Skip to search.

Breaking News Visit Yahoo! News for the latest.

×Close this window

carfree_cities · Carfree Cities

The Yahoo! Groups Product Blog

Check it out!

Group Information

  • Members: 649
  • Founded: Mar 17, 2000
  • Language: English
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Real people. Real stories. See how Yahoo! Groups impacts members worldwide.

Messages

Advanced
Messages Help
Messages 10490 - 10519 of 12558   Newest  |  < Newer  |  Older >  |  Oldest
Messages: Simplify | Expand Author Sort by Date v
10519 Jym Dyer
jymdyer Send Email
Oct 17, 2007
9:49 pm
... =v= Hard to do without seeing how they arrived at their figures. Much would seem to hinge on the assertion that methane has "21 times the warming potential...
10518 sidney_falco Send Email Oct 17, 2007
8:48 pm
... Sensible reply by K. Tsouriakis, who advances the discussion by conceptualizing the occupation of public space by motorbikes and cars as an aspect of...
10517 Erik Sandblom
eriksandblom Send Email
Oct 17, 2007
8:27 pm
... forests ... all ... from ... refute ... It is self-evident that meat requires much more energy to make than vegetarian food. Either you eat the produce...
10516 Richard Risemberg
rickrise Send Email
Oct 17, 2007
1:01 am
The methane is produced mostly when cattle are force-fed corn (which they can't digest effectively) to fatten them more quickly. See: ...
10515 Todd Binkley
todd_binkley Send Email
Oct 17, 2007
12:40 am
An editorial in yesterday's LA Times claims that the methane and nitrous oxide produced (worldwide) by cattle, coupled with the pollution associated with...
10514 Todd Edelman, Green I...
traintowards... Send Email
Oct 16, 2007
11:48 pm
The new report released by the American Public Transportation Association makes some interesting comparisons about various ways to reduce carbon dioxide...
10513 K.Tsourlakis
ktsourl Send Email
Oct 13, 2007
7:18 am
Around motorbikes and motorcycles a myth is often promoted, that they are "ecological&quot; or at least less destructive than cars. This allows to the police (and...
10512 Jym Dyer
jymdyer Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
7:46 pm
... =v= Especially in California, where the placing of stickers on private property has been officially defined as "ecoterrorism." <_Jym_>...
10511 doug@...
dasalzmann Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
5:19 pm
Jym reported: =v= Rumor has it that such ads are very easy to improve. A perpetrator with bicycle-sized stickers and apply them to the photographs of cars ......
10510 Jym Dyer
jymdyer Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
4:17 pm
... =v= Rumor has it that such ads are very easy to improve. A perpetrator with bicycle-sized stickers and apply them to the photographs of cars in such a...
10509 Todd Edelman, Green I...
traintowards... Send Email
Oct 12, 2007
12:45 pm
Hi, I am collecting examples of self-destructive advertising on public transport. You can find the eight or so examples I have collected so far through my ...
10508 chbuckeye Send Email Oct 11, 2007
2:02 pm
This "Slow Cities" movement seems to fit well with the Carfree movement. Seems like there would be opportunities for collaboration. ...
10507 J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford Send Email
Oct 11, 2007
1:53 pm
This article raises some interesting issues: http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-10-11/news_story4.php [photo] A pedestrian zone won't jell if people have no...
10506 J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford Send Email
Oct 10, 2007
12:44 pm
Then there's this (don't miss the lead photograph in the original): http://thetyee.ca/News/2007/10/10/ChinaAutoMad/ China's Auto Mania Rush hour in Beijing. ...
10505 J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford Send Email
Oct 10, 2007
12:37 pm
see the 2nd half: http://www.gamesbids.com/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?category=1&id=1191943865 Tuesday, October 09, 2007 Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Car...
10504 Jym Dyer
jymdyer Send Email
Oct 9, 2007
4:56 pm
=v= Not mentioned at all in this article: climate change, global warming, carbon, energy efficiency. <_Jym_>...
10503 sidneyfalco@...
sidney_falco Send Email
Oct 9, 2007
2:26 pm
That's more like it. I approve of this proposal. Let's put an end to the whining of bicycle clubs for a few inches of bikepaths that do nothing to curb the use...
10502 Richard Risemberg
rickrise Send Email
Oct 9, 2007
1:59 pm
From the New York Times. The last line, concerning "long term" supplies, can only seem ironic or dimwitted in context.... October 9, 2007 ...
10501 J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
9:01 pm
Hi All, Radio New Zealand Ideas for 7 October Starting at 22 minutes into the show, there's an interview with me: ...
10500 Erik Sandblom
eriksandblom Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
7:18 pm
... You're right that good public transport does not in itself make cars and mopeds disappear, but as I say, better public transport is part of the answer. I...
10499 lela@...
lela369 Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
7:18 pm
Hi all, Now that Joel's line is reinstated, I am forwarding the following message in case you did not receive it the first time. Your opinions and pros &...
10498 rickrise@...
rickrise Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
2:11 pm
Park for a Day Recent Event Showcases Potential for Public Spaces The temporary transmutation of parking spaces into public parks across Los Angeles recently...
10497 sidneyfalco@...
sidney_falco Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
12:48 pm
Erik's defense of the tram is too ideological and does not speak to the issues. Nobody has attacked the tram per se, but any public project has to be judged in...
10496 J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
12:57 am
NEAL PEIRCE COLUMN For Release Sunday, October 7, 2007 © 2007 Washington Post Writers Group “GROWING COOLER” -- AN INESCAPABLE CHALLENGE By Neal Peirce ...
10495 Erik Sandblom
eriksandblom Send Email
Oct 8, 2007
12:13 am
... I think the tram is part of the solution. A tram takes as many passengers as two bendy busses, and is better att attracting new custom (ie car drivers)...
10494 J.H. Crawford
carfreecrawford Send Email
Oct 4, 2007
11:13 pm
Hi All, Sorry this is a bit late, but blame it on lightening (literally). I'm back on line, finally. Joel ... J.H. Crawford...
10493 Richard Risemberg
rickrise Send Email
Oct 1, 2007
11:23 pm
And better-formatted URLs for the below: http://tinyurl.com/2nteaj http://bicyclefixation.com/bikerackcontest07.html Sorry, Rick ... -- Richard Risemberg ...
10492 Richard Risemberg
rickrise Send Email
Oct 1, 2007
11:03 pm
http://tinyurl.com/2kemjk Riding a bicycle for transportation inevitably means having to park your bike while you shop, dine, visit, work, or play, and in this...
10491 Erik Sandblom
eriksandblom Send Email
Oct 1, 2007
10:39 pm
... A new tram network is being built in Marseille, France, which when completed in 2011 will consist of three tram lines. The first phase opened on June 30,...
10490 Richard Risemberg
rickrise Send Email
Oct 1, 2007
2:01 pm
Bicycle Fixation announces a new article by Patrick Moore on "Bicycling and Transit in Albuquerque." Moore supplies a quick overview of some startlingly and...
Messages 10490 - 10519 of 12558   Newest  |  < Newer  |  Older >  |  Oldest
Add to My Yahoo!      XML What's This?

Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines NEW - Help