[Magdalen] gas prices?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Detroit and Houston / Cars and the 'oil capital of the USA'   had and 
continue to have little regard for discouraging car use... or creating 
viable and effective mass transit...

Lynn, born in Detroit city (lived in the burbs) and a 27 year resident of 
H'town

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

Thomas Merton writes, “People may spend their whole lives climbing the 
ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is 
leaning against the wrong wall.”

"What you seek is seeking you." - Rumi

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From: "Jim Guthrie" <jguthrie at pipeline.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 1:21 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] gas prices?

> From: Charles Wohlers
>
>>Yes, and I'm sure that when you moved to Scranton you installed a 
>>woodstove
>
> In case you didn’t know, Woodstoves are pretty efficient at pumping carbon 
> into the atmosphere. Renewables per se do not address Global Warming.
>
> But it should be noted that unlike those who talk the talk but don’t walk 
> the walk, it appears that the younger generation is paying attention:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/upshot/where-the-graduates-are-going-and-where-they-already-are.html
>
> Note that only one of the top cities attracting college graduates does not 
> have rail transit -- Indianapolis. Places that have been traditionally 
> hostile to transit are chasing away the graduates/millenials, like 
> Detroit.
>
> And while we're at it, it should be noted that millenials are a big 
> concern to the autmakers, as they tend to not care about getting their 
> drivers license, let alone a car:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/report-finds-americans-are-driving-less-led-by-youth.html
>
> . . . even the automakers are concerned:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/business/media/to-draw-reluctant-young-buyers-gm-turns-to-mtv.html
>
> So at least the youngsters are concerned,even as the boomers continue in 
> denial.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim Guthrie