Hello all!

I'm switching to a more green way to get around. A bike of course!

Think mountain bike capabilites, with the cuteness of a city bike.

Does anyone know of a brand or two that would fit those characteristics?

Despite significant recent public concern and media attention to the environmental impacts of food, few studies in the United States have systematically compared the life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with food production against long-distance distribution, aka “food-miles.” We find that although food is transported long distances ( Read more... )

Transportation Secretary, everyone knows that's the least import cabinet position, right?

Hell! What's so important about transportation planning anyway? It's pretty simple right? I mean the Department of Transportation is only in charge of little things like safety for land, air and sea transportation in the nation. How complex is that?
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Let's brainstorm on what sort of possible conclusions (negative and positive) could come from this ideaMy theories are below. They are based upon the presumption that this tax won't affect commercial vehicles (especially those carrying cargo, as they are already taxed by weight at weigh stations), ATVs, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, mopeds, and other ( Read more... )

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I just finished reading an article in the Fremont Argus newspaper discussing the Valley Transportation Authority's announcement that they will convert the carpool lanes on the ramps from Highway 880 to Highway 237 into toll lanes in 2009-2010. Solo drivers will have to pay a fee to drive through this ( Read more... )

So, my dad is shopping for a small family SUV at the moment, and no matter what I (or my mom) say to him about not really needing an SUV and thinking about environment, he just doesn't care and still wants to get one. So far he's been looking at Seat Altea Freetrack, and I want to give it a try and suggest to him something along the same lines but ( Read more... )

I have only driven across the U.S./Canada border once (Peace Arch crossing in 2002) and it took ~1hr to get throught the line (after which some asshole asked to see my passport and threatened to send me back when I didn't have it on me). As I sat in line choking on fumes from the surroundeding cars I thought there should be something done to get ( Read more... )

it's so pretty

Interesting to say the least....

DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle on Tuesday, allowing outsiders their first full look at the car GM says will go on sale in 2010 ( Read more... )

Japan is no stranger to figuring out eco-friendly commuter methods, but the country has come up with something that could be very neat. A test line is going up this October in Japan for the Eco Ride, a commuter train that uses the same principles as a roller coaster to get its passengers from stop to stop ( Read more... )