Watching General Motors going through its tortured downsizing, bankruptcy and reinvention of itself makes me think of how bloated our relationship to cars here in the U.S. has been for decades. (And I wish with all my heart that every laid-off employee will find a new job soon.) What all of us need and have [...]
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Saving Up To $12,384/Year Via Vanpooling
June 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, energy, health & well being, lifestyle, money, sustainability, transportation
Tags: carpooling·cars·General Motors·green living·happiness·Oregon·thrift·vanpooling
Fate of the Automakers: The Lady Or The Tiger?
November 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · energy, transportation
My carpool has naturally been discussing whether the government should bail out the Detroit automakers. The bailout question reminds me of the short story “The Lady Or The Tiger” in which a woman decides which door to send her lover to, i.e. death or a new life with a new lady. Carpool opinions may be [...]
Tags: automakers·carpooling·cars·climate change·Detroit·economics·energy conservation·General Motors·global warming·GM·hybrids
