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Alabama Students Walk to School to Protest Gas Prices

By Ben Fried | May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

On their way to class, Brooks High students brave the shoulder along route 72. Perhaps taking a page from their peers in New Jersey, students at Brooks High in Florence, Alabama are ditching their cars in favor of walking to school. The Times Daily of northwest Alabama reports: Students began wondering how much they could […]

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

By Brad Aaron | May 24, 2008 | No Comments

Memorial Day 2007 fun on the GWB. For maximum verisimilitude, replay ad infinitum. Biting commentary on the D.C. dog and pony show isn’t just for Streetsblog anymore. The New York Times’ David M. Herszenhorn has a not-so-subtle indictment of this week’s Congressional hearings on gasoline prices, where slippery oil executives were lined up before […]

Portland Elects Cyclist Mayor; Obama Draws 8K Supporters on Bikes

By Brad Aaron | May 22, 2008 | 3 Comments

On Tuesday, voters in Portland, Oregon elected Sam Adams as their next mayor. A former Congressional staffer and current Portland city commissioner, Adams — who is a cyclist — ran on a platform that emphasized environmental and progressive growth initiatives, including, in the words of the Oregonian, "use [of] the Portland Streetcar and better planning […]

Chrysler: Let’s Ruin America!

By Aaron Naparstek | May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment

Looks like Chrysler has figured out a novel way to move their 2008 model gas guzzlers off the lot. Sign up for their new "Let’s Refuel America!" credit card and they’ll lock in the price of gas at $2.99/gallon for three years. That’s right, it’s a 36-month guarantee that you don’t have to think about […]

Trucks Gone Green?

By Ben Fried | May 16, 2008 | No Comments

This image comes courtesy of TrucksDeliver.org, not the Onion. If BP can stand for "Beyond Petroleum," what’s to stop the trucking industry from claiming to "deliver a cleaner tomorrow"? Not much, apparently. In a story about the current practices of K Street lobbyists, the Washington Post reports that even the American Trucking Associations — a […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Bike to Work Day

By Jason Varone | May 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Bike to Work Day is Thursday, May 15.

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