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All-Electric, Zero Emission Jet Ski Goes 50 MPH (w/ Video)
It was only a matter of time before emissions-free technology moved from cars and bicycles to water vehicles. The ECO Jet Ski, supposedly...
Montreal Inaugurates Largest Bike-Sharing Program in North America
Montreal inaugurated North America's first large-scale bicycle-sharing system this week. 30 times larger than the program in Washington, DC., tourists, shoppers and commuters can...
French Physicist Wins $1.4M Templeton Prize for Spiritual Implications of Quantum Mechanics
French physicist and philosopher of science Bernard d'Espagnat has won the Templeton Prize for work which acknowledges that science cannot fully explain 'the...
On Australia Day, Cities Celebrate Going Green
For some of Australia’s best-known cities, companies and organizations, this year’s Australia Day will be celebrated, not only with barbecues or beach parties, but...
Bamboo Bikes, Ghana’s Green Transport (w/ Video)
A new kind of bicycle, lightweight and sturdy, made from the abundant bamboo in the forests of Ghana is making life easier for farmers...
House Bill to Provide Gas-Price-Relief Without Drilling
Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Transportation and Housing Options was introduced in the Congress yesterday that would offer Americans relief from high gas prices by...
Kindness of Strangers Brings Hope to World’s Tallest Man
Just because you are in the Guiness World Record book doesn't mean your life is all roses. Leonid Stadnik got frostbite from walking in...
College to Give Bikes to Freshmen
Ripon College hopes to ease its campus parking shortage with a bicycle giveaway for incoming freshmen: "If they promise not to bring a car...
30,000 in Barcelona Share Bikes
Barcelona has gone bike crazy, with 30,000 people signing up in the first 2 months to participate in a new public transportation system involving...
The Street Samaritans of New Orleans
Post-Katrina volunteer medics on bicycles have created a new model of community health care in New Orleans. (Mother Jones)
Chase Opens its First “Green” Bank Branch in U.S.
Environmental issues dictate building materials at the first "green" branch for Chase banks. From ceiling tiles made from recycled material down to bamboo floor,...
Neurosurgeon Donates His $20 Million Fortune to His Native Indian Village
Dr. Kumar Bahuleyan went from extreme poverty to lavish living as a neurosurgeon. He was born into the poverty of the “untouchable” caste in...
Paris Launches Green Transport Citywide (Video)
Electric trams, low-cost bicycle rentals, dedicated bus lanes and, before long, commuter buses. Paris has pulled out all stops in its efforts to offer...
Eco-Friendly Bamboo Bikes: a New Way to Pedal
Bamboo has captured the imagination of American manufacturers -- providing the material for everything from plush tee shirts to baseball bats to flooring. Count...
Building a Better Bike Lane
"Flat, compact and temperate, the Netherlands and Denmark have long been havens for bikers. In Amsterdam, 40 percent of commuters get to work by...
Illusion, the Must-See Movie of the Year (Join Spiritual Cinema DVD Club and Get Film Free in May)
“What if I could do my life over again?” This is the tantalizing question at the heart of ILLUSION, a new film starring the...
Women Cycle Around the Middle East, for Peace
249 female cyclists from 30 countries, both Western and Arab, began peddling for peace in northern Syria on April 7 in the third annual...
The Top Ten Green Buildings for 2006
This summer, the American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design...
Guns for Bikes Program in Africa Expanding
This program should be administered throughout the world! ... Gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo are given bicycles in exchange for their weapons....
Chicago Unveils Most Ambitious Bike Plan in US
Chicago has unveiled its new Bike 2015 Plan, designed to achieve the mayor's goal to make the Windy City the most bicycle-friendly city in...