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Colleen Jordan
Plant Some Bike Art
Make your green transportation greener and go on an adventure with your favorite plants in tow.
Apr 4, 2012 by Bryna Hallam in Arts & Culture (2 Comments)
Bicycle Commuting Counts
“The Biggest Loser” can be the big winner by using existing, low-cost Cloud Computing to measure greenhouse gas reduction from bicycle commuting, as suggested in President Obama's Executive Order 13514.
Feb 21, 2011 in News (6 Comments)
Amy Nordrum
Riding to Get Vocal about Eating Local
Whether it's to the grocery store, restaurant, farmers market or the farm itself, biking reduces food miles in a meaningful way.
Dec 7, 2010 by Ben Amundson in News
Resource Revival
Twenty years after a flat tire prompted Graham Bergh to start making items from bike parts, Resource Revival – and the bicycle recycling movement – is still going strong.
Sep 6, 2010 by Bryna Hallam in Arts & Culture
Re-Cycled Accessories
Re-Cycled Accessories
A love of bikes – and an inability to throw out their old parts – led Brock and Cindy Garvin to the recycled jewelry business.
Sep 6, 2010 by Bryna Hallam in Arts & Culture
Bike Furniture Design
Andy Gregg originally planned to build bicycle frames, but he wound up building furniture from bike parts instead.
Sep 6, 2010 by Bryna Hallam in Arts & Culture
Enclave
Enclave
Artist and designer Kenneth Armstrong is celebrating 10 years of making functional artwork from recycled bike parts.
Sep 6, 2010 by Bryna Hallam in Arts & Culture
Ora
Good-for-the-planet Leather Bike Bags
Leather gets a second life in Ora's environmentally-friendly bike bags.
Aug 19, 2010 in Carry Stuff (1 Comments)
Pam Rogow
PHEW! Provides an Electrifying Cycling Alternative
Rising oil and gas prices may be giving this electric bike store more business, but it is also attributing to higher rent costs.
Jul 29, 2010 by Jenna Sailer in News
Designing for Bikes: Environmental Benefits
Besides the environmental benefits of cycling itself (reducing fuel consumption, gasoline production impacts, air and water pollution, and greenhouse effects), let's also look at the environmental benefits of designing infrastructure for bikes.
Nov 1, 2008 by Lori Kessler in Features
LEED Leads the Way: Bicycles in Green Buildings
As we have become more aware in the last decade of the significant impact we make to our environment, we have taken strides to develop more sustainable practices,
Nov 1, 2008 by Lori Kessler in Features
Book Review: The Human-Powered Home
The Human-Powered Home catalogues the innovations happening all around us as fossil fuel supplies continue to dwindle.
Jun 1, 2008 by Joel Gillespie
Joyrider's Nan Eastep: Stylish in Every Way
True to her ideals, her fabrics are sourced sustainably whenever possible and local seamstresses earn a living wage helping her with assembly.
May 1, 2008 by Molly McCoy in Features
Bites of Energy for Bikers and Hikers
After making granola for her family for the past 25 years, Sally Virgin decided to share her talents with the rest of us by creating Simbree, a growing Seattle-based healthy energy foods company.
May 1, 2008 by Dave Olsen in Food
Pack It in for the Planet
You can tote your food and eat it too, all while being self-sustainable and lessening your impact on the environment.
Apr 1, 2008 by Nicole Vanderwyst in Accessories
The Self-Propelled Outdoor Club
Getting beyond the inherent contradiction in the life of the typical outdoor enthusiast - getting out of the city by self-propelled means.
Mar 1, 2008 by Tara Irwin in Features
Cycling Tsunami
Without the trails, bike lanes, and other facilities, tax breaks alone won’t be enough to move the mainstream population onto their bicycles.
Dec 1, 2007 by John Luton in Ask the Advocate
Corporate Climate Change Programs Getting It Right
Focused on promoting cycling for short trips, Clif Bar’s 2-Mile Challenge program offers practical tools people can use to map their neighbourhoods, and check out their bike commuting options.
Oct 1, 2007 by Amy Walker in Features
Bike Tax Credit Petition Presented To Parliament
At press time, there had been no indication that the government was considering credits for cyclists.
Aug 1, 2007 by Paul Halychuk in Features
From Poop to Popcorn
Motivated by genuine environmental concern, technological challenge, or merely an opportunity for profit, many are joining in the search for energy alternatives.
Jun 1, 2007 by Dean Campbell in Features