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It's Time For Everyone to Stop Ignoring E-Bikes (www.treehugger.com)

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According to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 60% of trips are less than six miles, and three-quarters of all trips are less than 10 miles. We have noted before that this is the fastest ride to zero-carbon; almost anyone can ride an e-bike for six miles under almost any conditions. If there were safe places to ride and secure places to park, then millions of car trips could be avoided, and millions of cars taken off the road. If only e-bikes weren't totally ignored.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you ever heard about permaculture ? The real problem is the way we grow food, especially monoculture.
This is not the way nature run things.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes! I even considered attending a full PDC at one point as I'm a gardener and a farmer and I was very intrigued by the concept when I learned about it. The way we grow food is very much a problem, that is a big part of the argument that Michael Pollan makes in his books and lectures, he's where that 10:1 calorie ratio comes from. Changing the food system to be sustainable without fossil fuels while feeding billions will be a monumental task.