Ergonomics

The Coming Boom in Boomer-Friendly Transport (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)

12 May 2008

The oldest baby boomers start turning 65 in less than three years, but car-crazed American society isn't ready, and neither are the boomers themselves.

Elantra becoming a compact contender (Austin American-Statesman)

12 May 2008

Last fall, I unexpectedly found myself without wheels and rented a Hyundai Elantra, the least-expensive car I could find. That dusty little black rental car — its cabin reeking from too many squirts of air freshener — turned out to be quite a revelation.

Freezing at Work It's Not Just Fingers, Toes That Suffer (The Lakeland Ledger)

12 May 2008

Forget international summits on environmental policy. An ugly war against climate change is probably being waged in your workplace. The scene is the same in many an office Sally in Accounting shivers at her desk, bundled in a wool sweater, while Tim in Human Resources sweats through the 10 a.m. meeting.