My post Rethinking Our Entitlement To Travel drew a thoughtful, in-depth comment from Tyler Karaszewski which draws my respect but not my agreement.
In Tyler’s vision, 50 years from now we’ll still be driving as much as we please, but in cars emitting little or no carbon. The transformation to a low-carbon world will have been [...]
Entries Tagged as 'electric cars'
Cars, Climate And Creature Comforts
November 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · community, global warming and climate change, transportation
Tags: creature comforts·electric cars·future·natural world·standard of living·stewardship·Tyler Karaszewski
Bike-Commuting While Pregnant
January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability, transportation
Today is my friend Noelle Studer-Spevak’s birthday. I met her for breakfast recently at the Daily Cafe on SE Grand, and hugged her. “You look beautiful!” I said, and she did: glowing skin, glossy hair, sparkling eyes and smile.
Being pregnant as Noelle is can do that for you, but her cheeks had particularly high color. [...]
Tags: alpaca socks·bicycling·birthdays·commuting·Daily Cafe·electric cars·Noelle Studer·pregnancy·singing·Suri Futures
Cleaner, Greener Lives in Oregon
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, politics, transportation
Governor Kulongoski of Oregon, my home state, has stated a vision of combating global warming with both a state economy and general Oregon lifestyle that is cleaner and greener than the rest of the nation.
“Climate change is the most important environmental and economic issue of our time,” Governor Kulongoski said (the added emphasis is mine). [...]
Tags: bipartisan politics·carbon footprint·cars·climate change·economics·electric cars·global warming·Governor Kulongoski·green living·Oregon
Electric Vehicles: Truly Green, Or No?
July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments · lifestyle
Living here in Portland, Oregon, I’ve become aware that we have the highest percentage of hybrid cars of any city in the nation. I’ve also observed that Portland General Electric (PGE) has the largest renewable power program in the country. (Disclosure: I’m married to Thor Hinckley, the manager of that renewables program.)
The new piece is [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·cars·electric cars·electricity·energy conservation·environment·green living·hybrids·Oregon·PGE·plug-in stations·Portland
Rethinking the Entitlement of Travel
July 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments · lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation
My blogosphere colleague Brandt Smith of Wealth and Wisdom commented on yesterday’s post on hybrids and electric cars in a way that intrigued me. He was responding to my belief that electric cars and hybrids are the only cars that have a future in our carbon-constrained world.
“Ahh, a topic for the engineer in me. . [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·cars·climate change·culture·electric cars·energy conservation·engineering·green living·happiness·hybrids·hydrogen fuel cells·petroleum·technology·travel
