Posts Tagged ‘car-fetish’

• Watch: The dangers of only riding in the bike lane in a car-centric world

  Meet Casey Neistat, a male bicyclist in New York, who got fined $50 for not riding in the bike lane by a police officer. Casey tried to convince the officer that many times it was more safe to ride on …

• Biofuels caused food crisis according to secret report

  According to a secret World Bank report obtained by the Guardian biofuels have increased global food prices by up to 75%. The report dismisses the idea that droughts in Australia and rising demand from India and China has caused the …

• Positive changes in light of increased gas prices in the USA

  Imagine for a second that oil prices in the USA today were at the same levels as those in Europe, and have been from the start. And yes. That means gasoline for $8 per gallon. How would the world look …

• Four in 10 Americans rather want to see a solution to the gas crisis than a cure for cancer

  We have recently seen gas and oil prices skyrocket on the global market, but, how do the rising energy costs affect how Americans prioritize and think? Well, that was the question behind a recent survey commissioned by the Fairfax County …

• Lady Liberty dismisses Mr. Car Fetish and marries Mr. Transit

  At the car-fetishes altar of happiness, the NY International Auto Show at the Javits Center, this year experienced a rather special protest from the people behind StreetFilms. Thousands of people flocked to the NY International Auto Show at the Javits …

• General Motors shows its true face

  Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of General Motors is trying his best to downplay a comment regarding climate change he made a few weeks ago. In front of reporters in Texas Bob Lutz dismissed global warming as a “total crock of …

• London raises its congestion charge for gas-guzzling vehicles

  In London today, all cars, except the cleanest ones, have to pay £8 ($16) a day, to enter the city of London. But starting in October this year owners of big gas-guzzling cars will need to pay £25 ($50). On …

• Los Angeles – a car lover’s paradise?

  Did you know that about 25% of the entire size of Los Angeles is made up of roads, parking places and other areas designed for cars? Also check out this picture, taken by the Press-Office City of Münster (Germany). It …

• A Picture is Worth…

  This picture is an old one, but it’s more than worth a re-run. The picture, taken by the Press-Office City of Münster (Germany), demonstrates the amount of space required to transport the same number of passengers by car, bus or …