What You Can Do to Help

Public Participation Meeting on Tuesday July 15th | 4pm | Centennial Hall.  Please come to show your support. You are welcome & encouraged to speak.  (limit 5 min.)
The city of London and its people must recognize that drive thrus are an incredible detriment to our environment and are a luxury item.  [...]

American Society for Mechanical Engineers – the 10 second rule has become the 5 second rule based on their research

Virtual Mythbusters by American Society of Mechanical Engineers Florida Section

Contact ASME Florida Section at email address: floridasection@asme.org

The myth we are trying to investigate is the one that says it is better to let your engine idle

because shutting it down and restarting it wastes more gas.

We asked [...]

MOTIONS – Limiting Future Proliferation Of Drive-Through Businesses In The City of North Vancouver

MOTIONS AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS
9. Limiting Future Proliferation Of Drive-Through Businesses In The City of North Vancouver – File: 4000-03-01
Submitted by Councillor S.A. Schechter
WHEREAS Sections 8.4.1 and 8.4.2 of the Official Community Plan set out environmental goals to “demonstrate environmental leadership” and “encourage the community to adapt to a sustainable lifestyle”;
WHEREAS [...]

Physicians are concerned about dangers of air pollution

By M. Edward Wilson
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jul/02/physicians_are_concerned_about_dangers_air_polluti/
There is growing national concern in the medical community that the adverse health impacts of air pollution have been under-appreciated. With our rapid population growth, increasing traffic and proposed port expansions, diesel emissions and other small particulate pollution are of special concern for our area.
We hardly notice diesel exhaust [...]

Dave Zweifel’s Plain Talk: Drive-through

Dave Zweifel —  7/08/2008 5:20 am
It’s getting so that folks can’t even toss out an idea these days without being vilified by cranks and blowhards and their enabling radio talk show hosts.
Madison Plan Commission member Eric Sundquist found that out recently when he suggested the time may have come for the city to [...]

Paying Bills at Drive-thru results in Traffic Chaos…

Paying Bills at Drive-thru results in Traffic Chaos…
LAKELAND | Lakeland Electric is on the verge of pulling the plug on walk-in and drive-through payments at its downtown headquarters.
The reason for wanting to end the service is, of course, money. Utility officials Monday told city commissioners that Lakeland Electric could save about $363,000 per year without [...]

Outsourcing Orders for Jack In The Box

Some Jack In The Box restaurants in North Caroline will be outsourcing drive thru workers to Texas.
The popular fast food chain Jack In The Box is testing a new program designed to increase customer service while cutting costs.
They are outsourcing drive thru workers at several [...]

Plan for ‘fast food’ toys ban, a step closer

Jul 10 2008 by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post
LIVERPOOL last night moved a step closer to introducing a unique by-law banning fast food companies from promoting unhealthy meals in the city with toys.
Both Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors agreed to act on the findings of an inquiry earlier this year which accused burger giants [...]

Toronto Ponders Drive-Thru Ban To Help Environment

Monday December 17, 2007
CityNews.ca Staff
To some people, drive-thrus are right up there with the wheel and the iPod as one of the great inventions.  They’re without doubt an easy way to get your quick fix of fast food, but they also serve up something else. With long lineups come idling cars that harm the environment, and [...]

Toronto Environmental Alliance – Statement on Drive-thrus

Feb 15, 2008 04:30 AM
Vanessa Lu
Dana Flavelle
Staff Reporters

Going through the drive-through for that morning cup of coffee could become a banned ritual for City of Toronto employees.
“Idling a vehicle when you’re not driving wastes fuel. It wastes money. It’s unnecessary carbon emissions,” said Sarah Gingrich, a business analyst with fleet services. “We want [...]