I Just Can’t Get Behi...
With the DIY movement going strong, crafty women have started making just about everything themselves, which delights my green, tree-hugging heart. But it’s time I came clean on the sustainable something I just can’t do. I admit it: I’m the worst body-positive, eco-friendly-living -espousing feminist of all time. Because, despite my best efforts, I cannot make myself be OK with reusable menstrual pads . Reusable menstrual pads should be right up my proverbial...I’m Trying Not To Be ...
Yesterday when I wrote about Kotex tampons being recalled for fear of bacterial contamination, several people commented that this was one more reason to try a menstrual cup. Not to sound completely ignorant, but I wasn’t quite sure what that was, so I did a little research. And…eww! In case you too are not a part of the menstrual cup user cult, it’s a basically a small container made out of silicone or latex rubber that holds about an ounce of period blood. See? Eww....Crowdsourced Documentar...
Generally when you leave your hometown (especially if your hometown is Portland, Oregon ), you tend to lose your sense of expanding bike love rather quickly. Traveling for work or for play (unless you bike camp ) takes you through airports and subway stations and conference rooms and hotel/motels, and soon you begin to despair that the U.S. will always be a car-centric, junk food wasteland. Wait! When that depression dip happens, here’s a crowdsourced cargo bike documentary (or...Racing on Old-School Pe...
This summer, the IG Markets London Nocturne , perhaps the premier urban cycling competition, featured a variety of challenges that included straight-forward races, folding bike races and longest skid contests. But the most awesome, in my opinion, was the penny farthing race. The big wheel, little wheel rides may look like historical oddities brought out for a laugh, but this surprisingly intense video proves that they’re still dead serious. … Read the full story on...Popsicle Stick Bicycle-...
Via Oddity Central and Cyclelicious , here a bike built from over 10,000 glued-together birchwood popsicle sticks. Sun Chao’s bike is a novelty – it took 4 years to build and with its wooden tires is not ready for strenuous riding – yet wooden and bamboo bikes are no longer pure gimmick – in fact, Renovo of Portland is currently working… Read the full story on TreeHugger The rest is here: Popsicle Stick Bicycle-Why Wood May Be Good For Bikes...
Wireless Brakes for Bik...
Would you trust wireless breaks when heading down this hill?? Photo by thenoizz via Flickr CC Scientists at Saarland University have come up with a brake system for bikes that may take awhile to trust. The brakes work wirelessly. It sounds a little risky to potentially trust your life with a wireless brake system but according to the researchers, their new system works perfectly 99.999999999997% of the time. … Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original: Wireless...
Why Recycled Plastic Bi...
We frequently expound on why bikes are an energy-friendly and clean form of city transportation, yet rarely get to report on innovations that take leaps in making bicycle production more sustainable and energy-efficient. That’s why the Frii injection-molded recycled-plastic bicycle is so enticing. Looking a little like a grown-up’s version of a brightly-colored Big Wheel, it sports snap together pieces and a lightweight, city-friendly design. Plus, the Frii bike, created...Portland Cyclists Log A...
Roll On, Oregon from Bicycle Transportation Alliance on Vimeo . Twelve thousands cyclists in Portland – two thousand of them new cycling commuters – logged 1.3 million commuting miles in September’s cycling commute challenge sponsored by local advocacy organization the Bicycle Transportation Alliance . That’s a corresponding savings of 1.3 million pounds of carbo… Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original post: Portland Cyclists Log A...
The Week in Pictures: S...
Image: TreeHugger London has announced grand plans to build the world’s largest solar bridge, which will generate 900,000 kilowatts of electricity every year and provide nearly 50 percent of the energy needed to power the central London railway terminus Blackfriars station. We also have a translucent chicken coop, a bamboo scooter, caramelized onion and gouda cheese quiche, and more in our roundup of the best images on TreeHugger this week. Original post: The Week in...