Every once in a while you come across an article about riding your bike that just makes you smile. Like this one by Gavin Hudson entitled '17 Reasons Why Bicycles Are the Most Popular Vehicle in the World Today' I thought it made a nice companion article to the ever popular Top 10 excuses NOT to commute.
Oh, yes, the Bike Train gets rolling tomorrow. Still space left I hear. Hop on!
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Luke Siragusa
Bringing it all back home
Thu, 06/26/2008 - 19:03Amidst all the grumbling and grousing it's heartening to hear others the world over echo what you know to be right. All around the globe that sweet mantra ringing true -- sounds good baby!
Somewhat related, the Globe and Mail has an article focusing on the increasingly precarious economics of mass motoring.
Heady stuff indeed.
redphone (not verified)
Crack-Pot Theory
Fri, 06/27/2008 - 13:53Crack-Pot Theory #3455
Government raised the prices in order to control emissions. THIS is one of their solutions to global warming. It's the most economically viable and efficient way to get a mass change in the public mind towards greener travel options.
It just seems so plausible that it could actually be true.
Ben
re Crack-Pot Theory
Mon, 06/30/2008 - 10:59There's no need for crack pot theories. The world is running out of oil, so it is costing more.
The oil producing nations used to only sell a portion of their capacity so that they could control the price. As far as anyone can tell, they are now selling their whole capacity. For the first time (in a long while at least) the price is being set by the market rather than by the cartel.
The potential reduction in GHG emissions is a fortunate byproduct to be sure, but I don't think it will cover our Kyoto obligations.
Furthermore, there is no evidence that any government (I assume you didn't mean the Canadian government) is forcing prices upward.