Comments on: The Gas Price Cloud Has a Green Lining, Part 1 http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/ Social Media, Geolocation, and Green Living Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:01:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Gas Price Cloud Has a Green Lining, Part 2 | Max Gladwell http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-599 The Gas Price Cloud Has a Green Lining, Part 2 | Max Gladwell Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:14:34 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=478#comment-599 [...] Part 1 counted down from Hummer hubris to suburban exodus. Now for the final five… [...] [...] Part 1 counted down from Hummer hubris to suburban exodus. Now for the final five… [...]

]]> By: Dagny http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Dagny Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:43:27 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=478#comment-551 Good for Utah. Shortening the work week gives the US more down time which is good for morale and makes workers more productive in the office. Most offices also offer work from home options which saves transportation costs. If every city had a mass transit system as efficient as NY, I think we would see a huge decrease in the amount of cars on the road. Dagny www.onnotextiles.com organic apparel Good for Utah. Shortening the work week gives the US more down time which is good for morale and makes workers more productive in the office. Most offices also offer work from home options which saves transportation costs. If every city had a mass transit system as efficient as NY, I think we would see a huge decrease in the amount of cars on the road.

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]]> By: Max Gladwell http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Max Gladwell Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:05:21 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=478#comment-535 Barry: Thanks for the thoughtful comment. 9: We're not saying bikes will affect or apply to everyone. But if a lot of people start to use bikes when they can. And if municipalities and businesses make it easier to do so, it will be a good thing in many, many ways. Not least of which is the health benefits of exercise. 8: If you linked to the article about the 24/7 work cycle, you'd see their reasoning behind it. You don't need to be at an office from 9-5, Mon-Fri to be productive. Anyone who has a Blackberry or internet connection can have that convenience. And when they are in the office, they'll be more effective. 7: Precisely our point. Due to high gas prices, places like LA that don't have an effective mass-transit system will invest in them. This is one of the positive effects of high gas prices...improvements to existing bus lines, which most cities have, and investment in more infrastructure. It won't affect every person or suburb. We're not saying it will. But the total impact of more mass transit will be good for us and the environment (i.e. your health). 6. People couldn't afford those houses in the first place. They still can't afford them. And gas will go to $7/gallon before it goes to $3/gallon. Global warming vs. petroleum dependence is six to one, half-dozen to the other. We happen to believe in both. But there's no point in arguing because we want the same thing: reduced dependence on fossil fuels. It's a finite resource that's vastly controlled by dictators, and it pollutes our air and water. If you think American oil companies have any control, you haven't looked at the big picture. If anyone has control, it's the sovereign nations who control 90% of the world's oil. But even they don't have control. Demand from the developing world is in control. The only solution is to reduce demand. More to come... Barry: Thanks for the thoughtful comment.

9: We’re not saying bikes will affect or apply to everyone. But if a lot of people start to use bikes when they can. And if municipalities and businesses make it easier to do so, it will be a good thing in many, many ways. Not least of which is the health benefits of exercise.

8: If you linked to the article about the 24/7 work cycle, you’d see their reasoning behind it. You don’t need to be at an office from 9-5, Mon-Fri to be productive. Anyone who has a Blackberry or internet connection can have that convenience. And when they are in the office, they’ll be more effective.

7: Precisely our point. Due to high gas prices, places like LA that don’t have an effective mass-transit system will invest in them. This is one of the positive effects of high gas prices…improvements to existing bus lines, which most cities have, and investment in more infrastructure. It won’t affect every person or suburb. We’re not saying it will. But the total impact of more mass transit will be good for us and the environment (i.e. your health).

6. People couldn’t afford those houses in the first place. They still can’t afford them. And gas will go to $7/gallon before it goes to $3/gallon.

Global warming vs. petroleum dependence is six to one, half-dozen to the other. We happen to believe in both. But there’s no point in arguing because we want the same thing: reduced dependence on fossil fuels. It’s a finite resource that’s vastly controlled by dictators, and it pollutes our air and water.

If you think American oil companies have any control, you haven’t looked at the big picture. If anyone has control, it’s the sovereign nations who control 90% of the world’s oil. But even they don’t have control. Demand from the developing world is in control. The only solution is to reduce demand. More to come…

]]> By: Mike http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Mike Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:50:15 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=478#comment-534 Take a look at this site from GasBankUSA that I found while looking on the web to try and see if anyone offered a solution to the rising cost of gas. The website is located at http://www.gasbankusa.com. Interesting concept. Take a look at this site from GasBankUSA that I found while looking on the web to try and see if anyone offered a solution to the rising cost of gas. The website is located at http://www.gasbankusa.com. Interesting concept.

]]> By: Barry King http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Barry King Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:41:41 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=478#comment-532 I dont agree with the bottom five: 10) Actually this is one I do agree with, Hummers are a great toy, but not to commute with. 9)Not everyone lives in areas where they can ride a bike easily to make a difference and you cant drop more than one kid off at school that easily. 8) Four day work week. We live in a 24/7 global society. There aren't enough human resources to fill a seven day work week for business let alone cutting things back to four days. Another convenience not everyone has. 7) Mass Transit- Again, not convenient for most Americans. Not everyone lives in the Bay area, New York or any other place with a convenient subway or light rail system. 6) Downward price pressure- Your really wrong on this one. People who couldn't afford a house now can because prices have gotten lower and will justify the gas prices if the housing expense is much lower. I anxiously await the remaining five. I dont agree with the bottom five:
10) Actually this is one I do agree with, Hummers are a great toy, but not to commute with.
9)Not everyone lives in areas where they can ride a bike easily to make a difference and you cant drop more than one kid off at school that easily.
8) Four day work week. We live in a 24/7 global society. There aren’t enough human resources to fill a seven day work week for business let alone cutting things back to four days. Another convenience not everyone has.
7) Mass Transit- Again, not convenient for most Americans. Not everyone lives in the Bay area, New York or any other place with a convenient subway or light rail system.
6) Downward price pressure- Your really wrong on this one. People who couldn’t afford a house now can because prices have gotten lower and will justify the gas prices if the housing expense is much lower.
I anxiously await the remaining five.

]]> By: bbm http://www.maxgladwell.com/2008/07/the-gas-price-cloud-has-a-green-lining-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-521 bbm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:47:21 +0000 http://www.maxgladwell.com/?p=478#comment-521 "Russia's democratic progress of the nineties" I think this "democratic progress" is often overstated by free marketeers because of the economic reforms they supported (which resulted in a few people grabbing public resources at knock-down prices). For some reason many Westerners seem to love that incompetant drunk Yeltsin, but I have yet to see evidence that his administration was democratic in our sense of the word. “Russia’s democratic progress of the nineties”

I think this “democratic progress” is often overstated by free marketeers because of the economic reforms they supported (which resulted in a few people grabbing public resources at knock-down prices).

For some reason many Westerners seem to love that incompetant drunk Yeltsin, but I have yet to see evidence that his administration was democratic in our sense of the word.

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