Peak oil headlines
•U.S. oil supply looks vulnerable 40 years after embargo •Why governments are blind to fossil fuel energy risk •Fuel Choice for American Prosperity [Report] •UMD Researchers Address Economic Dangers of ‘Peak Oil’
Transport
What About The Elderly?
Many of the elderly cannot (or should not) drive. Unlike children, it is not a phase that they will eventually grow out of.
The HUGE potential of bikes – headlines
So much potential, so many good ideas!
Corn, Cars and Cows
Putting gasoline blended with corn in your gas tank can increase the cost of food on your kitchen table. That’s the claim of farmers and ranchers who say federal policies mandating corn ethanol production raise the price of feed for American cattle, pork and poultry.
Policies for Shareable Cities: A Sharing Economy Policy Primer for Urban Leaders
This report details 32 specific policy steps that local leaders can take to benefit from the growing sharing economy and support innovations such as carsharing, ridesharing, cohousing, cooperatives, and urban agriculture.
IEA: Improve energy efficiency of urban transport systems
As energy consumption for transport in cities is expected to double by 2050, IEA report sees potential savings of up to USD 70 trillion
Transport trends – headlines
•More Chinese cities likely to curb auto sales: industry group •A Tale of Renewed Cities [Report] •Driving time holds steady as population increases, report says •The New Majority: Pedaling Towards Equity [Report] •How CicLAvia Is Turning Los Angeles Into A City Of Pedestrians •Cities Cut Parking Mandates •Car Ownership May Be Down in the U.S., But It’s Soaring Globally
Life in the Green Lane
Impossible, many folks would tell me. Special bike lanes are strictly a European thing that would never fit in our newer, auto-dominated cities. You’re selling America short, I answered…
Australia’s oil vulnerability
While some predict peak oil will soon be the end of industrial society, others shrug it off as scaremongering. But if we are running out of oil, is intervention needed to mitigate the impact of peak oil – or will market forces and technological innovation be a sufficient response?
Amanda Eaken on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption
With the climate crisis staring us right in the face, the need to transform our daily routines has become increasingly apparent. A part of the solution may be a new twist on the very old concept of sharing things, it’s called collaborative consumption.
Why We Ride
Poetry and passion. You’ll want to ride too!
A Desire Named Streetcar
Twentysomethings are eschewing their cars in never-before-seen numbers for alternate forms of transit…