environment
Texas Bridge Partially Collapsed by Barge Collision, Oil Spill in Water | Giga Gears
A barge in Galveston, Texas slammed into a bridge on the morning of May 15, spilling oil into the water and forcing officials to shut down the bridge’s eastern span. Additionally, it appears that a second section of the rail line that runs alongside the bridge has collapsed into the water below with slabs of concrete…
IndyCar’s ‘Woke’ Hybrid Technology: A Complete Guide
IndyCar has been threatening to introduce a simple hybrid energy system to its race cars for the better part of a decade. The series finally had a plan in place to implement such a change for the start of the 2022 season, which it announced in late 2019. Then COVID happened and the electrified DW-12 chassis was pushed…
‘California Stop’ Tickets Costing Millions | Giga Gears
The “California Stop,” also known as the “California Roll,” is the act of not coming to a full and complete stop at a stop sign. Whatever it’s called where you live, it’s illegal and can get you a $200+ ticket and can land you in hot water with your driving record when it’s issued by an agency with authority. One…
Tesla Faces Lawsuit for Emissions at California Plant
An environmental non-profit group is suing Tesla, alleging CEO Elon Musk’s automaker violated the federal Clear Air Act hundreds of times because its factory in Fremont, California was emitting harmful pollutants. This lawsuit, filed in federal court in San Francisco, adds to mounting pressure on Tesla to improve the…
Giga Gears Carbon Capture Plant Removes 7,800 Cars’ Worth of Emissions Annually
For years now, carbon capture has been hailed as a way to have our environmental cake and eat it too: Keep spewing all the harmful gases we like into the environment, and just grab them back out of the air before they can do any real damage. Last week, a new facility in Iceland claiming to be the world’s largest…