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Malaysia's seat of Government gets on its bike

Putrajaya, the new seat of federal government in Malaysia doesn't have a traffic problem - yet. But already the city governors are telling people to get on their bikes.

Gas Powered Public Transport - how it began

In the mid 1970s, bus engineer Roy Cotterill and his brother-in-law Rolls-Royce marketing man Lionel Gibbs sat around Roy's dining room table with the plans of a secret Rolls-Royce engine project...

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Alternative Power

Coal, oil and gas are still plentiful - but they are finite, increasingly vulnerable to production disruption and significant variations in price. They are also internationally traded commodities making them susceptible to political interference. However, the reliance of the world on these resources is such that use is perhaps less price-sensitive than almost any other product. The supply to consumers is usually from a monopoly or near-monopoly which, although commonly denied to operate as a cartel often displays many of the characteristics of being a cartel. However, there are viable alternatives to fossil fuels (as the three are called). Find out more here.