There is a proposal called "Conserve,Now" that calls for rewarding people that have low miles traveled per year. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Paleontology_and_Climate_Articles/message/486
I sent posts to mn-politics-discuss, stpaul-issues, and other lists during year 2000. I sent my recommendation to consider Conserve,Now to the Met Council before Jesse, and for input to the Big Plan during Jesse. No feedback on it, except to get booted off the lists because it seemed irrelevant to the list managers. Many people will only cut back on excessive fuel use if they get big enough rewards for doing that, or big enough penalities if they don't cut back on use. Governments, businesses and individuals need to become convinced that major action is desparately needed. People don't care much about what it will be like 100 years from now. They would care if they thought devastation for their particular region was likely in 10 years, but we are able to say that will happen. Pat Neuman Chanhassen -- Tom wrote: Pat N self only will frequently post messages trying to somehow link global warming to the Metro list. This message will give him something in which to sink his teeth. First, a little background. I live in the Waconia area and work in Bloomington at a job that requires specialized knowledge and experience. My employer allows me to work from home one day per week. My wife teaches school in a rural district that is 35 miles away from our home in the other direction. Her employer does not offer any work-at-home opportunities. We could move to where my wife teaches, but there would be few employment opportunities for me, and absolutely none that would come even close to paying 1/2 of my salary today. We could move close to my job, but there is no way she could ever teach again as no district would hire her given her years of experience and her Masters degree. So, Pat, you rail against transportation, but what are our alternatives? As you can guess, I am a strong supporter of increasing the capacity of Highways 5 and 494. Strangling transportation in the Metro area is short sighted and counter productive. I will continue to commute and I would just as soon spend less time in the car. Being stuck in traffic does not benefit either me or the environment. Tom Searles Waconia, Twp. ________________________________________________________________ Juno Gift Certificates Give the gift of Internet access this holiday season. http://www.juno.com/give _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
