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Monthly Archives: April 2010

Learning to Unicycle

I’ve been learning to unicycle the past few weeks, and just got to the point where I can go an a 7 kilometer ride. So, while everything is fresh in my mind, here are some of the tips that helped me learn: Put all your weight on the seat. As a bicyclist, I’m used to [...]

One wheel

My mountain bike lost a wheel. Well, not really. I’ve been learning to unicycle, and am now good enough to ride the easiest part of the closest dirt trail. Wooh.

Earth Day

Dutchman’s-breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), photo from two weeks ago I’d like to take tho opportunity to recommend one of my favorite books: Pollution and the Death of Man by Francis Schaeffer. This is Schaeffer’s short (125 pages, including appendices) argument that Christians should treat nature with respect. Schaeffer argues that Christians are the only people who [...]

Building a Green Economy

You should read Paul Krugman’s new article, ‘Building a Green Economy: How we can afford to tackle climate change’, in the upcoming issue of The New York Times Magazine. The article is a good overview of the economics of carbon pricing. It includes good discussions of the cost of action versus inaction, of planing for [...]

CO2 emissions and the new CAFE standard

I updated my simple fuel economy calculations with the new changes to the CAFE standard. Unlike yesterday’s post, this is a prediction of fuel economy for all cars and light trucks actually on the road, not just the CAFE standard for a particular year: The the definition of light truck in the CAFE standard includes [...]

New CAFE standard

New fuel economy standards have finally been issued. The long overdue update will rase the CAFE standards from their 1990 levels. This will be beneficial for the environment, health, national security, and will save car owners money: Together, EPA and NHTSA estimate that the average cost increase for a model year 2016 vehicle due to [...]