Gasoline!

[dabman]

Many of you who pay for their gas are probably freaking about the current prices. I made this post to help answer some questions and give some comments on how to conserve.

You are most likely wondering why gasoline prices are rising so rapidly. You probably know it has to do with the price of oil, and maybe something about the Middle East. Here's

Comments

[tedificator]

You rock Dberg, I agree completely. I like the powdered drink thing too, didn't think of that.

I am guilty of being a yardwaste/company compost lover tho. Cause they do it right, and for people without a lot of yard space (which I think is good, cause most suburbian houses have way more yard than people really want/need) they'd rather be enjoying their yard than using it as a space for ecological biology experiments :-P.

I like yard space, but less unnecessary yard space = higher population density = lower transportation costs of getting people to jobs and back (this is true for driving, bus, bike, anything). I'd rather have a truck come pick up compost from everybody (who live closer together) once a week, than people who live far away going a large distance to work everyday.

[dabman]

Yeah it's true, but with so much suburban investment done in the past fifty years, it might not be possible to change so quickly back to high density. In the current setup, it is better to minimize the amount of mass being moved around, and yard waste is just one among many of things that are being moved too far. Yard waste really can't be considered environmentally friendly when so much fuel is being used to move it around

[tedificator]

"Ecosystems are fully capable of recycling themselves and being sustainable" is true.

But only when we aren't part of the ecosystem. hmm, maybe you compost yourself and know way better than I do, but I understand there is a certain amount of science to it, to optimize the effectiveness of the composting and not leave it to just nature and randomness. (Oh wait, I just realized, you're just talking yard waste, I'm thinking about all the food that goes bad when my mom buys enough for a family of 5 and leaves when I'm the only person who lives at home, and only on weekends)

I do like the idea of city block scale composting. But then who will tend it?

[dabman]

Yeah, I'm talking about grass clippings and branches mainly. Dumping rotten food out in the yard would only breed rat and squirrel populations.

Alas I do not have a compost. My mom doesn't want me to make one even though I would do all the work and keep it cleverly disguised in the back of the yard. I'll convince her eventually though.