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Bicycling News

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  Google Maps now suggests bicycle routes

  You want ride your bike, but you simply have no idea how to go about finding a safe route. Sound familiar? Google is coming to the rescue with new Google Maps options deliver… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (24 hours ago) 2 comments

  Companies

  Google

  Definitions

  Carbon footprint

  Web News

  obsessable.com (1 comment) , googleblog.blogspot.com 

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  Turning sweat into energy

  High-tech fitness isn't very sustainable. Treadmills, exercise bikes, brightly lit gyms with their air-conditioners blasting ... Surely someone's come up with a greener… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (150 days ago) 0 comments

  Definitions

  Eco-friendly, Sustainable, Alternative energy, Renewable energy, Emissions

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  Paying for the privilege of walking

  Walking: it's eco-friendly, it's healthy and it's free—or so we thought. But the original form of free transportation may not be so cheap after all. It turns out that… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (197 days ago) 1 comment

  Definitions

  Sustainable, Eco-friendly

  Web News

  mnn.com (2 comments) , grist.org (4 comments) 

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  Feature How to green your shopping

  "For three million years we were hunter-gatherers, and it was through the evolutionary pressures of that way of life that a brain so adaptable and so creative eventually emerged.… | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (213 days ago) 1 comment

  Definitions

  Animal testing, Carbon footprint, Carbon offset, Cruelty-free, Eco-friendly, Energy Star, Fair trade, Food, Locavore, Organic, Recycling

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  The thing about sustainable chocolate

  We'd never pass up a chance at chocolate—not to eat it, not to blog about it. While we're more inclined to keep the former strictly to ourselves (I'll eat every last square… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (245 days ago) 2 comments

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  Organic, Sustainable, Fair trade, Fair wage

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  More bike riding, greener bikes

  In an ideal world, we'd all live near enough to work and shopping that two wheels and two feet would get us just about anywhere where we need to go. Alas, even the well-intentioned… | Read the full article ›

  By Lisa Poisso (262 days ago) 0 comments

  Definitions

  Sustainable, Biodegradable, Bamboo, Hemp

  Web News

  Ecorazzi (1 comment) , cyclingnews.com 

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  Feature How to enjoy a low car diet

  "The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril. There may still be disputes about exactly how much we're contributing to the warming of the earth's … | Read the full article ›

  By Lucy Meskill (262 days ago) 4 comments

  Definitions

  Carbon footprint, Conservation, Eco-activism, Environmental footprint, Fossil fuel, Global warming

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  3 cool urban eco trends

  Cities have some of the coolest eco things; not everything green starts out in the country. Sustainable living is urban living; density promotes sustainable practices like walking… | Read the full article ›

  By Karen Murphy (288 days ago) 0 comments

  Definitions

  Sustainable, Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder

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  5 ways to use your bike to carry stuff

  You're committed to the environment and you're doing your part by riding your bike more places. Great! Only problem: what to do when you need to carry stuff? You can ride your bike… | Read the full article ›

  By Karen Murphy (298 days ago) 6 comments
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  5 7-day eco challenges

  What can you do in a week? Plenty. Although Oprah says it takes 21 days to change a habit, we think there's plenty of eco impact from just a week of doing something different.… | Read the full article ›

  By Karen Murphy (301 days ago) 2 comments

  Definitions

  Locavore, Consumerism