Category: environment
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Carmageddon: Why cower, bite your nails and stay home?
#carmageddon as a hash-tag seems so strangely appropriate for something as mundane as a freeway closure. It doesn’t deserve any more hype than what Twitter could provide, the subject really exposes society’s relationship to inconvenience — something hardly worth celebrating to begin with. Carmageddon challenge[slate] Carmageddon coverage [slate] I think it’s great to see these…
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This is a great summary of the economic benefits to bicycling.
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Closer examination of the details reveals that increased coal shipments have the potential for significant harm to the communities through which this coal will travel.
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Coal trains won’t bring in 1bn to Bham
Coal doesn’t help the tourist and bike economy. http://www.grist.org/biking/2011-06-06-the-grand-tour-how-bike-tourism-helps-local-economies
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NFC description reminds me of RFID, plus environmental consequences?
http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/05/nfc-is-more-than-just-mobile-money/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Venturebeat+%28VentureBeat%29 This is a rah-rah article about NFC, provides a nice introduction to the topic, and explores other possible applications. My thoughts range the map: is technology like this going to impact people who lack smart phones and online payment creds in an unfair way? Will default identity setting on these devices drill into your…
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Bicycling is an experiential form of learning
I really like this point of view, the method is enrolling and non confrontational, the phrase “experiential” could be swapped with immersing or enrolling. No blustering or hot air invloved. http://thisbigcity.net/the-real-reason-why-bicycles-are-the-key-to-better-cities/ It reminds me of a story from my brolaw Chris about how he would help describe to bike shop customers how to bicycle in…
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Happy Bike to Work and School Day!
Grab your bike and don your lid for this mornings sunny ride! I’ll be volunteering at the Meridian Haggen activity station with Earls Bike Shop. I gotta get rollin!
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Sep 24: Moving Planet Protest
http://www.moving-planet.org/ Are there TW people in Bellingham planning a protest ride for this date?
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Bottled Water: Vastly Wasteful
I am amazed at the amount of resources bottled water consumes. http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/infographic-day-bottle-water-really-bad-yes
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Viaduct Earthquake Simulation (The SunBreak)
Op-Ed: Shut Down the Viaduct Now | The SunBreak. I had thought that transforming the Viaduct into a city park would have been a good idea, but this reminds me of the destruction from the Loma Prieta earthquake.
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