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bigfootvegan on March 24, 2006 - 7:32pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
if oil goes upto $100 a barrel?

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24333447.htm

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - If the price of crude oil ever jumps to $100 a barrel and sends gasoline costs soaring, you're better off living in New York City than just about anywhere else, according to a study released on Friday.

who pays for this research and why??

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gunnk on March 24, 2006 - 10:07pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
Interestingly, New Yorkers actually have just about the smallest environmental impact of any large group of Americans.

Why?  Because their "environmental footprint" is very small by American standards.

In sub/exurbia people occupy half an acre (or more) for a 2400 - 5000 sq ft house.  In NYC families occupy a fraction of the floor space and a TINY fraction of the land (thanks to building vertically).  In the 'urbs people have several cars per family and NEVER use mass transit (which typically isn't conveniently available anyway).  In NYC most people don't even own a vehicle and commute by foot and mass transit.

Why would this interest anyone?  If you are interested in the issue of peak oil, it should interest you:  New Yorker's can get by on much less energy than most Americans and a whole lot less oil energy.

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AlanfromBigEasy on March 25, 2006 - 12:56am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
The weakness of New York is Manhatten.  High rises take MUCH more energy per square foot than low rises (alhough not oil energy bye and large).

Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and even Bronx - good.  Manhatten - not so good.

BTW, preKatrina, the residents of The Big Easy were in a statistical tie with the residents of The Big Apple for fewest miles driven annually.

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