The Bicycle: An Environmental Hero
May 21st, 2008
Bicycle sales have been booming in North America in recent years, with some sources saying high gas prices may be responsible for the trend. Bike shops are reporting high profits, bike lanes are expanding, and the web is exploding with useful blogs and websites designed to help cyclists. A few of our favorites are the Bike Forums, Bikely Routes, and the Bike Tutor. We’d like to see this trend continue as commuting by bicycle saves a lot of money, improves your health, and is probably one of the quickest and most effective ways to reduce carbon emissions!
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May 22nd, 2008
Actually, walking would be the greenest form of transportation. Since it takes energy and materials to produce a bike.
But, clearly, of the practical forms of transportation that could have a decent wide spread implication, a bike is the most green form of transportation.
Now that I think about it, would walking even be considered a form of transportation. Okay, then I want to change my answer to a skate board…..
May 22nd, 2008
Good morning,
More importantly than whether bikes are the “greenest” form of transportation, they are sustainable - meaning that their fuel needs (food) can be met while maintaining liveable conditions for humans and all other living things. They do so without contaminating the air or water. If we used human power for all our short trips (<5 miles) we could afford less sustainable vehicles for some of our longer trips. I don’t think anyone really expects us to go completely over to bikes - although saying so is an often-used attack tactic. All we really need to do is use more forethought and grace to our vehicle decisions and how meet our needs to connect in ways that allow us to survive (sustainable) and thrive (which I don’t think anyone has given a name to yet).
Of course, there are ways to use bicycles and still destroy the planet but I don’t want to.