This is a guest post from the very thoughtful citisven providing a window on how to accelerate two-wheels as a component of answering our economic, energy, and environmental challenges. I went to a very interesting and inspiring presentation last week at San Francisco’s Public Library. The name of the event was Lessons from Amsterdam: How […]
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Amsterdam Biking Paradise Didn’t Happen Overnight+
April 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tags: bicycles · Energy · guest post
Biking breaks = Offsetting carbon emissions?
September 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Biking breaks = Offsetting carbon emissions?
Carbon offsets are something that trouble me, with the analogy to medieval indulgences clearly seeming relevant for at least some who embrace them. On the other hand, Energy’s Three Rs make much sense to me: Reduce energy use (through efficiency and conservation) Use Renewable Power as much as possible Remediate for any remaining polluting energy […]
Tags: bicycles · eco-friendly · electricity · emissions · Energy · energy efficiency · environmental · Global Warming · green · incandescent lighting
Cities of Bikes
August 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Editor’s notes: Another in the occasional guest posts, here chapter1 from Daily Kos with an excellent discussion of urban bike sharing programs. I’m going to tell you about a quick and easy-to-implement program that will reduce both oil use and city traffic, bring large benefits to public health, and get people where they need to […]
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Three-wheeling our way toward a better tomorrow …
June 6th, 2007 · Comments Off on Three-wheeling our way toward a better tomorrow …
Should we be surprised that out Denmark, nation of windpower and bicycles (18 percent of trips by bicycle), comes an excellent approach to parental (and shopper) bicycling? The trioBike provides real options for the biking parent. This carrier bike can carry two children (up to 180 lbs) and the carrier can be separated so that […]
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iPod COOL Energy: Bike to the Future?
March 24th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Since diving into the deep end when it comes to energy issues, almost every day sees new fascinating concepts, approaches, and technologies. Fascinating … exciting … even hope inspiring at times. And, as well, as the passion builds, so many of these are truly ‘iPod Cool’. This is the fourth of a new series, iPod […]
Tags: bicycles · cities · clean emissions · eco-friendly · energy efficiency · environmental