Thursday, September 22, 2011

It Strikes Me Funny: “So, you think you’re frustrated now”

Though it’s true "the average commute for Canadians in 2010 was 26 minutes, but longer on average for those who live in big cities" and the average Canadian worker "spends $269 a month on costs related to working out of the house" (according to reports re recent surveys, London Free Press, Aug. 25, 2011), something else is also true.


[“Linfen, China - the world’s most polluted city”: Link to above photo and more]

As we add miles to our cars and cars to our roads, we will experience something far more frustrating than traffic congestion and far more costly than monthly travel expenses - climate instability caused by carbon emissions.

We need to buck up.

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Please click here to travel at the speed of hydro and read today’s column by G. Harrison, ‘Commuters and consumers face more frustration.’

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