Building a city without cars (Forbes). "PRT systems may even be disruptive to cars if they offer low fares and "green"-ness while requiring only small sacrifices in convenience and privacy." 2-23-09
Hydrogen/CCS program delayed, but still pressing ahead. 2/22,23 2009
Pundit Marc Maron compares President Obama's tour of Denver solar panel installation to Abu Dhabi's $22 billion zero-carbon city project.
An oil giant dreams big (Time) 2-12-2009
Podcars inch from myth to reality 2-11-2009
Masdar PRT in MIT Technology Review 2-9-2009
"Not a laughing matter?" Masdar skeptic sways. 2-7-2009
Masdar, PRT, pop up in Seattle P-I environmental reporter's blog 2-2-09
• Green city rises from desert (subscription): "...we wanted to shock the public, to get them thinking about the possibilities of what a city can be." 2-1-09
Masdar left standing after green funding bubble bursts 1-25-09
2getthere's Robbert Lohmann interviewed (video)
Masdar PRT vehicle styled by Italian car designer Zagato (Ferrari, Maserati, Aston Martin) 1-24-2009
• The mecca of renewable energy 1-19-2009
• Venture Beat: PRT gets another chance at life
• Car-free Masdar City will run on green PRTs ("2,000 PRTs") 1-25-09
CNN at the WFES 2009 (video)
PRT vehicle on display at WFES (Imre Solt photo)
Masdar "forcing effect" pushing polluting industries to find cleaner solutions 1-13-2009
The Economist takes a less varnished look at Masdar 12-6-2008
SkyNews: Masdar under construction
"The future of travel - and it is arriving here next summer" 11-4-2008
Clean tech Alliance with Britain 11-4-2008
MIST is key to knowledge-based Abu Dhabi economy
Masdar invests in UK offshore wind project
Appears to have been taken at the "Cityscape Dubai 2008" exhibition, held Oct. 5-8 Photo 10-8-2008 by Zerochampion - Creative Commons 2.0
Appears to have been taken at the "Cityscape Dubai 2008" exhibition, held Oct. 5-8 Photo 10-8-2008 by Zerochampion - Creative Commons 2.0
Don't forget progress on human and civil rights
Finnish wind turbine maker to set up shop at Masdar 9-23-2008
Uber green Masdar City the United Arab Emirates, a glimpse of the future (Plenty magazine) 9-23-2008
Fast track to Abu Dhabi's future 8-30-2008
Emirate's transport vision includes PRT, trains, trams, ferries.
Editor's Blog: Is Masdar for real? 7-11-2008
"Many are excited about the green
technologies that could come out of the zero carbon, zero waste project
in the desert. Others call it hype."
Test site for living without cars (CH2M Hill, 6/08, p.4)
Masdar and Prince Andrew (UK Special Rep. for Int'l Trade & Investment)
Masdar on CNN's Going Green series
• "Masdar City and Abu Dhabi represent the future of sustainable communities." -Ed Markey (D-MA)
• "Masdar is one of the most amazing projects in the world." -Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
Hurdle for future cities: human habits 6-6-2008
Technology will not solve all green problems, some say.
Creating a Cultural Oasis In Abu Dhabi 6-5-2008
"Proud of its intense planning efforts, Abu Dhabi is hoping to avoid some of the mistakes of its neighbors..."
"Carbon Free City in an Oil Oasis" WBUR's Living On Earth 5-30-2008
How Abu Dhabi Differs From Exxon 5-29-2008
$2 billion for thin-film PV solar 5-28-2008
Georgia company to build waste-to-energy facility 5-14-2008
"Masdar's ultra-efficient city plan makes no allowances for fossil fuel vehicles, favoring a new breed of mass transit - a personal rapid transit system."
Can the Middle East ever be green? 5-9-2008
• Lord Foster's first carbon-neutral city unveiled
• United Arab Emirates plan zero carbon desert city
• Bush previewed model on trip 1-14-2008
• Oil giant's green dream (TIME)
• Abu Dhabi to build world's first zero-carbon city (AFP) 1-22-2008
• At home, naturally 1-25-2008
• Supported and guided by World Wildlife Fund
• Masdar has One Planet Living status from sustainability group BioRegional
• Editor's Blog 1-21-2008
Taxi 2000 and FROG are "preferred" vendors for Masdar
