Would you party all night on a train? I know I wouldn't but I'm not a party person. Well either way, the SNCF in France is having its first two day party train complete with DJ (of course).

Solar panels placed as sound barriers on Australian road expected to make back investment in 15 years.

Even if that's an optimistic estimate, this could be a really good idea. You could install solar panels on roads and use that money to maintain the infrastructure once its built. Of course that would mean that we would have to keep politicians' hands off of it.

With the possibility of permanently high gas prices, is the end of large-scale aviation upon us? A great article from the New Republic.

Thanks to Don Dea for submitting to Twine.