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Take II: Is driving short distances really better than walking?

Before you think that this post is about that silly Boston Legal show back around Christmas, wait. What we're really talking about here is checking our energy uses from a different point of view. Let me elaborate. There's a New York Times article that explains how Andy Revkin chatted with Ed Begley, Jr. about the energy that was needed for the cabbie to power a pedicab. "Walking is not zero emission because we need food energy to move ourselves from place to place," says Chris Goodall (author of "How to live a low-carbon life" and the same ... Read more →

Cool videos: human powered walking vehicles Lascelles Linton

I know what you're thinking: "Walking vehicles? It's better to just walk." Sure, transferring power from your feet to a mechanical set of legs may be needlessly repetitious and simply waste energy in ...

ABC's Boston Legal says walking is more polluting than driving Lascelles Linton

Recently, I told you about an episode of ABC's Boston Legal that mentions the Hummer, Prius "dust to dust" comparison study (i.e., the one that says a Hummer is greener than a Prius). The appearance ...

It's Friday: Fahrenheit 451's vision of the future includes very green transport Lascelles Linton

I'm not in favor of firefighters burning books but I really liked the vision of future transport in Ray Bradbury's scif-fi classic Fahrenheit 451. As you can see in the video above, Montag, a ...

HAWK, a crosswalk button that actually works Lascelles Linton

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/A_cross_walk_button_that_actually_works'; Ever been to a crosswalk, press the button that's suppose to make the light change faster multiple times, only to wait ...

How one school got a 4,000 Euro grant to get kids to walk 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A primary school in Great Britain has found a solution to fix the mobility problems parents face when they drop their kids at school every morning. Every day there are quite a number of traffic jams at school doors and this not only usually make the kids late but it also generates pollution of ...

How much can your health improve by walking or cycling? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Some studies could be stopped before they are even started. Studies like this one, where scientists used mathematical models to figure out "the wave" that is common during sporting events. Others are bound to reach a conclusion that we already knew. Take, for instance, a study on health in London, ...

Video: Car-free city coming 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Masdar initiative. Carbon neutral, zero waste city. And car-free. That's the part that's important to us. The video says cycling and walking will be the most popular form of transport. Everything you need will be 200 meters (656 feet) away. This is illustrated by creepy red rings in the video. ...

Low car diet: walking is always the best reward 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I've been having fun experimenting with a variety of transportation alternatives in the month since I began my low car diet. I've bussed a lot, taken the light rail known locally as the "Max," even riding transport for free in "Fareless Square." My husband had made plentiful use of the bike and ride ...


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