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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 01:54 PM
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Horses as transportation making a comeback in France?
PARIS (Reuters) - French towns worried about fuel prices, pollution and striking transport workers need look no further than the horse.

Horses are a possible alternative for vehicles such as school buses and refuse trucks, say groups eager to pick up on global concerns about eco-friendly transport.

"It's all about sustainable development and bringing some humanity back to today's monotonous, machine-driven jobs," Stephane de Veyrac, from the French National Stud Organisation, said at this week's annual conference of French mayors.

De Veyrac's group says it is the first in France to offer consulting on a wide range of horse-powered vehicles that could also haul bottles and aid street sweeping.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_france_horses
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BrklynLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 02:03 PM
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1. Good. Maybe they will stop eating them now...
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China_cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-21-07 02:46 PM
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2. And make jobs for clean-up crews.
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