greenhouse gas emissions. Passenger and heavy duty vehicles take the lion’s share of those emissions, with 39 and 26 per cent, respectively. And domestic aviation claims just 7 per cent of the transportation sector’s emissions, though there are, of course,opportunities to cut those

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