One of the greatest challenges in agreeing to a complete carectomy may be giving up your precious pleasure cruises and trips abroad. Airline travel accounts for 13 percent of U.S.-transportation-based carbon emissions, which, of all greenhouse gases, is the biggest contributor to global warming.
"Expedia is dedicated to promoting responsible tourism, and we’re proud to extend environmentally conscious options to our travelers," said Steven McArthur, President, Expedia North America Leisure Travel Group. "We are committed to making a positive impact on travel and tourism through industry advocacy, destination support and the promotion of responsible tourism. Offering TerraPass carbon offsets is just one way we invite our customers to join us in this endeavor."
"Expedia is the pioneer for responsible tourism in the travel industry, and TerraPass is a pioneer in the market for simple, affordable tools to fight climate change," said Tom Arnold, Chief Environmental Officer, TerraPass. "One year ago Expedia formed the World Heritage Alliance in partnership with the United Nations Foundation to support sustainable tourism to World Heritage sites. [For more on sustainable tourism, see an earlier post on slow travel] We’re thrilled to join with Expedia in this latest initiative to raise awareness of simple options for environmentally friendly travel."
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krypto locks are really heavy (esp. the NYC fuhgeddabawdit model) but if you’re going to the same place every day you can just lock it to a fence or something there so you don’t have to lug it back and forth every day ;D
Regarding the sweat drenched comment. Besides deodorant. The other solution I often use is a bunch of wet wipes. It is not cheep but I feel cleaner than using water alone.
There not just for cleaning baby bottoms anymore. ;D
Thanks for the advice, guys! Keep it coming!
Today…I finally did it. I stopped making excuses. I’ve been toying with the notion of biking to work for a year or two now. I live in Minneapolis, so I didn’t want to cut my teeth on it until the weather got above freezing. It’s a 12 mile ride to work, and it was really exhilarating, I plan on doing this at least a few days a week until the snow comes back next winter!
Brian, 12 miles? Kudos for making it all the way there–and for making good on your intention! I hope others feel more brazen and start biking, now that the days are growing warmer and longer. Glad it was “exhilirating!” Hope it continues to be.
Now, how about a safety comparison between cycle commuting and public transit commuting.
I work from home. See if your company will let you too.
I stopped making excuses and got a bike, now my only hesitations are a VERY sore bottom and asthma. But again, there are ways around this. A gel seat cover (the addition of a gel seat made my butt feel better, but raised my seat too high.) and a stop halfway to catch my breath.
Does anyone know of any medical studies on asthma and biking?
I don’t know about any medical studies, but I am an asthmatic student who bikes to classes and across the city quite often, and I can tell you that bicycling is a lot easier on the respiratory system than, say, running is; most of the effort is focused on your muscular system, and your cardiovascular and respiratory systems get a break. In the meantime, simply taking your medications regularly helps. I know that if I’m having bad days, I take my albuterol about half an hour before I plan to go out, and then it’s already in my system by teh time I hit the road.
I would try wrapping a cloth or bandanna around your face and breathing through it for the ride. Try to take slower, deeper breaths of air. There are synthetic face wraps you can buy, also. This practice will warm and contain a system of air in your lungs, which helps mostly because cold, dry air is the worse thing for asthma; warm, moist air is the best (this makes swimming a great sport for someone suffering from asthma).
This blog is a complete lie. The fact is, cycling will always be much more dangerous and much more time consuming. And not all of us have decent access to public transportation.
I’m sorry all of us don’t live in downtown San Francisco.
I live 30 miles from work. I biked there one time on a nice summer day (3 hrs!) I had to sleep on the floor of my office, and pedal back the next day. Never again! I wish I could, but not feasible. There is also the “small” matters of winter and darkness. Forget it!