Comment on The Zero-Emissions One-Wheeled MotorcycleparentComments−riklomas18yBeing all-electric means it will cause some emissions though, whereas a bicycle doesn't have emit any at all (although you could say it's powered by human-energy which in turn is powered by other things)−dougp18yI read somewhere that if you eat meat (I assume they were talking about beef) then its actually better for the environment co2 wise to just drive.−bayleo18yThat was this old article...http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2195...But it was discussing walking, not riding (far more efficient), and used common milk as the calorie provision (effectively a worst-case scenario).−functionoidOP18yhttp://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.htmlPlease read this. Eating meat is the largest factor for green house gases. So if you want to go Green stop eating meat.
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Being all-electric means it will cause some emissions though, whereas a bicycle doesn't have emit any at all (although you could say it's powered by human-energy which in turn is powered by other things)
I read somewhere that if you eat meat (I assume they were talking about beef) then its actually better for the environment co2 wise to just drive.
That was this old article...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2195...
But it was discussing walking, not riding (far more efficient), and used common milk as the calorie provision (effectively a worst-case scenario).
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2006/1000448/index.html
Please read this. Eating meat is the largest factor for green house gases. So if you want to go Green stop eating meat.