Is Green Travel More Expensive?

There has been a small flurry of blog posts on green travel sites recently about the costs of green travel. It seems that in general you do not pay more to exercise an eco transport decision.

We'd like to point out that Rideshare as a transport option can actually be CHEAPER for both parties engaging - the driver can offset part of their fuel cost and the rider often gets a quality ride at less than a budget bus ticket.

Cool new Kiwi transport!

Check it out - born in Christchurch, New Zealand and now looking to take on the world...!!!

http://www.yikebike.com

People!

Hmmm, so we are are now confronting the web developer dilemma - how do you get people to come to your wonderful site? We're working on that one. But if you do come and signup and list - we thank you! And would love your feedback. If you have ideas how we can get everybody in NZ and the EU to visit Cooreea we'd also like to hear from you very soon :-)

Cooreea - perfect for odd shaped things purchased on Trademe!

One of the uses we always imagined for Cooreea is if, as I did last year, you purchase an odd shaped item like a bicycle on Trademe and want it transported down the country.

There are numerous cars travelling the roads everyday and I for one would much rather send my bike or surfboard with somebody who is used to transporting and caring for such things.

There are numerous odd freight items, garden equipment, chainsaws, tools of all kinds and we look forward to seeing what imaginative uses Cooreea is put to.

Doing good is way better than doing less bad

Part of the reason we have got so excited about Cooreea is that we like working on projects which are actively making the world a better place.

But what is a 'good' project? For many designers the ideas portrayed in 'Cradle to Cradle', a book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart printed in 2002 define this and are as attractive as they are frustrating, in that very few people can influence the entire supply chain and are thwarted in their attempts to make better products.

We are aiming to make Cooreea a 'good' in every way we can. Our aim now is to increase transport efficiency and in the future to allow people to make greener choices when choosing transport options.

If you have time to listen to McDonough give the pocket version of 'Cradle to Cradle' there is an excellent recent lecture available by podcast or download here: