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You might have missed it, but this week was bike week, running from 14th to the 22nd of June. People were getting on their bikes in support, others were getting on to a bike for the first time, and I even had a few hours fun trying to teach a friend how to ride a bike. There is still two days left for you to be empowered to make the change and start cycling, change your life, your health and the environment for the better.Of course bike week was the time to announce government funding of £100m through a scheme aimed at encouraging cycling. Bristol intends to double the number of cyclists over the next three years with a series of innovations, becoming the UK's first "cycling city", and a model for the rest of the UK.Sharing the funding will be York, Stoke, Blackpool, Cambridge, Chester, Colchester, Leighton Buzzard, Southend, Shrewsbury, Southport and Woking.With the price of oil increasing, analysists continually increasing their estimates, $250 a barrel in 12 months or more, it's no wonder Ford are killing off their fuel inefficient models such as large SUVs and focusing on core small fuel efficient models. The positives are lower government tax and reduced running cost.As the squeeze gets tighter and inflation is at a record high, 3.3%. Its highly likely we will see a further rate increase from the Bank Of England.
So bikes are the way to go!
Mark Lynas' Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet is almost certain to experience a jump in sales after winning the coveted Royal Society Prize for Popular Science Writing, and the £10,000 prize money that comes with the accolade. The book explains how Earth will change for every degree rise in temperature, from droughts to mass extinctions.Previous winners have included Bill Bryson, Stephen J Gould, Roger Penrose, and Stephen Hawking.
Eco-Tube recently launched itself to the world, in a nutshell its YouTube for the EcoAware. Chris Smith who created and launched the site had this to say;"I have just launched Eco-tube, the green youtube. This came about directly as a result of doing a Masters Degree (MSC) in Ethics & Business Responsibility at Bath University. I was introduced by coincidence to a local businessman in Bath who also happened to be an eco philanthropist.Now the site is up and running I am now appearing in my own films which is quite a revelation to me. I never before had an urge to appear on camera and it came about by accident when I filmed an eco audit at a celebrities home. People on the MSC watched the film and said they thought it was good enough to be on television. So as well as curating the website I am also appearing in my own films.My recent film is Plastic Bag the Movie.That aside we have films covering every eco related subject, Obama on climate change, energy saving deals, recycling videos etc."Eco-Tube is a new venture which looks to provide a one-stop shop for environmental films and video clips. This enables the user to access the clips, and possibly more specific videos than rival sites. The clips are relevant to the search you intended. In the near future look out for embedded EcoTube clips on the blog.
A man pushes his scooter next to French truckers in Toulouse, southern France, as they block long-haul traffic in protest over soaring fuel prices.
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You might have missed it, but this week was bike week, running from 14th to the 22nd of June. People were getting on their bikes in support, others were getting on to a bike for the first time, and I even had a few hours fun trying to teach a friend how to ride a bike. There is still two days left for you to be empowered to make the change and start cycling, change your life, your health and the environment for the better.
