CANTON will soon wear a different look as its commuters abandon the traditional bicycle for other modes of transport. In a dramatic step to ease traffic congestion, Cantonese officials intend to restrict and eventually ban the environment-friendly carrier, the China News Service (CNS) reports. CNS says the plan to crack down on the city's three million bicycles is linked with construction of several major roadways and a subway project.
Meanwhile, in New Maxico, USA, a pink clay used for centuries by native Indians, is the current rage with house-builders in Santa Fe, USA. In addition to its practicality -- it keeps warm in winter and cool in summer -- it is chic. The catch is: It is also expensive. Using adobe pushes the cost of a house 37 per cent above the national average.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/china-bans-bicycles-while-usa-goes-back-mud-houses
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/housing-construction
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mud
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cycles
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us