Mostly discussing Jeff Mapes’ book Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities with the author, plus Vermont cycling issues. The podcast also includes a discussion of the oil market with Oil 101 author Morgan Downey and (after Equal Time) this week’s Peak Oil Check-In, on health and peak oil. Carl Etnier hosts.
Vermont cycling voices interviewed:
Willem Jewett, Vermont legislature
Nancy Schulz, director of the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition
John Zicconi, Director of Planning, Outreach, and Community Affairs at Vermont’s Agency of Transportation
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Tags: Fossil Fuels, Health, Media & Communications, Oil, Transportation
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