February 2012
199 posts
“Demand for gasoline in the U.S. is at its lowest point in more than a decade;...”
– NPR, ”What Happens If The Keystone XL Pipeline Isn’t Built?” (via thegreenurbanist)
"New National Plan to Transform Bicycling" →
thegreenurbanist:
“Three of the U.S.’s most powerful bicycle advocacy groups are considering merging their organizations. Representatives from the Alliance for Biking & Walking, the League of American Bicyclists and Bikes Belong met in San Diego earlier this month and agreed to recommend the three organizations merge. In a joint statement released Wednesday, the representatives proposed...
girlfungus:
drawing caricatures at Capellini’s in McAllen tonight for tips, trying to make a little cash. Come watch sick/sea and get your face drawn!
faith in solidarity and the workers' struggle →
fuckyeavicky:
i’m a great worker at my wage slave job at freebirds, so when i asked them ever so politely for as much time as i needed to go to tampa to fast with farmworkers, they were like, uh YEA for sure. i was so elated that meant everything would just fall into place… i just got my income tax refund, and as much hours as possible (which isn’t much but fkit) so expenses would be paid if all...
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LEGO buys $500 million worth of wind turbines →
climateadaptation:
Only in Denmark…
citymaus:
The world’s third-largest toy manufacturer is going to be putting “made with wind power” labels on all those boxes of LEGOs, and not just because they bought their power from utilities with wind turbines. Kirkbi A/S, the family holding company that owns LEGO, will be buying actual wind turbines representing fully a third of an offshore wind...
'The Protect Our Winters (POW) pledge has seven... →
thegreenurbanist:
“The Protect Our Winters (POW) pledge has seven ways to fight climate change. And, no, Jon Meacham, none of them involve composting shredded tote bags. They are:
1. Get political 2. Educate yourself 3. Find your biggest lever 4. Be vocal, bug your friends 5. Talk to businesses 6. Change your life and save money 7. Join POW
What’s so great about this list? It’s about...
The Facebook of ride-sharing has arrived | Grist →
unconsumption:
Got a road trip coming up? Why not use Ridejoy to save yourself the gas money and maybe make a new friend in the process? The site’s a lot like apartment/room-share site AirBnB. It leverages the power of the web to connect people so that they can use their resources more efficiently — and, of course, save money in the process.
Here’s how it works. You post an upcoming road trip...
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