Remove Climate Remove Denver Remove MIT Remove Standards
article thumbnail

The New Supersonic Boom

Cars That Think

The 1964 Oklahoma City tests involved more than 1,000 flights, which sparked more than 15,000 complaints, as documented in a 1971 report prepared by the National Bureau of Standards. The best-funded of this group is Denver-based Boom Technology (which also goes by the trade name Boom Supersonic). Environmental Protection Agency.

article thumbnail

Study finds cities can reduce CO2 more easily from residential conservation than transportation

Green Car Congress

A new study by a team from the University of Pennsylvania and MIT suggests it will be easier for cities to reduce CO 2 emissions coming from residential energy use rather than from local transportation. This reduction will happen mostly thanks to better building practices, not greater housing density.