College of Home Economics

Black defines sustainable transportation as "one that provides transport and mobility with renewable fuels while minimizing emissions detrimental to the local and global environment and preventing needless fatalities, injuries, and congestion" (264). There is no question that right now our transportation system is far from sustainable: not only do we continue to use fossil fuels, a finite resource, but our vehicles, even though they are more than 90% cleaner than they were thirty years ago, still cause air pollution and contribute to global climate change. Plus, we find ourselves in ever increasing congestion and, despite tremendous advances in safety, way too many people still die in car crashes each year. How do we solve these problems? While Black considers a wide range of potential solutions, he seems most interested in two: the adoption of alternative fuels, particularly hydrogen fuel cells; and the increased deployment of intelligent transportation systems, particularly signs that can help people drive more safely and efficiently on roadways by adjusting speed limits in response to events such as poor weather. Interesting, despite the fact that the book was published in 2010, there is no mention of the possibility that driverless cars could promote sustainable transportation, As I write this California and Nevada have passed legislation allowing for driverless cars to operate on public roadways, with other jurisdictions surely planning to follow suit. Driverless cars would certainly reduce crashes (computers never drink and are never tired) and will probably reduce congestion by allowing cars to travel closer together at high rates of speed (computers have pretty good reaction times). Since the timeframe of the book is far enough into the future to see a time when hydrogen fueling stations are common (2030), it seems like a great flaw of the book to overlook the impact driverless cars will have twenty years from now.

Panimula Ang Bulakan ay isa sa mga lalawigan ng Pilipinas na matatagpuan sa Region 3 o Gitnang Luzon. Ito ay madalas daanan ng mga turistang papuntang Baguio, Ilocos, Pampanga, Cagayan, at Pangasinan. Hindi na ito maiaalis sa kasaysayan ng bansa dahil isa ito sa mga naunang nag-aklas noong panahon ng Kastila. Kaya nga naging isa ito sa walong sinag ng araw na makikita sa bandila ng Pilipinas. Ang Bulacan ay may mayamang kultura na nagsimula pa bago dumating ang mga kastila. Ang mga sinaunang Bulakenyo ay may magaganda ng tradisyon at pag uugali noon na maaring nailipat sa kasalukuyang henerasyon o tuluyan ng nawala sa lipunan. Sa kabila nito nananatili na mayaman ang Bulacan sa kulturang kinagisnan nito. Isa sa malaking bahagi ng kultura ay ang pagkain. Ang pagkain ang naglalarawan ng mga pinagdaanan ng ating bansa. Ito ay saksi ng ating kasaysayan at ito rin ang bumuhay sa ating mga ninuno, nagbigay ng lakas at pumawi sa kanilang gutom at uhaw. Isa itong mahalagang bahagi ng ating kultura na inilalarawan ang kalikasan, kasanayan, kagalingan, paniniwala, pag ibig, at sumasalamin sa ating mga buhay. Ibig sabihin sa mga pagkaing pamana satin makikita kung paano namuhay ang ating mga ninuno gaano man ito ka espesyal o ito ay simple lamang. Kaya dapat natin pahalagahan ang isang magandang pamana sa atin. Ang pagkain ay isa sa pinakamahalagang bagay na pangangailangan ng tao upang mabuhay. Ito ay isa sa mga pangunahing kailangan ng isang nabubuhay na nilalang. Ito ang kailangan sa paglaki at paglakas ng katawan. Isa rin ito sa mabuting pinagkukuhanan ng enerhiya at nutrisyon upang mabuhay kaya naman ito ang kailangan sa pagpapanatiling wasto ng katawan ng isang tao. Samakatuwid ang kapaligiran ng tao