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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008I am going to be wildly optimistic as there is little point in anything else and I’ve been getting very depressed about our chances of averting civilisation crushing climate change lately! I still can’t persuade too many of my friends to cycle to Cornwall or train to Scotland, rather than taking a plane to the [...]
Bikebudi rides to the rescue!
Thursday, October 16th, 2008So you pledge to be free from flying and decide to go the whole hog and give up the car too. . . Worried about how safe it is to cycle? Cecilia Bromley-Martin tells us more about a new way to feel confident about cycling:
It’s true, you’re unlikely to be able to substitute a plane [...]
Food, farming and flying
Friday, April 18th, 2008As the impacts of oil price on food lead to hunger for millions, there is no better time to change down a gear and find better ways to spend our precious time relaxing and eating locally.
The ever rising price of oil not only directly impacts the price of food through artificial fertilizers, pesticides and [...]
Love and cycling to Australia
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Paul O’Connor sent in this post on the film he has Directed about the couple that successfully pedaled from Oxford to Sydney, Australia.
‘Audiences for online videos are exploding. By accepting ethical sponsors such as No Flights ltd, we can give a platform for progressive companies to promote their services to genuinely interested viewers. Bike2Oz is [...]
Is Videoconferencing the Antidote to Business Air Miles?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Michael Daw is somewhat of an expert on virtual meetings and in this post gives his take on the potential for technology to replace our ‘need’ if not our desire to fly:
When you took the pledge not to fly, did you take the Gold or the Silver? For those of you who don’t know, this [...]
Love, marriage and a horseless carriage
Monday, January 21st, 2008David Vaughan sent me this great shot of him taking a new bride and groom on the first leg of a low CO2 honeymoon.
And his reason for taking a pledge. . . .
“I work on the railways in this country, so I get a good deal in Europe. Also, I love cycling. So if I [...]
Scotland to Poland by train
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Toby Sigouin explains the excitement, beauty and ease of a train ride from Edinburgh to Poland
As a long time fan of overland travel I always choose destinations I can travel to by boat and train for my annual vacation.
For my 2007 trip I decided to visit Poland and Berlin, places I have never been to [...]
Anthem for those who stay earth-bound
Saturday, January 5th, 2008‘Flying‘ by Seize the Day
Reasons to be free from flying
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007I thought I would post some of the recent reasons that people have given for being free from flying. This is in part a response to an email earlier in the week from a good friend after he read an article in the Times, “Airlines to make billions from CO2 trade” by the Transport Correspondent, [...]
Why do something today when you can put it off til tomorrow?
Friday, November 23rd, 2007BAA proudly announces the advent of a new runway and terminal 6 (although silent about the village that needs to be bulldozed)
It seems the future is always the best place to deal with urgent issues that otherwise require us to address things in our own lives. At least, that is, according to many economists and [...]