Important Innovations

  D AILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane FRANCE BANS SHORT FLIGHTS TO CURB CC                                             Source:  Orly Airport & Stock France just signed a controversial and aggressive Climate Change remediation law that bans short-haul regional flights that can be completed in 2&1/2 hours on a train So far 3 routes have been discontinued:  Paris/Orly Airport to Bordeaux, Lyons & Nates The European Union is part of the lower emissions move & they required that rail service to the destination in 2&1/2 hours is available to substitute for the flight & that there are enough early & late running train runs to allow the passengers to stay at their destination for 8 hours & get back The 3 air  routes affected so far represent 3% of France's airplane emissions This bold move by France is a first step and h

  DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF                                                                                                          By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane ROBOTIC PICASSO'S                                                                                                 Source:  National Gallery of Victoria, London Silicon Valley, CA artist Agnieszka Pilat is a highly respected painter who has taken on the very innovative task of teaching 3 Boston Dynamics robot dogs, named Bonnie, Basia & Spot, how to paint They have learned so well, thanks to Pilat's programming of them, that their works are now on display in London at the National Gallery of Victoria Pilat is a classically trained painter who specializes in painting technology with a human touch  She believes that it's an artist's responsibility to engage with new technologies She has methodically programmed the 3 robots to move across a canvas with paint brushes They've created abstract w

France Moves Forward On Banning Fossil Fuel Cars by 2040 Big Environmental Move France is taking a major step to make its carbon footprint neutral by 2050 and ban gas and diesel powered vehicles starting in 2040.  This is an important step by a nation to stop climate change and save the environment. For a great news blog, go to Important Innovations Collection: France Bans Fossil Fuel Cars by 2040 : Part of French New Mobility Law Source:  Traffic in Paris, Stock Image More Mobility, Less Carbon Dioxide The goal of the government...