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Steiner, a Forbes writer, chronicles how Americans' tastes, habits and families will change as gas prices rise. At $6 per gallon, he argues, traveling youth-sports teams will decide to stick close to home; at $10, gift cards will be biodegradable and have literal expiration dates; and at $14 per gallon, Wal-Mart will die, garbage trucks will shrink and U.S. manufacturing will be reborn. Steiner contends that sky-high gas prices will force the country to reorganize itself - we'll abandon exurbs in favor of cities and small towns - and drive us to consume less. He talked to TIME...
...downfall of the SUV has been predicted for years. You say it's coming at $6 per gallon. Can't someone develop a safe, light, super-green SUV? It's certainly possible. But it wouldn't be a car accessible to many people. Take Chevy's Tahoe Hybrid, for example. This truck contains cutting-edge technology. But [here's] the bottom line for this hybrid SUV: 21 m.p.g. at a cost of $50,000. Those aren't stats that come close to practical. When gas reaches $6 per gallon, Americans will take the path of least resistance - and that means...
Obama is dangling the possibility of more federal aid for community colleges just as they are grappling with state budget cuts as well as record enrollments, as laid-off workers rush to get retraining. Many of these two-year schools, which get about 30 cents for every dollar of per-student funding the Federal Government awards to four-year institutions, have had to let go of faculty or effectively cap enrollment. (See how colleges are bracing for a financial-aid crunch...
Golfers also come routinely to Bermuda, which has more golf courses - nine - than fast-food restaurants, making the country's concentration of courses per square mile the highest in the world. Most golfers play Bermuda in the winter, when it's cooler and cheaper to visit, so the links are less crowded in summer. We recommend the government-owned Port Royal, which reopened in May after a $15 million renovation and is slated to host the 2009 PGA Grand Slam of Golf in October. The regular greens fee is $225; guests of the Pompano Beach Club next door...
...Bermuda Railway Trail follows an old rail bed and traverses the entire string of eight islands that make up the inhabited parts of Bermuda. Cyclists on the path are never out of sight of the islands' clear waters, craggy bluffs and white-roofed cottages. Bike rentals cost about $10 per day or $50 per week; at some hotels, they are free. Remember to ask for a "pedal bike" when renting; if you ask for a bicycle, you'll get a moped. (See TIME's Global Adviser for exotic, beautiful and interesting getaways...