I’ve always thought of a roundabout as just a traffic control system. Yet, while I was visiting North America recently I realised that the benefits of roundabouts go far beyond safety and traffic flow performance. In fact, roundabouts have significant environmental benefits!
As the summer heats up, we retreat to the cool of our air-conditioned classrooms, lounge rooms and offices. We grizzle about our shrivelling gardens and rising energy and grocery costs, but many of us remain oblivious to the cost to our environment. We notice the unseasonal weather, complaining about cold snaps, heat waves and natural disasters, but we fail to take responsibility.
Having been involved in the environmental, energy saving and energy producing products industry for some 14 years now, oftentimes one gets the feeling that you have pretty much seen it all. So when I was invited to attend one of the world’s largest green conferences, “West Coast Green”, I jumped at the chance to see what was new and how things were being done or developed in the USA.
As Australian bicycle sales continue to outstrip motor vehicle sales and prove resilient in the face of a slowing economy, the next evolution – the Electric bike – is taking off around the world.
What drives you to make changes - saving money or saving the planet? Wouldn’t it be great to be able to do both at the same time? It seems that “driving green” actually can! Whether your vehicle is performance red, classic silver, fleet car white, Bentley blue, or bold and black, consider making your vehicle GREEN.
Australia is in the grip of a bicycle boom, and it’s not just the super-fit and healthy who can go fast, without making any noise…
The TV screen contributes more to the perpetuation of climate change than anything else…
I’ve always thought of a roundabout as just a traffic control system. Yet, while I was visiting North America recently I realised that the benefits of roundabouts go far beyond safety and traffic flow performance. In fact, roundabouts have significant environmental benefits!
As the summer heats up, we retreat to the cool of our air-conditioned classrooms, lounge rooms and offices. We grizzle about our shrivelling gardens and rising energy and grocery costs, but many of us remain oblivious to the cost to our environment. We notice the unseasonal weather, complaining about cold snaps, heat waves and natural disasters, but we fail to take responsibility. 
Having been involved in the environmental, energy saving and energy producing products industry for some 14 years now, oftentimes one gets the feeling that you have pretty much seen it all. So when I was invited to attend one of the world’s largest green conferences, “West Coast Green”, I jumped at the chance to see what was new and how things were being done or developed in the USA. 
As Australian bicycle sales continue to outstrip motor vehicle sales and prove resilient in the face of a slowing economy, the next evolution – the Electric bike – is taking off around the world.
What drives you to make changes - saving money or saving the planet?
