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Let’s Gainsay the Food Establishment

andy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:07:34 +0000

I would prefer people would go vegan, but this is a great first step. Go Meatless on Mondays:

If we all just commit to one day a week without eating meat, the effect will be great over the course of the year:

Our greenhouse gas emission reductions equal US switching from a car with average fuel efficiency (that’s about 22 mpg for the entire fleet) to a high efficiency car such as the Toyota Prius (50 mpg).

We will save about 1 ton of water, enough to fill up the bathtub 22 times per week

If everyone in the US did this, we’d collectively save about 12 billion gallons of gasoline

(from TreeHugger)

While you are checking out the Meatless Monday website, make sure to check their recipes, such as Zesty Carribean Banana Muffins.

Nocuous Driving

andy — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:14:04 +0000

I have been driving a bit too much lately… Well, here is the comics (Bicycle Comics – Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery) pretty much demonstrating how I felt.

The Bet Goes To...

Just Like Riding A Bike

Didn't You Just Fill the Tank?

Turn! TUUURN!

The Nightmare is Over

Undulate the Impact

andy — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:57:52 +0000

Melange of Numbers

andy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:25:44 +0000

Another cool graph from TreeHugger:

Temerarious Addition to Oil

andy — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:05:50 +0000

Fine, here you are, take that…

The US spent 0 this year on imported fossil fuels.

EIA 2006 data.
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Why is UK Aberrant?

andy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:05:37 +0000

Turns out UK is interested in getting from its old 12 out of 15 in biking friendly countries by proposing a huge amount money for cycling advocacy.

UK’s Two-Wheel Initiatives

On related news, US will invest a huge amount of money in oil dependency. About 2 billion dollars a day: