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Registration Open for Fifth Third Bike the Drive in Chicago

3BL Media

Fifth Third Bike the Drive is a fundraiser for the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago. Active Trans is a non-profit advocacy organization working to improve conditions for walking, biking, and public transit throughout Chicagoland. Over 16,000 riders attended the 20 th Annual Fifth Third Bike the Drive.

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Want to make EVs more accessible? Share them

Corporate Knights

To avoid such potholes, a growing number of programs like Miocar are forging an equitable path to zero-emissions transportation by making battery-powered cars accessible to everyone. Huerta says Miocar is a play on “the Spanglish of the San Joaquin Valley” that tags the Spanish word for “mine” to the word “car.”)

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Support Small Businesses This Holiday Season — The Importance of Shopping Local

3BL Media

They also pay local taxes, which considerably benefit public services such as education, infrastructure, and transportation. Sharing a business's social media posts or tagging them in your posts can greatly increase their visibility. This is integral to the stability and growth of a city or a town.

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EV charging beyond the grid: Forecasts from a new report

Envirotec Magazine

Medium and heavy-duty haulage, construction, agriculture, and mining are all under pressure to reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and going electric is an increasingly attractive solution. Passenger cars are not the only sectors where electrification is taking off.

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6 Ways Companies Can Prepare for Mandatory Carbon Reporting

B the Change

One strong approach is a carbon “tag team.” Focus on transportation. Transportation projects have the shortest average payback period of roughly two years. Changing employee behaviour doesn’t cost much, pays back quickly, and can still reduce emissions as much as transportation projects. Hire necessary support people.

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Shore power: a critical investment for the shipping industry

Sustainability Matters

Responsible for transporting around 90% of the world’s trade, international shipping contributes to approximately 10% of global CO 2 emissions. Growing public awareness of the importance of sustainability may also drive increased collaboration between the government and the private sector to implement shore power systems.

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How RFID technology is playing a role in reducing waste and increasing recycling

Envirotec Magazine

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. A second major cause of the problem is losses in the distribution and retail chain.

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