Hitchhiking is now legal in the state of Wyoming, so Teton Pass travelers rejoice (cautiously of course. We have all seen horror films that start with hitchhiking scenes.) Bumming is a lift is almost ingrained in the outdoor culture of much of the state. How much was the law actually being enforced prior to the…
Month: February 2013
Rolling in Raleigh
By the end of 2014, transportation officials in Raleigh say 75 miles of road will be more bike-friendly. The recommendations are part of a Streetscape Capital Program which determined priorities for various infrastructure projects. Among those that would benefit cyclists: bike parking and bike lanes. The city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, meanwhile, is working…
Gulf oil spill trial, Day 3
It’s day three of the trial against BP, Halliburton and Transocean to determine each company’s share of blame in the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. Former BP CEO Tony Hayward appeared via a 2011 video deposition for a short time. Hayward, in the deposition, said he didn’t cut corners with the drilling operation.Hayward insisted that the…
Shell: No Arctic drilling this year
Royal Dutch Shell PLC won’t drill in the Arctic this year. Shell’s full statement is on their website. In the statement, company president Marvin Odum says: “We’ve made progress in Alaska, but this is a long-term program that we are pursuing in a safe and measured way. Our decision to pause in 2013 will give…
Polar Bear Day: Action, education
It’s International Polar Bear Day, a day of action by Polar Bears International to encourage reducing our carbon footprints. And polar bears, after all, are in serious danger of extinction due to global warming. Polar Bears International encourages self-challenges today viaThe Thermostat Challenge by adjusting your thermostat a few degrees; installing a programmable thermostat to…
Sequestration and the environment/outdoors
We’ve written before about potential budget cuts to the National Park Service and what it might do to your favorite parks as a result of sequestration — or mandatory, across-the-board federal budget cuts on domestic and defense budgets unless federal lawmakers come to a deal by tomorrow Friday, March 1. Estimates coming out today indicate…
Gulf oil spill trial, Day 2
From the Associated Press dispatch on the second day of the trial against BP for the 2010 Gulf oil spill: “A ranking BP executive testified Tuesday that the London-based oil giant and its contractors share the responsibility for preventing blowouts like the one that killed 11 workers and spawned the nation’s worst offshore oil…
#Watercycle Photography Project
The Environmental Protection Agency is challenging you to a pop-quiz! From the agency’s blog: “Find the water cycle in action and share a photo with us. We’ll combine the pictures that flow in through the end of February and share the big picture to kick off March. Upload your photos to Flickr, use the tag…
Farmers Market Recovery Program
Each week, farmers in four Los Angeles-area farmers markets fill boxes with unsold fresh produce. Then, volunteers with The Farmers Market Recovery program sponsored by Food Forward picks up the food and distributes the donations to local hunger-relief nonprofits to pass it on to their clients. The program averages 14,000 pounds of fresh, free produce…
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