Recently I had to purchase a new car (new to me, at least) due to an accident back in September. I had been driving a 2006 Impala with combined 30 mpg, and I knew that this unfortunate event had the silver lining of allowing me to talk with my money about environmental issues that matter [...]
The film here was filmed in mid-September, as Green Grounded and the Triangle were suffering from $5 a gallon gasoline. “Drill Baby Drill!” was a popular chant (or source of criticism), and I was still driving Gina. I planned on airing it before registration deadline, but life (and car accidents) got in the way.
I waited [...]
The debates rage on for all the reasons to commute in town on bicycles (and motorcycles), as well as why they should stay off the road. We all know bicycling reduces pollution, slows our dependency on oil, and keeps us much healthier. Regardless of the benefits, here is a list of the reasons I won’t ride a bike [...]
So, here I am driving a rental Chevrolet Cobalt (who told me to call her Tina…) for another couple days until I get a check for Gina and find another car. This accident has me not only looking for another car-friend in my life, but has me asking questions regarding how eco-friendly I can get [...]
Not because our nation has figured out the mastery of green technology and alternative fuels, but for various other reasons a Yahoo news article claims that gas prices could be $3 or less a gallon in time for the holidays!
The article states
On Friday, fears of a global recession helped drive down U.S. crude oil futures [...]
In case you didn’t see the N&O article yesterday, Green Grounded and friends saw that a group is conducting a study to look into taxing each mile you drive instead of continuing with the state’s highway tax on each gallon of gasoline you purchase.
Fourteen states besides North Carolina are included in this study, where volunteers [...]
For Car-Free Day, I will share with you a (partisan) photobucket pic I ran across about Obama and McCain and their transportation footprint:
On that note, I also mentioned that DATA and Wolfline Bus trips were free today. I saw over on David’s New Raleigh that Raleigh’s CAT busline was too, and tomorrow at the Moore’s [...]
It’s National Car-Free Day. Unfortunately I’ve already driven. I work, and as most American cities are not very walkable, I drove to a location to get some work done.
I hear, though, that Durham is allowing all riders to get on for free today. And in Raleigh, of course, the NC State Wolfline is always free [...]
Here in the Triangle, we finally got a few days of summer heat, though it pales in comparison to the month straight of 100 degrees that we faced August 2007.
Regardless, Marc and I have been so happy to leave windows open most of this summer. Worst case scenario, we would close the windows during the [...]
Gas prices have nixed my willingness to order delivery food any longer.
Last Thursday, Marc and I decided I would order myself chinese food for dinner, which thrilled me, as I rarely get to eat the stuff… Marc hates it. It was convenient, however, for we were travelling that weekend and wanted no mess to clean [...]
