Thursday, May 15, 2008

Gotta LUV DAH BUS!














OK, so not that many of us ride the bus much, but hey, you heard it here first: trains, bikes and BUSES are the future.

Whether near or far, buses are a pretty cool way to go. And you'll be proud if you ride the bus.

Each year, I tend to ride the bus at least a few times. One of those trips tends to be a 1500+ mile, 48+ hour or so trip from Texas to Montana or Texas to Ohio or Minnesota or some such far flung place. And yeah, that can become tiresome. And it's true, going Greyhound can seem a truly UN professional and even Third World experience these days. Make note that Mexico has better buses than we do. Brazil has better buses than we do. They're not just for the marginalized underclasses there.

Last week, in NYC, when the subway wasn't going where I wanted or needed to go, I rode the bus, and I was proud to be on that bus! But don't wait to visit the Big Apple. There's a bus near you!

Perhaps you'll this first here at ABN: Trains, bikes and buses are the future. Yep, the future. Think $6.299 gas. We've seen the fiddling while the world burns. Think Finite Resources. And in the future, buses won't be so bad. Indeed, they'll be better.

So near or far, take the bus, and be proud!

2 Comments:

At 5/21/2008 12:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey! Thanks for all the great info. Carpooling and public transportation are not only good for our pockets, but for our environment. I was browsing through a bunch of political websites and blogs (mostly liberal ones) and I came across your blog and find it to be very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like huff post, and other news sites like politico. Do you know of any that cover politics and the environment? I saw earthlab.com which has mostly environmental info but some politics. I took EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). It was pretty easy to use (and it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any other blogs you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites or any ones with green info?

 
At 5/21/2008 12:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey! Thanks for all the great info. Carpooling and public transportation are not only good for our pockets, but for our environment. I was browsing through a bunch of political websites and blogs (mostly liberal ones) and I came across your blog and find it to be very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like huff post, and other news sites like politico. Do you know of any that cover politics and the environment? I saw earthlab.com which has mostly environmental info but some politics. I took EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). It was pretty easy to use (and it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any other blogs you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites or any ones with green info?

 

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