I have written that E-bikes will eat cars and that Cargo e-bikes will eat SUVs with great pleasure; I am not sure I am so happy writing about how they are eating transit, but it looks like they are. Tipster Keith sends us a title and a study – Modal shift implications of e-bike use in the Netherlands: Moving towards sustainability? – that includes data from around the world, showing how “e-bikes prominently substitute car trips for commuting and shopping....
It’s actually a pretty nice jacket with some useful features. But there’s a problem. The Ford Motor company recently announced that it is getting out of the car business and would only sell SUVs and pickups, which unfortunately have a tendency to kill pedestrians and cyclists at three times the rate of cars. This might seem like a problem, but Ford has a better idea for UK cyclists: put them in nice black “smart jackets” which help riders find their way, and “display their presence and intentions to others....
The myth and the lore surrounding The Batman is poised to expand on the small screen through the untitled Gotham PD spinoff. Set before the events of the 2022 DCEU film, the police procedural series will explore the corruption that lurks within Gotham City as well as several unannounced compelling and complex characters. It was also confirmed that the exact timeline where the show will be set will be during Year One of Bruce Wayne’s heroic turn as the Dark Knight....
Even in the summer months, it’s nice to have hot water for the shower, doubly so if you have a spa or hot tub. To help you keep things steamy while keeping your electricity bills down, here’s a surprisingly simple DIY project. For about $60 worth of materials, you can make your own water heater, installed on your roof. This project deals with heating a spa, but with some tweaks near the end of the process, you could use it to heat a pool, sink or bathtub....
Extend your growing season by purchasing or building a high tunnel, also known as a hoophouse. These large, solar-heated greenhouses allow a farmer to increase overall yield and sell the harvest in months that are typically too cold to grow. A high tunnel often also turns out higher-quality produce. High tunnels differ from traditional greenhouses in that greenhouses typically have active heating and electrical power, while high tunnels just use the sun for heat and wind or passive ventilation, such as lifting the sides....
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law sets itself apart from other Disney+ series due to its fourth-wall-breaking approach, giving MCU fans a different flavor from its typical small-screen fare. Throughout its Season 1 run, Tatiana Maslany’s Jennifer Walters has been casually breaking the fourth wall, talking to audiences about the state of the show’s story, while also hilariously making meta references. Warning - The rest of this article contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’s finale....
Warning - This article contains spoilers for the series premiere of Loki. Loki has arrived, and it is time fans forget everything they know about the rules of MCU. Dealing with multiple timelines, variants, and universes, Loki is bound to be one of if not the most thought-provoking project in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first episode of Loki was not subtle about setting the standards of how big this show gets....
Following a couple of mega-crossover events on the big screen, Marvel Studios is set to take that same energy to Disney+ with the upcoming Secret Invasion series. Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos will take on a swarm of Skrulls that have invaded Earth, likely leading to some epic battles and mysteries to be solved. Fans have recently grown concerned about what’s coming in Secret Invasion, largely because of the rumors indicating that the series is set for an almost unprecedented four months of reshoots....
Fans were ecstatic when they learned Oscar Isaac was poised to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a key player. Not only that but one with a unique level of complexity: Moon Knight. The hero suffers from Disassociate Identity Disorder (DID), which ends up with the character developing multiple distinct personalities—all while believing he was gifted superpowers by the Egyptian Moon God Khonshu. After Isaac’s experience on the Star Wars franchise, many thought he might never return to a Disney project—something he all but said himself....
Leyla Acaroglu calls recycling a “placebo” and calls for a reusable revolution to get us out of this mess. TreeHugger has long said that recycling is “a fraud, a sham, a scam perpetrated by big business on the citizens and municipalities of America.” We have also noted that Recycling is suffering from system failure; it’s time for a system redesign. © Leyla Acaroglu Leyla Acaroglu has been saying the same thing in Design for Disposability, and now has written Yes, Recycling is Broken: “This pains me to write, but we all have to come to terms with the harsh reality that recycling validates waste and is a placebo to the complex waste crisis we have designed ourselves into....
Ahsoka Tano has been an integral part of Star Wars canon since her first debut in 2008. However, it took her over eleven years to actually make it into a live-action project. In this case, it was in none other than The Mandalorian. Her arrival on the scene was so popular, that the character very quickly got her own solo series greenlit by Lucasfilm. Sadly, that particular Disney+ series is quite a ways off....
Because of pet overpopulation, just about all animal welfare activists would probably agree that we should spay and neuter our cats and dogs. But there would be some disagreement if you were to ask whether we should breed cats and dogs if all the shelters were empty and there were good, loving homes available. Animal industries such as the fur industry and factory farms try to discredit animal protection groups by claiming that activists want to take people’s pets away....
Marvel Studios’ first Disney+ series WandaVision is quickly building towards its climactic finale, which also means the premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is right around the corner. Following over a year of no new MCU content with nothing releasing in 2020, Marvel is beginning a packed 2021 with four films currently lined up to release, along with six new Disney+ series in the universe. The massive amount of interconnected content coming for fans means there will barely be a week this year with nothing new....
Even while the DC Extended Universe has had its ups and downs, the franchise has always worked its hardest to get films out in a timely manner and keep as much of a consistent storyline as possible through its first eight films. However, this doesn’t take into account the myriad of issues surrounding one particular character: The Flash. Originally scheduled to release way back in 2018, production for the DC speedster’s upcoming solo movie is now finally set to begin in early 2021 barring anymore setbacks....
We could have had efficient rail for long haul, small trucks for short haul. Instead we have big trucks everywhere. At the 1967 International Container Conference in Genoa, Italy, Gabriel Alter (my late dad) outlined what he called a “land bridge” for moving goods in containers from ship to rail to truck for freight distribution across the country. With the development of the interstate highway system, the launch of the Boeing 747 and of course, the dawn of the shipping container era, he saw the transportation world changing....
This article contains new information and was updated and re-written in part by Michelle A. Rivera. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, 7 U.S.C. 1901, was originally passed in 1958 and is one of the few legal protections for farmed animals in the United States. Commonly called the “Humane Slaughter Act,” the law sadly doesn’t even cover most of the animals farmed for food. The Act also didn’t cover downed veal calves....
Following the Oscars success that Zack Snyder’s Justice League earned in March 2022, Warner Bros. now looks forward to a big year of new content on the big screen. The year will finish with David F. Sandberg’s Shazam!: Fury of the Gods, succeeding one of the most well-liked movies by fans and critics in the entire DC Extended Universe. Shazam! 2 brings back its impressive cast of characters from the original 2019 film as Sandberg directs his second DCEU project, which should up the ante in every way imaginable....
There are some wonderful things about spray foam insulation, but the price in health and embodied carbon is just too high. A well-known website for home handypeople recently ran a post titled “Here’s Why You Should Use Spray Foam over Fiberglass.” Even though it was far more expensive, they noted that it performs much better. “Spray foam can stop cold air from passing through your house, while fiberglass can have air leakage that will contribute to hotter or cooler temperatures in your home based on the weather....
The vernacular architecture of Vermont, the erstwhile independent country-turned-14th state with one area code and nary a roadside billboard, is a study in rural New England self-sufficiency: sturdy, no-nonsense and demonstrating a strong reliance on familiar, locally available materials. We’re going to make it through another harsh winter and we’re going to look damn photogenic while doing so, Vermont’s farmhouses, covered bridges and picturesque white-painted churches all seem to scream from along winding country roads....
When it comes to dogs, owners sometimes have tunnel vision, seeing the world only from the perspective of their own dog or their own dog-training experience. This often leads to owners tossing out sentences that, in an ideal world, would never be uttered. Yet these words are clues to a bigger issue, or a situation that’s about to become an issue, including not fully understanding dog behavior, social cues, body language, or simply good manners toward other dogs and dog owners....
