The Daily Sprout
Dude, Where’d My Stimulus Go?: A new study from research firm IHL Group says that the intended stimulating effects of the Economic Stimulus Package have been wiped out by a $132.4 billion increase in food and fuel prices – Press Release.
Shipping Waste to China Saves on Carbon Emissions: A new study from the British government determined that shipping paper and plastic around the world to China for recycling releases less carbon than dumping the rubbish into a UK landfill – Guardian.
First Solar to Expand Ohio Facility: Thin-film darling First Solar announced plans to add a fourth production line to its Perrysburg, Ohio facility, increasing its manufacturing capacity to 192 megawatts – Press Release.
MIT Technology Review Names Tesla CTO Innovator of the Year: The tech publication has released its list of the top 35 innovators and named JB Straubel this year’s top innovator for his “buzz-worthy electric sports car” – Technology Review.
Ford Says “Smart Intersection” Could Save Billions of Gallons of Gas: Gallons of fuel are wasted when cars are stuck in traffic because of grid lock at intersections. Ford is working on vehicle-to-infrastructure technology, AKA telematics, and has installed one of the first “smart intersections” that communicates to your car the status of the light – Autoblog Green.
Theres no such thing as a smart intersection lights.
They just stop traffic.
They have been around for 140 years.
All existing intersections and there are many are designed to stop and slow traffic. Even the latest freeway intersection the Red Tan in Texas has eight slow zones where left and right turn traffic shares the same roadway and two merges to turn left or right.
Go to http://www.ubtsc.com.au and find intersections that eliminate jams, gridlock and congestion and let you drive across town in peak traffic faster safer without stopping and save fuel and pollution emissions. Jozef Goj UBTSC Pty Ltd