Lightning Strike Prototype Review - Cycle News

I've complained since the invasion of Kuwait that the U.S. was missing an opportunity to develop energy-efficiency technology - that the rest of the world would pay to buy. Of course I missed the idea of developing "alternative" (non-fossil-fuel) energy tech, etc. Anyway, this is encouraging news: some U.S. businesses are intent on doing exactly that. Witness Lightning Motorcycle Group: Lightning Strike Prototype Review - Cycle News:

...we think India will be right there with [China, as a market], basically to address the environmental problems that they face at present...

the two largest motorcycle markets in the world will both predominantly focus on electric motorcycles in the coming years, and Lightning will be there to serve them.

Amazon is cleaning up (its act)

After almost a decade I may be able to rejoin Amazon Prime. (Yes, I'm a self-congratulating hypocrite.) It bugged me that they never published the relative carbon costs of Prime vs. std shipping. Now, within the last couple of weeks, they're:

1. stating goals for carbon-neutral ops
2. investing in Rivian
3. hiring away at least one GM executive
4. offering Prime members "one day a week" bundled deliveries (which sounds much the same as std shipping ;))