Los Angeles at Ground Level

Richard Risemberg posted this in Automobiles, Cities, Energy, Impervious Surface, Particulates, Pedal Power, Petroleum, Pollution, Sprawl, Transport

You could say that Los Angeles has a love/hate relationship with the bicycle, but (in the manner of all things LA) it’s a rather eccentric one. Angeleno bicyclists love so much about LA—the weather, the mountains and beaches, the leafy side streets, the breathtaking light — but LA as a whole does not love bicyclists. [...]

December 7th, 2005 | Category: Automobiles, Cities, Energy, Impervious Surface, Particulates, Pedal Power, Petroleum, Pollution, Sprawl, Transport | 5 comments

Cruel, Crude

Jan Blair posted this in Disasters, Energy, General, Impervious Surface, Oceans, Petroleum, Pollution, Shipping, Transformation, Transport, Water

Coast Guard tests revealed that Captain Joseph Hazelwood’s blood alcohol level was .241, which is more than six times the legal level under Coast Guard regulations. He put the vessel on automatic pilot, left the bridge, and the rest is dark history.

October 2nd, 2005 | Category: Disasters, Energy, General, Impervious Surface, Oceans, Petroleum, Pollution, Shipping, Transformation, Transport, Water | 10 comments

Life In The Islands

Jan Blair posted this in Deforestation, General, Impervious Surface, Particulates, Sprawl

Atlanta is suffering a desperate decline in trees, which ultimately causes the temperatures to soar.

July 28th, 2005 | Category: Deforestation, General, Impervious Surface, Particulates, Sprawl | 14 comments

Philadelphia Phantom Freeway

Automatt posted this in Automobiles, Bright Light, Climate Change, Desertification, General, Impervious Surface, Noise, Particulates, Petroleum, Pollution, Sprawl, Transport

“Total impervious surface area in the United States adds up to the size of Ohio.”

June 27th, 2005 | Category: Automobiles, Bright Light, Climate Change, Desertification, General, Impervious Surface, Noise, Particulates, Petroleum, Pollution, Sprawl, Transport | 3 comments