Fixing the Great Mistake: Autocentric Development
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Urban solutions, adaptation, transportation | 1 Comment »Transit for a Sustainable Rhode Island
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in adaptation, transportation | No Comments »Apeiron Institute presents Transit for a Sustainable Rhode Island tonight. “The future of Rhode Island is directly linked to developing a robust, sustainable transit network. In recent years our state has begun to recognize the importance of transit and the essential ...
The year of living carless-ly
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in adaptation, transportation | No Comments »Alan Durning writes a blog about his experiment in living without an automobile. Check it out (and read regular updates) here.
Green Cafe’ in Charlestown shows “Who Killed the Electric Car?” this Friday
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in transportation | No Comments »Tomorrow night, as part of the Green Cafe' series at Kettle Pond Nature Center in Charlestown, is a screening of "Who Killed the Electric Car? “ (2006) directed by Chris Paine. GM EV1, was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ...
A sail-powered CSA?
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in adaptation, transportation, water, peak oil | No Comments »A month ago, we linked to a story about a grain CSA in British Columbia, with attempts to ship grain by sail-power. Once again the Northwest is in the lead with David Reid's Sail Transport Network's efforts to utilize sail-power ...
Summer Streets in NYC: Car-free Park Ave. Saturdays in August
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Community, renewable energy, transportation | No Comments »I have family in Manhattan, and watching this video, I got (sniff) a little emotional. 7am to 1pm on three successive Saturdays in August, ending on the 23rd. It's a start. So much nicer to see events like this than ...
Hiking to work
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in adaptation, transportation | No Comments »Bob, a recreational therapist in Roanoke, Virginia, hikes 4.5 miles each way to and from work. The Roanoke Times did an online slideshow about him. Worth watching.
The T. Boone Pickens Plan
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Energy, renewable energy, transportation, peak oil | 1 Comment »You've heard about this T. Boone Pickens proposal. Here it is. Pickens is spending $50 million on this ad campaign, and plans to spend a lot more investing in his proposal to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. What's better ...
NYT: Shipping costs start to crimp globalization
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Energy, transportation | No Comments »Thanks to Nancy for this link. “If we think about the Wal-Mart model, it is incredibly fuel-intensive at every stage, and at every one of those stages we are now seeing an inflation of the costs for boats, trucks, cars,†...
Washington Post: China’s growing demand for oil
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Economy, transportation, peak oil | No Comments »This could start to keep a person up at night. China's demand for oil is growing, and the Chinese see large cars as a greater status symbol. There are now more Buicks in China than in the US. It appears ...