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CSX vs. Bike Move
CSX posits that moving 1 ton of goods without fuel is fantastical.
In actual fact, that problem is really only a question of how much human community you can tap. The Amish have their barn-raising. Portlanders have Bike Move!
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Velo-tastic!
Velo:
1. Bike to Work Day is this Thursday - and the article reports bicycle activists expect 150,000 people to participate. At first that struck me as a bit high, but given previous years, and looking at the Bay Area as a whole, that is actually quite feasible (and sadly a tiny fraction of average daily commuting traffic). If Sunday Streets ( Read more... ) -
Quake City Rumble
For all and sundry to support the Broken Bones Fund.
http://www.myspace.com/qcr2009
4 July 09.
(Awesome playlist on that site, btw!)
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EDIT: SF Dep of Env staff blog unofficially. -
Film Review: Burma VJ
Sundance Festival film: http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/burma_vjRead more... ) -
It's Earth Day!
Tread lightly, make repairs, share, and be merry!
Things you can do:
San Francisco carbon footprint tools, Events around the Bay, or just get out there.
If you are bicycle oriented: there are three events today, including the SFBC's Volunteer Night and SFSU's Bike to School Day.
EDIT: Earth Day in SPAAAACE, high-def video from the ISS in orbit. -
Japan's Lunar Robot
A two-legged walking unit by 2020. I'll be sorely disappointed if it doesn't dance the "moon walk." *g*