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ErikJ (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:22 PM Original message |
US uses 25% of world oil thanks to Suburban Sprawl; TV Documentary tonight. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Another good documentary on this topic is "The End of Suburbia" |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. I'll second that. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Thirded.....I've got the DVD and watch it regularly. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
24. Thanks. I'm writing about suburbia and haven't seen that. n/t |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. Screw them... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. no... they want you to be aware of the consequences of suburbia |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. OK, I'm aware now and I don't care |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The environmentally friendly pattern would be the way humans lived for |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. It also creates a situation where public transportation |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. The typical postwar suburb does, yes |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. And yet... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Not surprising. |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. YEA! LET'S ALL JUST SAY "SCREW THEM!" |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Come on... |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. With gas now over $4 in some places |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. What's your prediction |
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Thunderstruck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. About 26 years. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. You perceive an observation as a dictum? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
21. That's how Europeans live. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. living in densely populated areas can be tough for those who are anti-social |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. People get shot in Springfield |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. People get shot in out-of-the-way little rural towns, too |
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ErikJ (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Ed Schultz |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. It's Understandable I Guess |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
6. Most Aermicans are clueless as to what consequences their |
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ErikJ (480 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. In Germany you can SELL your surplus back to the grid. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Yes, many places have that in the USA |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
40. congrats!! |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-21-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #12 |
39. Ich leibe Deutschland.... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Happy 4/20 to you too |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good, how are you going to move my job closer to my house or how are you going to find an |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. There is a simple alternative: demand high speed rail with light rail connectors |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I agree that we need alternatives to oil but I think it is near impossible to |
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catzies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. You're lucky if you can live & work in Santa Barbara...I'm in Ventura County, I understand |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I live in Lompoc - Vandenberg Village. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. K&R |
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houstonintc (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. Some solutions might be simple |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
32. Small town America is miserable. nt |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. It all depends |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
37. k&r... I'll look for it. Not that we'll stop driving in Los Angeles |
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