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Close to one billion people in our world do not have access to clean water—that’s about one in every eight people. Water.org confirms, “The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns.” As communities throughout the world fight water-borne illness and struggle to… Read the rest
File this one under ‘things it’s easy to forget about.’ There was a great article on Slate … Read the restlast week in which writer Brian Palmer asked and answered a pretty interesting question: how far does one have to ride on a bicycle to cancel out the carbon that went in to
The simple act of riding a bicycle seems eco-friendly to most of us, so much so that we usually don’t even think to measure how “green” the frame and parts are. Generally, they consist of resource-intensive materials that don’t biodegrade–Your average frame may be aluminum, titanium, steel, or carbon, your… Read the rest
For Charlie Preston-Townsend, Spela Bertoncelj and Andrew Boslett, three college graduates in their mid-20s, life after college has taken an unexpected–and sustainable–route. The trio plan to pedal from Bozeman, Montana on a mission to cross the country on bicycle. Getting away from a daily reliance on planes and automobiles is… Read the rest
What if the energy you expend while cycling could do more than just propel you from place to place? What if that energy could actually do double duty–and be utilized not only to move our bicycling bodies–but also to power our very own cell phones…
The cell company Nokia is… Read the rest
Cars and pollution go together hand-in-hand. Which is why transportation devices that put out little to no hazardous emissions are preferred by green enthusiasts. That being said, one of the best, least environmentally taxing means of transportation is the good ol’ bicycle. Now, that … Read the restbeing said, bikes don’t always provide
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ~Mark Twain, “Taming the Bicycle”
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
When man … Read the rest
Sure, we’ve seen gyms provide man-made electricity to power an entire basketball game. We’ve also seen gyms use devices to capture kinetic energy and turn it into electricity for the nearby campus. But we’ve never encountered a way in which an individual can generate and store clean energy for one’s… Read the rest
The days of looking like a dweeb to protect your noggin are coming to an end. Designers at Yakkay have now made it possible to be chic and head-injury free with a helmet that can be fitted with a line of awesome covers. Ranging from the Tokyo, which resembles a… Read the rest
A couple weeks ago, we showed you the Parisian tree made out of plastic bottles. Well the French aren’t the only ones who got creative this season. Made out of recycled bike parts, this Christmas Tree comes from architect Sarah Wigglesworth, in order to support cycling in the UK. Reflectors… Read the rest
