Monday, December 19, 2011

Dubious Eco-Promoter

Businessman offering financing for eco-infrastructure misrepresents connection with PRT company

©MMXI, MMXII, MMXIII The PRT NewsCenter

Major 'sustainable,' 'eco' and 'green' projects take place in the spheres of business and finance, so it has to be expected that the field is going to see its share of hustlers. Luckily, we are in an era of information-at-your-fingertips, so it is somewhat easy to catch them out.

Graham Cockroft is notable for his ubiquity in recent weeks, promoting his MaglevMovers.com site on Facebook, and of late on Twitter. Maglev Movers is trying to interest city governments in "social housing," waste-to-energy, wind and solar energy systems, maglev trains, and Personal Rapid Transit. But in at least one case Cockroft has misrepresented his business connections.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

How not to advocate for Pod Transit

This is the You Tube page for a video called "Personal Rapid Transport System," and it reflects a really unfortunate attempt at messaging in support of pod transit.


(I will replace this video with a still when the video gets taken down which, I anticipate, will be quite soon.)