Adam
Thanks! I think the solution is SHARING, rather than stopping consumption. In other words, putting the Hungry Lion on a diet rather than stopping feeding him altogether. Take for example CAR SHARING...
'If you live in a city, you don't need to own a car.' William Clay Ford Jr., CEO, Ford Motor Company Ltd. Car sharing is a revolution in personal transportation - mobility for the 21st century.
About 75% of North Americans live in cities. Many of them simply don't drive enough to justify the expense and hbuttles of owning a car - yet can't give up the freedom of driving a car when they want to.
Car Sharing provides flexible wheels for an urban lifestyle. It's instant-access to a network of cars throughout the city, 24 hours-a-day, paying-per-trip, without commitment or inconvenience:
as EASY as hailing a cab,
the FREEDOM of your own car,
FASTER than renting, and
as AFFORDABLE as a latte!
"Get online" with a car sharing network and you'll get convenient access to a fleet of vehicles (cars, vans, trucks) in your neighbourhood and across the city - and pay only when you use them. Reserve the vehicle - by phone or Internet, 24-hours-a-day - that best suits your needs, and use it for a few hours, or a week. Pay per trip, and never have to worry about repairs, insurance or monthly parking again.
Should the lion be above the lawI see it all the time, and just confirmed it yesterday in a zone where parking spaces are tough to come by: A car squeezing in a corner...
And when you feel like it, grab a taxi, take the train, walk, ride a bike or take the bus.
If you drive less than 12,000 km (7,500 miles) a year and you don't need a car for work every day, car sharing will likely save you thousands of dollars a year, give you greater mobility - and actually reduce pollution.
Car Sharing, launched in 1987 in Switzerland and later in 1988 in Germany, came to North America via Quebec City in 1993. As of December 2004 - based on data provided by Susan Shaheen, University of California, Berkeley - 15 U.S. carsharing programs claimed 61,651 members sharing 939 vehicles, and 11 Canadian carsharing programs claimed 10,759 members sharing 528 vehicles. In addition, as of December 2004, two U.S. station car programs claimed approximately 130 members and 106 vehicles.
