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On climate change. It’s either us, or nothing at all

Stalling on climate change isn’t a result of crazy people and science doubters. It’s a function of you (and me) being unwilling to change...

L.A. approves initiative to add hundreds of miles of bike lanes

It calls for 238 miles of protected bike lanes, hundreds more unprotected lanes and 300 miles of improvements for buses. Los Angeles...

Paris closed 100 streets to cars for good and the effects have been profound

All eyes were on Paris the site of this summer’s Olympic Games, but the city is also in the spotlight because of what they’ve recently...

The Cost of Our Comfort and Convenience

Our insatiable desire for ease and luxury is driving a global crisis in food, water, and climate. We can't simply throw money at the...

Building Muscle on a Plant-Based Diet: The Best Foods & Nutrients to Eat

Strong muscles aren’t just for athletes, bodybuilders, and actors in superhero movies. Building and maintaining muscle mass as you age is...

Here’s the Only Way You Can Stop Climate Change

Every few months, a new report on climate change comes out that spells doom for the future of the planet. The news is almost never good....

Why Regenerative Agriculture

"If you’ve never heard about the amazing potential of regenerative agriculture and land use practices to naturally sequester a critical...

Sustainable Travel

Sustainability means keeping your ecological footprint low while supporting ethical economic development in local communities affected by...

Climate Change Hypocrisy

With all the chatter about ending fossil fuel and plastic and other messes created for our convenience and comfort in the name of climate...

Plastics and water, an impossible relationship

Plastics are currently the most visible pollution on Earth. They are present in the soil and in practically all riverbeds in inhabited...

Driving is the new smoking: Lessons from America’s public health victory over tobacco

This is a great read and analogy from Greater Greater Washington (DC). We re-printed a few excerpts from the article here, but hopefully...

The Growing Importance of Bicycling Infrastructure

WHY? BECAUSE THIS IS INSANITY Why more cities need to embrace bike lanes, bike parking and other bicycle infrastructure in their urban...

Cycling’s technological transformation. Making bicycling faster, easier, and safer

THE BOTTOM LINE As of 2020, there is a base of 2 billion bikes in the world, most of which are however unused. According to recent study...

Want to Fight Climate Change? Swap Out Your Car for a Bike. Better Yet, a Cargo Bike

BY DANIELLE ZICKL There’s a lot of existing evidence that replacing car trips with bike trips would benefit the environment. A 2015 study...

New Study Says Bicycles Are the Future of Urban Transportation

A recent study by Deloitte, one of the largest consulting firms in the world, has highlighted the important role that bicycles will play...