In a recent appearance in the Daily Show (just before Jon Stewart left), Mark Ruffalo comes to discuss his film "Infinitely Polar Bear" then brings up his campaign for 100% renewable energy in the U.S. by 2050. The details of his campaign are at thesolutionsproject.org.
A quite ambitious plan that will have many hurdles to clear. You can watch the Daily Show interview below (June 11, 2015).
Fw: Public Transit Should Be Uber’s New Best Friend
Via FiveThirtyEight.com
Uber has become a common household name. As dealt in the article's topic, travel and cost of travel can be optimized by combining Uber and transit options. The article uses New York City as an example, and compares the use of Uber, taxis, and public transit availability versus household income. The cost break even decision? Buying a car, or, where available, use public transit complemented with Uber for 15-30% of trips.
What the article doesn't fully address is the alternatives to Uber, such as cycling, carpools, or even using car rental services such as ZipCar that are available in cities other than New York.
Uber has become a common household name. As dealt in the article's topic, travel and cost of travel can be optimized by combining Uber and transit options. The article uses New York City as an example, and compares the use of Uber, taxis, and public transit availability versus household income. The cost break even decision? Buying a car, or, where available, use public transit complemented with Uber for 15-30% of trips.
What the article doesn't fully address is the alternatives to Uber, such as cycling, carpools, or even using car rental services such as ZipCar that are available in cities other than New York.
2015 Earth Overshoot Day on August 14
Earth Overshoot Day was August 14. Earth Overshoot Day is an indicator from the Global Footprint Network that indicates, for each year, what day of the year humanity has consumed what Earth is capable of producing in one year.
In other words:
Excessive consumption may lead to shortage of resources such as fertile land, drinking water, that can lead to geopolitical conflicts. As a result, Earth Overshoot Day raises similar flags as the Countdown to Midnight clock. What do you think?
In other words:
- We have just consumed one year worth's of production in less than eight months.
- We would need 1.6 earths to sustain our lifestyles.
- We are causing unsustainable damage to our environment (excess greenhouse gases, waste, and erosion that can no longer be naturally absorbed by the planet.)
- If Earth was a bank account, it would be in the red for the rest of the year.
- In some instances, people refer to excess consumption as 'ecological debt'.
Excessive consumption may lead to shortage of resources such as fertile land, drinking water, that can lead to geopolitical conflicts. As a result, Earth Overshoot Day raises similar flags as the Countdown to Midnight clock. What do you think?
Bill Maher on Climate Change
HBO host Bill Maher devotes an episode on climate change with Michael Mann, director of Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University. The show follows the first Republican candidate debate for the 2016 US elections where there was no mention of climate change or other pressing humanitarian issues. Key quotes from the episode are found here.
2015 Transportation Camp Atlanta Announced
The 2015 Transportation Camp Atlanta has been announced! Tickets available on EventBrite.com.
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Transportation Camp will take place on Georgia Tech's campus. Transportation camp is an "un-conference," where topics are submitted and selected by participants on the day of the event. In the past, there have been topics around transit policies, transit data and apps, and citizen-led initiatives. Looking forward to this year's event.
Fw: The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here
Via Rollingstone.com
Recent studies highlight an accelerated pace of global warming. Read more at the link to find how scientists established how global warming is taking place faster than initially thought.
Fw: California plans to end the auto industry as we know it?
Via Bloomberg.com
Read more here on how California regulators are pushing for the end of gas-powered engines.
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