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Consumerism cartoon. Transportation as a symbol of the destructive power of over consumption

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Environmental cartoon. Transport destroying the planet

Environmental cartoon
The rocky road to the future

The (metaphorical) road to the future, with the road breaking up under the weight of traffic. The car represents our consumer lifestyle.

A cartoon about consumerism, transport, cars, suv, four by four, 4×4, environmental destruction, unsustainable lifestyles, sustainability.
Cartoon reference number: env046

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Filed Under: Consumerism, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Wind power cartoon. Are wind turbines a blot on the landscape?

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Wind power cartoon. Turbines as eyesores

Environment cartoon
Wind power cartoon
Energy supply cartoon

A motorist on a crowded motorway complaining that wind turbines are a blot on the landscape or are eyesores.

A cartoon about renewable energy, wind power, electricity generation, road policy,sustainable development, sustainability
Cartoon reference number: env052

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Filed Under: Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Climate change cartoons. Fossil fuel use causes flooding

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Anthropogenic climate change cartoon. Fossil fuel use responsible for flooding

Environmental cartoons
Anthropogenic climate change cartoon or global warming cartoon

Cartoon illustrating the consequences of the fact that fossil fuel use may be responsible for flooding.
The cartoon shows a car stranded in a flood

A cartoon about sustainability, the environment, floods, transport
Cartoon drawn: 2011
Cartoon reference number: env077
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Filed Under: Climate Change cartoons, Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Floods, Transport

Biofuel cartoon. A fuel pump that resembles a bottle of cooking oil

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Biofuel cartoon. Cooking oil bottle as a fuel pump

Environment cartoons
Biofuel illustration
Recycling cooking oil as engine fuel

A fuel pump such as a petrol pump that resembles a cooking oil bottle

A cartoon about bio ethynol, ethanol, biodiesel, fossil fuel dependency, sustainability
Cartoon reference number: env054

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Filed Under: Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Alternative energy cartoons – electric cars cartoon

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

electric car cartoon

Electric cars cartoon
Sustainable energy cartoon

Electric cars filling with fuel at a filling station. Instead of a petrol pump there’s a small electricity pylon

A cartoon about the environment, ecology, transport systems, hybrid cars, oil-free economy, fossil fuel dependency, power supply, energy sources.

Drawn: 2011

Cartoon reference number: env061c

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Filed Under: Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Unsustainable biofuel cartoon. A plantation of biofuel plants

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Biofuel cartoon. A huge plantation stretching for miles

Energy source cartoon
Unsustainable biofuel cartoon

The cartoon shows a car driving through a huge biofuel plantation, with the driver saying that the plantation is so large that the nearest filling station is an hour away at the other side

How much land is needed to grow biofuels?
A cartoon about sustainable energy, biodiesel, unsustainable land use, energy consumption, transport, environmental impact, petrol or gas substitutes.

Drawn: 2009

Cartoon reference number: env053

A colour version of this cartoon can be found here.


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Filed Under: Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Roadkill cartoon: unleaded fuel’s impact on the environment – roadkill caused by fuel tanker

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Unleaded fuel cartoon. Petrol tanker squashing hedgehog

Environment cartoons
Roadkill cartoon
Unsustainable energy cartoon

A fuel tanker transporting unleaded petrol squashing a hedgehog on the road

A cartoon about sustainable energy, environmental impact, roadkill, gas, fuel supply.
Originally published in the Guardian newspaper in the 1980s.
Cartoon reference number: env057

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Filed Under: ANIMALS, Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Transport, Wildlife in danger

Environment cartoon. Cycling cartoon

September 11, 2011 by chrismadden

Unleaded petrol cartoon. Cyclists don't use petrol

Environment cartoon
Cycling cartoon
Cycle campaign cartoon

A car with a sticker saying “I use unleaded petrol” and a cyclist with a jacket reading “I don’t use unleaded petrol”

A cartoon of a car cutting up a cyclist
A cartoon about fuel, gas, petrol, diesel, transport, sustainability, sustainable energy, cycling, bicycles, bikes, urban cycling campaigns, city cycle lanes.
Cartoon reference number: env059

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Filed Under: Energy fuel power, ENVIRONMENT, Transport

Environmental cartoon: a possible problem with progress

September 4, 2011 by chrismadden

Environment cartoon: The human race recklessly driving itself over the precipice

Environmental cartoon

A possible problem with progress – cartoon

The human race ignoring the warning signs and recklessly carrying on and thus driving itself over the precipice and into the abyss – even though the warning signs are plain to see

Cartoon reference number: env051

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Filed Under: Climate Change cartoons, ENVIRONMENT, Other environment cartoons, Transport

Transport cartoon: traffic jam symbolising lack of progress

September 4, 2011 by chrismadden

transport cartoon - traffic at a standstill

Transport system cartoon
Environment cartoon

A cartoon about the concept of progress
Is (some) progress an illusion?
Is (some) progress a good thing?

Cars at a standstill in a traffic jam symbolising progress (or the lack of it) in transport planning and in the excessive use of cars as personal transport.
It is also a cartoon about the philosophical question of whether progress is necessarily a good thing
Cartoon reference number: env050

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A more recent version of this cartoon can be found here

Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT, Philosophy Cartoons, Transport

Transport cartoon: how to avoid traffic congestion using an suv or four wheel drive

August 29, 2011 by chrismadden

Transport cartoon - urban congestion cartoon

Transport cartoon
Urban traffic gridlock cartoon

A cartoon showing the use of an suv, 4×4,  four wheel drive or Chelsea tractor to beat traffic jams or road congestion.

Urban traffic flow cartoon
Cartoon reference number: env047

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Filed Under: ENVIRONMENT, Transport

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