http://us.oneworld.net/article/archive/2241 en_US OneWorld United States - OneWorld US/English/Topics/Development/Transport Any Article on Biking Must Mention Portland http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160581/1/2241 While the national average of bike ridership may be on the decline, in Portland we have seen increases in ridership that are in the double digits... Pedaling Toward Cleaner Cities http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160534/1/2241 WASHINGTON, May 13 (OneWorld) - What single silver bullet is simultaneously reducing air pollution and oil dependency, rolling back urban congestion, and fighting obesity? Airline Emissions Higher http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83693 A study by the world's leading experts has revealed that airlines are pumping 20 per cent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than estimates suggest. From: The Independent Does flying cost the Earth? http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160343/1/2241 Future technology designed to cut the carbon cost of air travel will be displayed to the public for the first time in a new exhibition that opens at the Science Museum in London on 15 May. America's Big Footprints http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83610 In the United States, even the people with the lowest usage of energy are still producing, on average, more than double the global per-capita average, an MIT class has estimated. From: Science Daily Is Flying Unethical? http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83608 Why some say travellers should think twice before boarding. Sademetsää halkovan valtatien kunnostus kiivastuttaa Brasiliassa http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/160263/1/2241 Brasilian viranomaiset ovat päättäneet kunnostaa Amazonin sademetsän sydämessä kulkevan valtatie BR-319:n. Ympäristöjärjestöt vastustavat hanketta, koska pelkäävät sen kiihdyttävän sademetsän hakkuita. Public transport answer to Delhi’s jammed roads http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160143/1/2241 The answer to growing traffic and pollution in the Indian capital lies in an effective and massive public transport system, says the Centre for Science and Environment. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, recently implemented in south Delhi, provides the option for an economically sound and better bus system. It's Not Food Miles, It's Meat http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83460 Foods such as beef and dairy make a far deeper impression on a consumer's carbon footprint than the distance the food has travelled. From: New Scientist After 43 years, India-Bangladesh friendship train on track http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159826/1/2241 To bring their bilateral relations back on track, India and Bangladesh flagged off the Maitree (Friendship) Express on April 14, 2008 after more than four decades, coinciding with the Bangla new year. The two countries had suspended cross-border passenger rail service after the 1965 Indo-Pak war. Smog to Keep Record-Holder from Olympic Race http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158721/1/2241 WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (OneWorld) - Air quality concerns in Beijing have prompted the world's record holder in the marathon to pull out of the premiere long-distance running event at this year's Olympic Games. EPA Chief Under Fire for Ignoring Scientists http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158483/1/2241 SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 4 (OneWorld) - The vast majority of scientists and other specialists at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have withdrawn from a key labor-management partnership, citing rising distrust of the agency's chief Stephen Johnson. ‘An attractive public transport system will make people switch from cars to buses’ http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158205/1/2241 On a recent visit to Mumbai, transport economist Stuart Cole spoke on options for improving India’s ailing urban transport system. A city and its traffic provide the best answers for effective management, which can be single-mode focused or a mix of bus, train and tube on different routes, recommends Cole. LAV: viaggi-tortura di 80mila cavalli per la macellazione in Italia http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/157776/1/2241 Cavalli trasportati dalla Spagna e dall’Est Europa su camion per 36-46 ore spesso senza riposo, senza cibo e acqua ed esposti a temperature che d’estate superano i 40° per essere poi destinati alla macellazione in Italia: è la denuncia della LAV che con un nuovo dossier e un video documenta il trattamento impietoso e il trasporto in condizioni spesso illegali, di circa 80mila cavalli vivi nel 2006 per la macellazione in Italia. "L’Italia importa l’84% dei cavalli vivi movimentati nell’UE" - aff Bussimatkojen hinnankorotukset johtivat mellakoihin Mosambikissa http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82395 Mellakoiden seurauksena hallitus ja bussiyhtiö sopivat korotusten peruuttamisesta. Ratkaisematta on, miten polttoaineiden hintojen nousun takia kohonneet kuljetuskustannukset korvataan yksityisten pikkubussien kuljettajille.