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Videos on Vehicles, Transportation, and Sprawl
This list of serious and funny videos about transportation, vehicles, and sprawl includes videos on mass transit, CAFE standards, gas mileage, SUVs, transportation policy, roads, traffic, congestion, suburban sprawl, and future transportation systems.
See the rightmost column for additional categories of videos related to vehicles, transportation, and sprawl.
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SMUG ALERT
The people of South Park go from Cluelessville to Greentown and then back again, first jumping on the hybrid-vehicle bandwagon and then being overcome with the effects of deadly smugness. Watch funny video about hybrids.
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TIRED OF TRAFFIC
Well, I thought the solution to chronic traffic problems was more use of mass transit, for people to live closer to work, and tax shifting off of income and onto fossil fuels. Silly me. Nothing so ambitious is necessary. This funny traffic video from The Onion shows offers a simple solution.
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AMERICANS ENJOYING THANKSGIVING TRADITION OF SITTING AROUND AT AIRPORT
A short, amusing video clip showing that American Thanksgiving traditions are alive and well and living in ... the airport. Watch funny thanksgiving travel video.
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ROB LITTLE ON CARPOOLING AND PLASTIC BOTTLES
Two videos from funnyman Rob Little that subtly get the point across about choosing new ways to be green. The first video focuses on the pros and cons of carpooling, the second on reducing the use of plastic water bottles. Watch... funny carpooling video ...or... funny plastic bottle video.
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BETTAH!
A funny animation promo'ing plug-in hybrids as the "bettah" solution among transportation options. From CalCars.
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GOD BLESS MY SUV
A funny satirical song/video regarding some people's love for up-high mega-motoring. Via YouTube... Go there
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BIG THREE OWNER’S MANUAL — The Big Three US auto makers needed a bailout because they failed to correctly perceive ANY of the trends that now rule—peak oil and convulsing fuel prices; the public demand for hybrids and electric cars; and the stupidity of carrying large amounts of debt. On the other hand, if Detroit stops being Motor City, lots of hard-working guys and gals lose their livelihoods. Mark Fiore has some animated fun with the whole mess.
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PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENTS FOR REDUCED-ENERGY LIVING
A great interview with a developer who has proved that it is possible to escape the standard grid-dependent sprawl model and instead create a community that uses sustainable energy sources, collocates services and homes, has more green spaces—and that people love living in. From Peak Moment Television.
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| “WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?” — Were electric cars like the EV-1, once popular with owners but now dead and gone, really "not ready for prime time"? Or were they killed by the greed and short-sightedness of special interests? From the PBS program NOW via DailyMotion.
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PERSONAL RAPID TRANSIT
It's not quite a transportation system from the age of "The Jetsons," but Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is pretty cool and futurey! This animation shows how the system works. From bettercampus.org via YouTube.
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Videos on Energy, Oil, Peak Oil, Resilience
Videos on Pollution (water, air, land, general)
Videos on All Topics
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Resources for Air Pollution
Resources for Energy Issues
Resources for Peak Oil
Resources for Suburban Sprawl
Resources for Vehicles & Transportation
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Sea Change Radio
Amanda Eaken on the Rise of Collaborative Transportation —
28 May 2013 —
With economic, energy, and environmental crises converging, the need to transform our daily routines has become increasingly apparent. Part of the solution may be collaborative consumption—a new twist on the very old concept of sharing things. Amanda Eaken, the Deputy Director of Sustainable Communities at the Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses how the concept applies to transportation, with new modes including bike-sharing; slugging (informal carpooling); car sharing; and improving information availability on mass transit options.
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NPR
New York, Chicago, and San Francisco Launching Bike-Share Programs —
01 Jun 2013 —
New York kicked off a new bike-sharing program this week, with Chicago and San Francisco expected to launch similar systems this summer. The sharing programs are all check-in, check-out systems, with automated stations spread throughout the city, designed for point-to-point trips.
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Science Friday
Hydrogen Vehicles—Is there Hope? —
09 Feb 2013 —
With major automakers forming alliances to work on fuel cell cars, is the future for hydrogen vehicles getting brighter? What obstacles still stand in the way? Jennifer Kurtz of NREL discusses the current state of hydrogen vehicle technology and infrastructure.
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CHEVY TAHOE AD PARODIES
Some green rascals have made a bunch of funny, satirical ads parodying Chevy's own ads for its motorized land-mammoth, the Tahoe. Available at GoogleVideo.
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EXTREME AUTO MAKEOVER
A fun combination animation-cartoon/interactive cartoon that lets you tell Detroit what they're doing wrong. From Union of Concerned Scientists.
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