Archive for October, 2008
New silicon solar cells created by researchers in Sydney, Australia are the first in the world to reach 25% efficiency, bringing the technology one step closer to the industry’s ‘theoretical maximum’ of 29% for first-generation silicon photovoltaic cells.
Professor Martin Green, executive director of research at the University of New… Read the rest
Fall is a bitter-sweet season for cyclists in Oregon. The air is cold on the nose but crisp in the lungs. Changing leaves illuminate back-country highways, creating dreamy opportunities for touring. But every orange or yellow leaf is a sign of the impending dreariness of the fog and rain of… Read the rest
From the Oregonian
A court ruling won by a scrappy Oregon environmental group is forcing the federal government to rework its rules on when and how ships can dump their ballast water, a practice blamed for loosing alien pest species on Oregon.
But neither Oregon state regulators nor the environmental… Read the rest
Highlighting the need to re-use and recycle as well as setting a trend in the design world, some companies are coming up with some pretty sweet functions for used skateboards.
Greenupgrader has pulled together the 20 coolest things made from skateboards, from jewelry to chairs. Pictured above are watches by… Read the rest
Once again, the fate of wild salmon is going to be greatly influenced by poor policy. Currently, the federal government is considering whether to weaken the Endangered Species Act, so as to include hatchery raised fish in stock numbers.
From Huffington Post:
“Lawyers for the building industry, farm and … Read the rest
Technically, we wrapped our winter issue just last week, but we hadn’t yet celebrated the fall issue, so last night we threw it down at Wend HQ. Thanks to Widmer Brewing and 360 Vodka for sponsoring the shindig; it’s safe to say the libations were VERY well received.
In addition… Read the rest
One of Oregon’s most well known parks, Smith Rock is famous for its 1500 climbing routes. This photo by flickr user Spearsif (otherwise known as Mike) gives a great perspective of the whole region. Doesn’t it make you want to grab your chalk bag, run in and find a route?… Read the rest
Want to buy one of Lance Armstrong’s LiveStrong wristbands to support cancer, but don’t feel trendy enough to actually wear one? Don’t let that stop you. There are many uses for them other than wrist candy, as you can see above. Any suggestions you have for alternative uses of the… Read the rest
If you haven’t been following the Riding the Spine adventure, you should be. It’s an adventure of epic proportions taking three guys from Alaska all the way through North America and into South America. We ran a story by them featuring their trip last year, and we’re regular followers of… Read the rest
Wheels are spinning at the Portland International Airport (PDX) – and not on the runway. This morning Jonathan Maus, an editor at BikePortland.org, confirmed with aviation officials that PDX hopes to become the first airport in the United States to offer bike assembly areas and other services for two-wheeled travelers.… Read the rest
Thanks to our friends at The Goat for digging up this video that documents bike thefts in Argentina. How they found it is beyond me. In the video an artist leaves unlocked bikes in conspicuous places and video tapes them being stolen. As the project is intended to be more… Read the rest
On Wednesday, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced that over 190 million acres of federal land will be opened for development of geothermal energy resources. If the newly announced plan is implemented, new geothermal energy could meet the needs of 5.5 million homes by 2015.
The plan would identify… Read the rest
Green companies, green clothes, green travel… the colorful word that has come to synonymous with the environment is everywhere. And that’s not always a good thing.
As consumers become more eco-concious more and more companies strive to tout their environmentally friendly ways. And with more and more green labels popping… Read the rest
Finally there’s a blog for all you fixie freaks. Swobo recently launched Guys Who Cut Their Own Hair, a site dedicated solely to the emerging track bike fetish. Wherever you are around the globe, you’re invited to join the community of track bike, fixed gear users, enthusiasts, promoters, builders… the… Read the rest
Our friends at Core Concepts want to give some lucky weekend warrior the funds to take off. Give them a good story and they’ll give you $200 bucks. We might even publish the story to our site after you come back.… Read the rest
