I was a committed biker in Omaha in 1968. Just down the street from Warren Buffett’s office is a Bronco Burger, where he has been known to eat an occasional lunch. One winter night I propped my bike on the end of the picnic table beside the drive through. I got some strange stares from the people in their cars as I dined al fresco at 7 degrees.

Be earlier than you think:

Portland, ORE. —The City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Multnomah County Office of Sustainability have released a two-year progress report for Portland and Multnomah County’s 2009 Climate Action Plan. The guiding document for the City and County’s response to climate change, the Climate Action Plan is a three-year plan to put Portland on a path to achieve a 40 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, and an 80 percent reduction by 2050. The progress report was presented at today’s City Council meeting.

"We have made great progress toward implementation of our ambitious Climate Action Plan goals, in part because we’re creating a more connected city", Portland mayor Sam Adams stated, "But we haven't gone far enough. Toward that end, I'm pleased to announce that Portland City Council has today unanimously approved new regulations that will add immeasurably to our efforts. By January 2015, all cars in the city will be required to adopt the new zero-mileage technology; dramatically reducing our collective carbon output."

okay, I made some of it up at the end, there....