Kyoto's Smart Car Use Project increases number of "smart" drivers/riders
Since 2005, the city of Kyoto in Japan has been encouraging people to leave their cars behind and opt to get around by train and on foot. So far, the "mobility management" strategy has been a success, according to Japan for Sustainability. Through the Smart Car Use Project, the Kyoto prefectural government "promotes more effective commuter behavior through communicating with local residents and providing them with public transport options."
In an information exchange, the Prefectural government conducted a survey of commuters on their travel habits and at the same time gave them information on the car alternatives that are available (e.g., train schedules). JfS has the details, but the general gist is that around 25-35 percent more people took the train to work after the survey. Last year, the government increased the number of seminars on "the smart use of cars" and is looking for ways to implement new measures in the coming fiscal year. That's smart.
[Source: Japan for Sustainability]
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Tim 12:30PM (11/13/2007)
FACT: Over 19,000 American scientists have signed this petition to reject the global warming agreement that was written in Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997, and any other similar proposals.
http://www.oism.org/pproject/
These 19,000 scientists also rebut Al "Green" Gore's 2,000 scientists who badly skewed the data because their income depends on global warming research grants. Man made global warming is a for-profit FRAUD!
According to the research conducted by these 19,000 scientists:
"The proposed limits on greenhouse gases would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind."
"There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the Earth."
For each “scientist” who thinks man is causing global warming, there are 9 scientists who believe this is simply a big socialist government/big greedy business scam.
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Domenick 6:53AM (11/14/2007)
As was pointed out earlier in another site, your oism website is a fraud.
And what does your post even have to do with the article? Did you read the article? Global warming wasn't mentioned.
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Domenick 6:55AM (11/14/2007)
..."another site".... should be, "another article"
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Tim 9:42AM (11/14/2007)
Domenic- The point is that Kyoto is a fraud!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1034067/posts
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Domenick 7:04PM (11/14/2007)
Kyoto is not a fraud. I've been there. It's a very beautiful city.
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