" From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> " " On Mon, 2 May 2005, Sandwich Maker wrote: " " > i still think biodiesel has the most promise of the various " > alternative fuels. " " Think systems, man systems! :-) It's a safe bet there are no more " 'magic bullet' solutions for any of the problems we have now. Car " nuts should wildly support mass public transportation -- lessening i don't use public transportation because my city doesn't have much. however, i'm close enough to city center to walk everywhere downtown; the public library is less than ten minutes away, 0.57mi by mapquest. my bank is clear across town and about 1.3mi; i can still make it in about twenty minutes. supermarket, city hall, restaraunts... i only take my car to work [though i would love to find a job in town] or to visit friends and relatives. " Public transportation isn't a slippery slope to car banishment. agreed. it's an urban solution; cars are a suburban/rural solution. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought