Comments on: Can Bicycling Really Damage the Environment?

By: Sudhir

Sudhir — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:43:56 +0000

I’m gonna publish a new paper

The environmental benefits of Terrorism

kill more ppl = lesser CO2 = Extra environmental brownie points
All with neat looking graphs and statistics

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Ban the Bike - Save the Environment « Verda Vivo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:06:49 +0000

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By: AZ

AZ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:58:32 +0000

That is nuts….
So why not pollute more it will help keep the population sick and dying?
No thats just crazy talk.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:21:32 +0000

Lol Brad

By: Jyoti Kamal

Jyoti Kamal — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:37:44 +0000

The environment is adynamic entity. It has never remained teh same in all its hostry of five billion years and will not remain the same in the future. It is a natural progression for environment to change. why are we so hell bent on keeping it unchanging? one can argue that by trying to keep teh environment unchanging, we humans with good intentions are actually interfering with teh future survival and adaptability of our race. the environment will change and so will our ability to adapt to it. let us not be one track minded in our pursuit of an unchanging environment. we humans too are natural. we are not artificial. our activities are part of teh cycle of change.

By: Brad L.

Brad L. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:11:28 +0000

A clear case for encouraging bicycling and abolishing helmet laws.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:31:04 +0000

I guess you could also conclude that health care is bad for the environment, or putting homicidal killers in jail is bad for the environment.

The short answer to the health of the planet is simple – we need to live within the resources available and leave a significant amount to allow for biodiversity to be maintained. The problem is a lack of understanding and will. I’d suggest “Ecological Footprinting” or “Limits to Growth: The 30-year update” for an understanding about living within our limits.

By: Reality

Reality — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:38:52 +0000

The bicycle isn’t damaging the environment, it’s the person. You might as well have said:
is damaging the environment.

The argument is that fit people live longer, so then any physical activity one engages in is damaging the environment.

By: ec

ec — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:06:10 +0000

I suspect the calculations are flawed, but going along with this, he seems to have neglected the infertility possibly associated with cycling (which would lead to fewer offspring).

By: Gavin Hudson

Gavin Hudson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:08:02 +0000

An interesting perspective, and I agree that overpopulation is an issue that needs addressing. Still, it seems to me that living more healthy lives by not polluting is hardly bad. I think the last paragraph is key here.