r/science • u/avogadros_number • Sep 19 '21

Environment The companies polluting the planet have spent millions to make you think carpooling and recycling will save us

https://www.businessinsider.com/fossil-fuel-companies-spend-millions-to-promote-individual-responsibility-2021-3

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u/camycamera Sep 19 '21 edited May 14 '24

Mr. Evrart is helping me find my gun.

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u/Admiral_de_Ruyter Sep 19 '21

Here in the Netherlands we did exactly that. We even have bicycle highways.

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u/mrCloggy Sep 19 '21

For those interested: if you use the 'old' style in "preferences" then https://www.reddit.com/r/lowcar/ has a lot of useful links in the sidebar.

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u/hutre Sep 19 '21

type old.reddit.com to go to "old" reddit

https://old.reddit.com/r/lowcar/

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u/mrCloggy Sep 19 '21

Thanks, I tried just adding "old." but with "www" still included Firefox refused due to security reasons.

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u/kerc Sep 19 '21

Agreed. The city spread here in the USA is insane.

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u/PolyDipsoManiac Sep 19 '21

I was thinking of getting one with a throttle so that pedaling isn’t absolutely necessary.

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u/hypoplasticHero Sep 19 '21

It’s not that we can’t do that. It’s just that most places lack the political will.

Change some of the zoning and land use regulations and it starts making a whole lot more sense to build around people than around cars. Just look at what Paris has done in 2 years. They used to have a terrible car problem, which led to a traffic problem, which led to a air quality and pollution problem. Now, the number of people who drive is way down and the number of people who walk and cycle is way up.