Tag: fuel costs

More and more Americans are turning to alternative transportation in the face of rising fuel costs, credit crunches, global warming and a crumbling economy. That form of transportation also happens to be my favorite – a bicycle. Perhaps now we can get more work done on bike lanes and different cycling trails. I happen to […]

That’s what a lot of schools are considering now: Facing a crippling increase in fuel costs, some rural U.S. schools are mulling a solution born of the ’70s oil crisis: a four-day week. Cutting out one day of school has been the key to preserving educational programs and staff in parts of Kentucky, New Mexico […]