Extreme temperatures are driving travelers to seek cooler destinations. And there’s a term for the trend: “coolcations.” Heat waves — which are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — are affecting where people are choosing to vacation, especially during the hot summer months. “Often, when we think of vacation, … Read more
State troopers seem to get a lot of things wrong. From performing the PIT maneuver on the wrong car during a chase, to causing unnecessary deaths during said chases, to issuing fake tickets to cover up racism, major screw ups are commonplace at departments across the country. They can even mishandle what would otherwise be … Read more
Deer are beautiful and majestic creatures, but they also seem to be vehicle-seeking missiles. Four high-school girls enrolled at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado are developing a small device that can alert drivers to nearby wildlife faster than a human could visually spot unaided. The group called Project Deer has already won the state’s … Read more
The team from the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) took samples of natural hydrogen gas found in One Pute Jaya Village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, 23 October 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Koloma, a U.S.-based clean fuel startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, says it … Read more
If you stood on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River in Colorado after the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire, the rumbling water may have appeared black. This slurry of ash and charred soil cascaded toward the reservoirs that supply drinking water for the downstream city of Fort Collins, home to around 170,000 people. Although … Read more
Happy Friday! It’s August 30, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon Musk’s ‘Master Plan’ For Climate Change Disappears From Tesla’s Website Elon … Read more
2007 Dodge AvengerImage: Dodge The Great Recession was a tough, dark time. The world’s financial markets were reeling and things were just as bad in the U.S. In the two year period from February 2008 to February 2010, nearly nine million jobs were lost. Industries were heavily impacted and the auto industry was no exception. … Read more
Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty Images The question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like anything else measurable, our thoughts are subject to increasingly technical answers, with data captured by tracking brainwaves. That breakthrough also means the data is commodifiable, and captured brain data is already being bought and sold … Read more
Tina Peters, the Republican former county clerk and right-wing folk hero, was found guilty Monday on four of seven felony counts against her, and guilty of all three misdemeanor counts. The charges related to one of the most significant election security breaches in recent years. Peters, who declined to testify at trial, is the former … Read more
Denver’s ABC 7 reports that a couple of Mercedes-Benz dealers in the Denver area have been charging customers delivery & handling fees on their lease buyouts. They’re now making things right, but only after they were found out. Price Markups are Killing Customers’ Loyalty to Automakers and Dealers ABC 7 spoke with customer Jason Taylor, … Read more
