With vigor and apparently no sense of hypocrisy, those attending the current Kyoto Conference of Parties in Copenhagen’s transportation method of choice: large, high CO2-emitting luxury vehicles. This Wall Street Journal article is both disheartening and oddly funny at the same time. Notable & Quotable Counting limos in Copenhagen. Majken Friss Jorgensen, managing director of [...]
Archive for December, 2009
National Climate Change Negotiators and Heads of State: Not Ecodrivers!
Posted in vehicle choice, tagged copenhagen, limos on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winter Idling Testimonials!!
Posted in Healthy Communities don't Idle, tagged Idling, winter on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
January will be Drive it to Warm it Month and we are interested in drawing on the wisdom of regular Manitobans to help us spread the word. Our goal is to let Manitoba’s drivers know that all that “warm-up” idling is just a waste of gas (money!) and time and that the best way to [...]
Emerson is Idle-Free!
Posted in Healthy Communities don't Idle, tagged Emerson, Idling, manitoba on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well..its on its way anyway. Melissa was fortunate enough to be able to drive out to Emerson yesterday (at 100km/h, obviously) to visit with the friendly students and Staff of Emerson Elementary School. Their principal, Colin Toms is acting as a leader to spread the anti-idling message, as well as the signs around the community. [...]
Driving one less day…
Posted in emissions, tagged china, drive less, emissions, world wildlife fund on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
China currently adds 500,000 vehicles to its roads every month! As their economy recovers along with our demand for the goods they produce, more and more Chinese citizens will start leaving their bikes at home for a costly form of transportation (from both an environmental perspective as well as economic). WWF created this demonstration to [...]
