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What is Car Sharing and How Does it Work?

Photo: Flickr , CC An Introduction to Car Sharing Car sharing is rapidly growing in popularity, but many people still aren’t quite sure what it is, how it works, and how it compares to other methods of transportation. How expensive is it? Do you have to pay for gas? What if there’s no car when I need one? What about insurance? Where do you park it when you’re done? Is it really better for the environment? Does it save you money? Is it available in my area? These are all questions that we’re going to answer today…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Frank Gehry Recants Earlier Rants, Goes Green

Image credits: Isaac Brekken, mikel.puga In March we noted how Frank Gehry appeared to be a climate skeptic and was not fond of LEED; we followed up with coverage of the architectural bunfight his words started. But in a long interview with Abby Leonard of PBS’s Need to Know , Frank recants, does a few mea culpas and clarif… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Why Own Any Mode of Transportation? Peugeot’s Mu Covers Them All

Peugeot started building bicycles in 1882 and cars in 1890, so they have a bit of a history in different modes of transportation. TreeHugger has been excited about car-sharing setups like zipcar and bike-sharing systems like Velib; product service systems like this let people have transportation when you need it rather than owning it when you don’t. Now Peugeot takes it one step further with “Mu”; They will supply you with anything you need, from a bicycle to a scooter to a car to a van, with options like child seats and rooftop boxes. It is coming to the UK next month, and the Telegraph looks at the pluses and minuses…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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