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People's habits are changing- in the UK, the
land of almost free flying, more are taking
the train. In New York, more are taking the
bike.
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Train Travel Hits New Highs Brit's are
taking trains in greater numbers than any
other time since World War 2. New figures
revealed that the number of miles travelled
on the rail network reached a record-breaking
high of 30.1 billion during 2007. Passenger
numbers have been increasing every year for
the past thirteen. The only time it was
higher was during the war when troops were
being transported around the country. Last
year the network handled 1.21 billion rail
journeys, that's the equivalent of 20 trips
for every citizen and a 7 per cent rise on
the year before.
Train authorities
say it has to do with the growing demand for
environmentally friendly travel and because
it is easier than driving on congested roads
and avoids the misery at airports. Eurostar
has also announced that traffic to Paris has
grown by 25% since the new train line from
the new St. Pancras station was opened just 5
months ago. They attribute this increase to
customers' concerns about the environment and
the promotion of Eurostar's green credentials ::More
Survey: Yesterday we ran this picture
with the headline Orangutan Caught Red-Handed
Using Technology, Fishing with a Spear and
wrote "For those who thought that humans were
the only ones using tools..." Commenters were
not impressed, suggesting that it was a
photoshop job. Is it real or is it photoshop?
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Cheap Hybrids
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Hybrids cost a lot in China, but the local
automakers are jumping in with all-electric
and hybrid cars that cost as little as
$10,000. -- and that could be invading
overseas markets in the next few years.
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Hybrid EMF?
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But hybrids have big motors and cables that
generate electric fields. Are drivers safe?
Some say "There is a legitimate scientific
reason for raising the issue."::More
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NY Hearts Bikes
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Perhaps a bike is safer. In New York, the
City is installing 200 miles of bike ***s
and 37 new shelters. Now if they could only
teach drivers how to keep out of the bike
***s.
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Today's Tip on P***t
Green: Peak Rice
They are
rationing rice in Costco and Wal-Mart; People
have started panic buying and hoarding. In
Manila, they post armed guards around it. The
price of rice has trebled, and the World Bank
says 33 countries are facing civil unrest.
What is going on?
Blame rats. First of all, most of the
rice in America is sold to Asians for whom it
is a staple; it really doesn't take much of a
panic to run out of Basmati rice over here.
Most rice is eaten in the country where it is
grown, and only 6 percent of the rice crop is
traded around the world. In some countries,
as much as 17 percent of the crop is eaten by
rats; so good secure rice storage might be
the first place to start.::More at P***t Green
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