Fifteen newly built bicycle-powered generators are helping to power the movement at Occupy Wall Street. After the FDNY and NYPD seized generators and biofuels citing a fire hazard, clever and resourceful occupiers, with the help of Pedal Power NYC and Time's Up!, have developed a green and sustainable way to solve their energy needs. Though the confiscated generators were returned to protesters last night, winter's approach ensures that those living in Zuccotti Park will need all the power they can muster.
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Occupy Wall Street Plans To Stay Forever With 15 New Bike-Powered Generators
Video: Occupy Wall Street Will Soon Survive On Pedal Power
Yesterday, the FDNY and NYPD raided Zuccotti Park and confiscated Occupy Wall Street's "generators and fuel from Zuccotti that posed a fire safety threat." Even the biofuels, man! But cycling advocacy group Times Up! energy-mapped the whole park and determined it would take 11 pedal-powering generators to fuel the movement, at the total cost of around $8,000.
MTA Wants Customer Green to Green the System
The MTA is considering letting passengers pay more to help contribute to making its operations more eco-friendly. This is how the NY Times puts it, "The authority said on Thursday that it was considering a 'green MetroCard' program that would let riders make donations to help pay for making its operations more environmentally sustainable. The program would also apply to commuter rail tickets and E-ZPasses." And here's the Post's take, "The MTA now wants to ask straphangers to fork over extra cash when they buy a MetroCard to help fund the agency's pet 'green' projects."
Poll: Congestion Pricing More Appealing if Mass Transit Actually Improves
A new Quinnipiac poll reveals that people may support congestion pricing - if they get something in return. And that something is better mass transit.
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