Wacky World of Rubber Page
The rubber industry is more than acquisitions and expansions. This weekly blog brings you stories from the industry that are a bit off the beaten path.
Wacky World of Rubber
Most of you may not realize that Miles Moore, longtime Washington-based reporter, has a secret alternate life as a P-word: Poet. In this week's Wacky World of Rubber blog, Miles shares some thoughts about that, along with his one and only poem dedicated to tires.
There's no doubt there's a push in the U.S. toward trying to make electric vehicles one of the main components to what the nation's future mobility landscape will look like. But there's also questions on how quickly the American public will take to EVs.
Goodyear is putting a twist on the traditional bed and breakfast experience with a football-themed overnight stay that's unlike any other.
If you ever read the tagline at the bottom of my Wacky World of Rubber posts, you'll know that I claim to find rubber-related stories everywhere I go. Well, on a recent trip to Ireland I will admit it was challenging. The closest I could come was at the most unlikely of venues: The House of Waterford Crystal.
Last week, the Washington Post reported on a new luxury experience that caters to the most adventurous—and wealthiest—of travelers.
There are many ties to the rubber industry, and football, in Ohio, so it's only natural those paths would intersect.
Though it might not feature tires as much as some other high-action summer movies, even a kid-focused 80s sci-fi throwback movie like "Rim of the World" has plenty of rubber products to go around.
If you ever want to make a statement on doing something for the environment, perhaps an "Earthship"—constructed with a variety of recycled materials, including used tires—is the next home for you.
Every small step taken by astronauts represents the biggest of leaps for the rubber industry.
Summer's not over yet, which means there's still plenty of time to celebrate the rubber duck.
Summer blockbusters often enjoy putting high-performance cars through their paces in intense chase scenes, and "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" is no different.
Those of us who work closely to the modern rubber industry and all its technological brilliance may forget that rubber has a dark and violent history. The stories have been told in various forms in the past, and have come up again as the subject of a BBC story and podcast.