May 23rd, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
With rising oil prices, global warming, rising obesity, and lack of exercise among Americans, it would seem harmlessly riding bikes to school would be celebrated, perhaps even promoted as a new normal. On the second-to-last day of school, seniors rode their bikes to school under police escort, rendering complaints of illegal road traffic moot. It was supposed to be a fun twist on the typical things students do for senior prank day. Even the Mayor joined them, handing out free donuts. Unfortunately, the principal of Kenowa Hills High School in Walker, Michigan, thought differently. In a page from the book of absurdity, 64 students from Kenowa Hills High School were suspended for riding bikes to school
May 17th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
If you walked into an energy generating gym, you might not notice at first. You'd see your regular sweaty, toned bodies on sleek workout machines, but there's a special icing on the cake here - these machines are hooked up to batteries that generate electricity. Essentially, kinetic energy from your workout is converted into DC, then converted into AC, the form of electricity used by most homes and appliances today. So your workout could potentially power the whole building, or even sell it back to the grid. You can exercise to create renewable energy, what a novel concept
May 9th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Most of us still have lawns all around us, which, while beautiful, are truly energy intensive in Maintaining. The're use of water, gas-powered mowing and weed killing are harsh on local eco-systems . You could consider a lawn alternative, such as a native plant garden, or something that fits with your micro-climate. Some people even grow food and veggie beds in their front lawns. If your heart's set on keeping your lawn, consider cutting down on your energy use with a push-reel lawn mower and let your grass clippings stay on your lawn. Here's how to compost and recycle your grass clippings
May 2nd, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
We've talked about biking to work and how it helps the environment yet there's still some difficulty in having biking become the main transport getting people from point A to point B. What if there was a way to share bikes, specifically, cargo bikes which offer storage space making an excellent car replacement. Enter a global platform for P2P cargo bike-sharing, helping replace driving with biking
April 25th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Here are 10 date ideas spring, sure to lower your impact while still turning up the heat
April 18th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Rice is a staple grain for many cultures all over the world. For many, organic products are believed safer than traditional items so organic rice products were believed safe and healthy. Recently, however, inorganic arsenic was found in organic brown rice syrup. Learn about arsenic contamination in rice and some things you can do to keep your family safe
April 11th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Everyone has trouble thinking positively about money. Most people think you can't make money without doing something bad, something against your values. Some think if you have a lot of money, you'll lose your hold on your values, you'll be disconnected from the "regular folk". But it's about time this mentality about money shifted
April 4th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Having a hard time explaining to your kids why the family’s going green? If you’re living in a typical neighborhood, [&hellip
March 28th, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Remember playing with that nasty smelling stuff – Play-Doh – as a kid? It was fun and colorful, but it [&hellip
March 21st, 2012 | by Lynn Fang
Water recycles over and over. Whatever we put in water now will return to us again. Our oceans are filling [&hellip
