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Bikes and Health: What Can We Learn from Europe? (Infographic)

December 14, 2011

Are we Americans driving ourselves to obesity… literally? Yep, we love our cars here… but our reliance on them for nearly all of our transportation could be killing us… and costing us a ton of money.
Related posts:

  1. Bicycling: The Present, and the Future (infographic)
  2. 7 Environmental Lessons from Living in Europe
  3. Economic Growth: Another Benefit of Bicycling
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President of Iceland: Our Clean Energy Economy Helped Us Survive the Financial Crisis

October 20, 2011

Photo credit: o paisson via Flickr/CC BY

Over the last few years, President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has seen disasters both financial and environmental wrack his tiny island nation of Iceland. The Nordic country was at the center of the economic meltd…

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Europeans Fear Climate Change More than Economic Crisis: New Poll

October 10, 2011

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Europeans seem to understand the severity of the threat posed by climate change a bit better than we Americans do. A new poll shows that the majority of Europeans consider it the second gravest problem facing the …

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Eco-Friendly, Multi-Cultural Children’s Books: Putumayo Kids Globally-Themed Coloring and Sticker Books

October 5, 2011

Of course, the best way to expose children to different cultures is through authentic experiences, such as visiting far away lands and engaging with real people. Putumayo Kids has the next best thing with their “world culture” collection of sticker and coloring books. These books have the same great quality you have come to expect [...]

Eco-Friendly, Multi-Cultural Children’s Books: Putumayo Kids Globally-Themed Coloring and Sticker Books is a post from: Eco Child's Play

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Greeks Pledge $1.4bn Toward Solar, Hope to Fight Economic Woes

September 15, 2011

Image credit: Michael Mahlberg, used under Creative Commons license.

With young Greek’s abandoning Athens for simpler life in the country, and the nation’s debt woes causing major international turmoil, Greece is looking for light at the end of the r…

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As if Pesticides Were Not Bad Enough…Fake Pesticides Raise Health Fears

August 28, 2011

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Pesticides are a two-edged sword. We take the risks of toxicological and ecological side effects because the first priority is to feed a growing population of humans. Those that cannot afford organic must trust the…

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Will Europe’s Move to Tax Airlines’ CO2 Emissions Spark a Global Trade War?

August 12, 2011

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The GlobalPost thinks it might. As you may be aware, the European Union is planning on instituting a carbon tax on airlines that fly in and out of its member nations. The deal is set to take effect, but the…

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Island In the (Air)Stream: Floating Sculpture Goes Missing

August 10, 2011

If you live in Europe and recently saw a lush green island floating by in the sky, don’t worry – you haven’t lost your mind. A team of U.K. artists and designers have lost something very important to them, though: this mesmerizing floating structure called Is Land. (all images via: Is Land) At the Secret [...]

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A Tour of Europe’s First Electric Car Battery Switch Station (Video)

July 5, 2011

This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change … Image credit: Better Place

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How Just 3% of Denmark’s Trash Ends Up in a Landfill (Video)

July 4, 2011

This is an entry in my series on Denmark’s myriad efforts in the climate and clean energy arena, and why they seem to work. I’m trying to find out if Denmark-ifying societies around the world might stop climate change … Photo courtesy of Amfork.dk

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