Comments on: Gas Prices and God http://sustainableflatbush.org/2008/04/30/gas-prices-and-god/ Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:09:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: anne http://sustainableflatbush.org/2008/04/30/gas-prices-and-god/#comment-2307 anne Fri, 02 May 2008 15:45:53 +0000 http://sustainableflatbush.org/?p=342#comment-2307 Thanks for stopping by Christina! Your ideas are all great and I can attest to the fact that there is a momentum toward more sustainable transportation here in NYC and to a growing degree around the country. We are fortunate here to have a pretty extensive 24-hour public transportation system (available for a flat monthly rate), and many of us feel that a better, safer cycling network is the logical next step. As for gas prices, it doesn't help that two of our presidential candidates are calling for a gas tax holiday (not QUITE as dumb as asking God for lower prices, but barely). Why don't they ask God for smaller cars? Or better public transportation? Oops, God doesn't make cars, buses, and subways... humans do... Thanks for stopping by Christina! Your ideas are all great and I can attest to the fact that there is a momentum toward more sustainable transportation here in NYC and to a growing degree around the country. We are fortunate here to have a pretty extensive 24-hour public transportation system (available for a flat monthly rate), and many of us feel that a better, safer cycling network is the logical next step.

As for gas prices, it doesn’t help that two of our presidential candidates are calling for a gas tax holiday (not QUITE as dumb as asking God for lower prices, but barely). Why don’t they ask God for smaller cars? Or better public transportation? Oops, God doesn’t make cars, buses, and subways… humans do…

]]> By: Christina http://sustainableflatbush.org/2008/04/30/gas-prices-and-god/#comment-2299 Christina Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:14:24 +0000 http://sustainableflatbush.org/?p=342#comment-2299 Ha! You think petrol (gas) prices are expensive in the U.S? It's the equivalent of about $6 or more a gallon in many Northern European countries and rising. BUT we do generally drive less and have smaller cars and have better public transport as well as cycle paths in many countries. I think a major step in the right direction would be to elect local and national politicians who support these things. Less praying perhaps and more positive ACTION by both politicians and all of us individually as citizens like car-pooling, cycling, taking public transport and walking where possible. Good to see people like you doing your bit to change things. Keep up the good work ;) Ha! You think petrol (gas) prices are expensive in the U.S? It’s the equivalent of about $6 or more a gallon in many Northern European countries and rising. BUT we do generally drive less and have smaller cars and have better public transport as well as cycle paths in many countries.
I think a major step in the right direction would be to elect local and national politicians who support these things. Less praying perhaps and more positive ACTION by both politicians and all of us individually as citizens like car-pooling, cycling, taking public transport and walking where possible. Good to see people like you doing your bit to change things. Keep up the good work ;)

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