Roundup: Smart Cars, the end of civilization, and fat-to-fuel
Salon's tech blogger, Farhad Manjoo, through the streets of San Francisco. The verdict: Not enough power and a lousy transmission, but you can't beat finding a parking spot within five minutes. And with an mpg rating of 33/41, driving it is relatively easy on the wallet, and on the climate.
Grist has an interview with . Mr. Kunstler is the author of "The Long Emergency" (2005), which predicts that oil will peak, the government will collapse, and communities will be forced to become self-sufficient. His latest book, a novel, "World Made by Hand," is set in this grim, yet more socially meaningful, future. Kunstler is also an astute critic of suburban design, as evidenced . I'd link to his stuff a lot more often if he didn't curse so much.
The Guardian releases a new poll showing that a slim majority of British voters believe that the . Meanwhile, MSNBC reports a dramatic increase in the number of Americans who now favor .
The Open Road Blog, the official blog of Toyota, is , or even consider riding a bike. Another option would be to hitch a ride on one of the many flying pigs that have suddenly appeared.
Lefty writer Barbara Ehrenreich offers up a Swiftian essay in which she suggests that Americans can achieve energy independence . She estimates that America is literally sitting on 45 million gallons of fuel reserves.
