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School buses

september 12th, 2008 · No Comments

On our trip through America we often marvelled over the school bus system. Wherever we were, we saw school buses everywhere and we noticed how they enjoyed very special privileges over any other vehicles on the road. All traffic stops, when the school bus does. It is just so not done to overtake a school […]

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Tags: carbon dioxide · cars · school bus · school · England · children · politics · us

Links

juli 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Now, what kind of idiot does a thing like this? Thank you to Capac for the pointer.
I’m always going on about TED (Technology Entertainment Design). As the happy owner of an Iphone I have taken podcasts to a higher level and sit on buses, trains and airplanes etc. and LEARN things in a very entertaining […]

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Tags: global warming · carbon dioxide · economics · Earth · cars · copyright · carbon footprint · Internet · links · reading · books · media · politics · blogging · blog · us

Samsø via The New Yorker…

juli 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A reporter from The New Yorker went to Samsø recently to learn about the island’s status as “Denmark’s Renewable Energy Island” and how they’ve actually had considerable success in renewing their energy sources so as to leave less of a carbon footprint. So Samsø is now energy selfsufficient. Well done!
Where they have not succeeded, the […]

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Tags: global warming · Earth · cars · carbon footprint · carbon dioxide · pollution · shopping · media · politics · England · travel

Do you have one (or more) bumper stickers on your car?

juni 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Then I don’t want to meet you out there in the traffic… A recent study shows that there’s a clear connection between having bumper-stickers (the more the worse) on your car and the probability of you being a road-rager. That’s interesting, isn’t it. And it also goes for bumper stickers with “peace & love” or […]

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Tags: driving · cars · links · us