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A mile in my shoes
Debunking the notion that walking is bad for the planet |
Clark Williams-Derry |
10 Aug 2007 |
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| Sheesh. Wouldn't you know it, the "walking is bad for the planet" meme has reared its head yet again, this time in a British newspaper: Food production is now so energy-intensive that more carbon is emitted providing a person with enough calories to walk ... than a car would emit over the same distance. The climate could benefit if people avoided exercise, ate less and became couch potatoes. This made its way to the top of Digg over the w ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, energy, energy efficiency, food, green living, placemaking (all these topics) |
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