Comments on: The Joy of Shunning Gas Stations http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/ Experiences in living green, healthy and happy Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:35 -0700 hourly 1 By: Alex Brendel http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-5394 Alex Brendel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:56:31 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/#comment-5394 Hi John, I've been driving on B-100 for abut 6 years, I'm a real fan of the SLI mission. I have a proposal for you which could greatly further the Solar Living Institute mission - but I don't have your e-mail address, and have not been able to contact you through the SLI or Real Goods. Could you send me your e-mail, so that I can communicate my proposal? Thanks! --Alex abrendel@earthlink.net Founder, AlgaeFuel.org Hi John,

I’ve been driving on B-100 for abut 6 years, I’m a real fan of the SLI mission.
I have a proposal for you which could greatly further the Solar Living Institute mission – but I don’t have your e-mail address, and have not been able to contact you through the SLI or Real Goods.

Could you send me your e-mail, so that I can communicate my proposal? Thanks!

–Alex
abrendel@earthlink.net
Founder, AlgaeFuel.org

]]> By: sandrar http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-4950 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:14:42 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/#comment-4950 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Jo Afton http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Jo Afton Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:51:08 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/#comment-748 My husband and I both decided to work at home, and my gas tank is still on half full from the week before Hurricane Gustav! I just refuse to drive anymore unless it's must must must do. I can walk to stores close by, and my husband uses our Honda that gets 35+ to the gallon. But, I want to make the leap to being completely "off-grid" and every day is both a challenge and a blessing as I get closer. It is a cultural process and every step counts. Thanks, John, for your pioneering work. I will follow. Johannah My husband and I both decided to work at home, and my gas tank is still on half full from the week before Hurricane Gustav! I just refuse to drive anymore unless it’s must must must do. I can walk to stores close by, and my husband uses our Honda that gets 35+ to the gallon. But, I want to make the leap to being completely “off-grid” and every day is both a challenge and a blessing as I get closer. It is a cultural process and every step counts. Thanks, John, for your pioneering work. I will follow.
Johannah

]]> By: Grace Solts http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Grace Solts Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:02:53 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/#comment-316 Since we use little or no cooking oil, and the commercial biodiesal is not an option in our area, we drive sensible reasonably conventional cars, kept in tune, with properly inflated tires. We do not drive SUVs that add 2,000 pounds or more to every trip, and can double the amount of fuel needed to get from point A to point B. Our approach to conservation of fuel is enhanced by use of a simple shopping list for food and other essentials is kept in our kitchen so that whe can do our shopping in a weekly one trip sweep in one day. Our drugstore, market , and dry cleaners are located in the same strip mall. If we need to get something at a store or have a doctor's visit in the other direction we plot out our stops for various errands in the same vicinity on the same day. This practice coupled with buying the smallest most fuel efficient car that meets your family needs can reduce your fuel consumption costs enough to pay for home and car insurance as we have done. Hybrids are nice, but these are things you can do right now, with or wihtout a hybrid! I'm jealous of the guy who can get by with a bike and have asked my township to make it possible to ride bikes to the library and schools again. We can all save fuels in these ways while we work to improve our communities by making them bike and pedestrian friendly again. The bottom line is fewer trips using vehicles that are lighter and consume less fuel will save time, money, and improve air and water quality. Since we use little or no cooking oil, and the commercial biodiesal is not an option in our area, we drive sensible reasonably conventional cars, kept in tune, with properly inflated tires. We do not drive SUVs that add 2,000 pounds or more to every trip, and can double the amount of fuel needed to get from point A to point B.

Our approach to conservation of fuel is enhanced by use of a simple shopping list for food and other essentials is kept in our kitchen so that whe can do our shopping in a weekly one trip sweep in one day. Our drugstore, market , and dry cleaners are located in the same strip mall. If we need to get something at a store or have a doctor’s visit in the other direction we plot out our stops for various errands in the same vicinity on the same day. This practice coupled with buying the smallest most fuel efficient car that meets your family needs can reduce your fuel consumption costs enough to pay for home and car insurance as we have done. Hybrids are nice, but these are things you can do right now, with or wihtout a hybrid!

I’m jealous of the guy who can get by with a bike and have asked my township to make it possible to ride bikes to the library and schools again. We can all save fuels in these ways while we work to improve our communities by making them bike and pedestrian friendly again.

The bottom line is fewer trips using vehicles that are lighter and consume less fuel will save time, money, and improve air and water quality.

]]> By: Joe Rogel http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Joe Rogel Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:55:18 +0000 http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-joy-of-shunning-gas-stations/#comment-161 I also love shunning gas stations as I ride by......on my bike :) I also love shunning gas stations as I ride by……on my bike :)

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