Diss Google Buses All You Want. They're Still Pretty Green.

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MOTHER JONES April 7, 2014   THIS WEEK'S ECONUNDRUM Diss Google Buses All You Want. They're Still Pretty Green. The Bay Area's collective freak-out over tech companies' private commuter shuttles reached a crescendo last December. Protesters in San Francisco blocked a bus headed to Google's Silicon Valley headquarters, and, in Oakland, mobs surrounded two more Google buses, slashing tires, breaking a window with a brick, and leaving flyers instructing the shuttles to "get the f*** out of Oakland." The incidents made headlines all over the world. Of course, the mob's real beef wasn't the buses but their riders: affluent techies who have flocked to trendy neighborhoods in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley, driving rents through the roof, the protesters claim. Although this fight is really about gentrification, somewhere along the way the shuttles' environmental footprint became a battleground. The companies argue that their buses are a greener alternative to hour-plus solo auto commutes, while critics counter that any benefits are canceled out as people forced from their neighborhoods commute back into the city for work. But those critics are missing a vital piece of the puzzle. To find out what it is, click here. [READ MORE]     MORE ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH COVERAGE In Cargill's Chicken Factories in China, Workers "Live on the Farm" and "Can't Leave" So says the CEO. [READ MORE] Animal Planet's "Call of the Wildman" Abruptly Canceled in Canada The move follows MoJo's investigation exposing animal mistreatment behind the hit reality show. [READ MORE]	MOST ACTIVE DISCUSSION Why Did the Media Devote So Much Attention to the Missing Malaysian Airplane? Given our short attention spans when it comes to the news, the continued coverage was surprising. But was it necessary? [READ MORE]     MORE FROM MOJO Which of These 16 Cars Wins the Fuel-Efficiency Smackdown? So you think you know cars? Play our gas guzzler bracket. [READ MORE]   ADVERTISEMENT What The Plastics Industry Will Never Tell You About How Their Products Are Harming Your Children. Click here to find safe alternatives to the plastics that could be harming your kids.   Become a fan of Econundrums on Facebook.   Read the Blue Marble
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