Cycling in Amsterdam – Stories on Video
When it comes to bicycle culture and cycling safety, Europe is way ahead of the US (although we’re catching up!). That’s especially true in Amsterdam, where it’s less about bikes co-existing with cars,...
View ArticleInfographic: What if Everyone Rode Bikes?
As bicycles become a bigger and bigger part of life in American cities, questions about cyclist and pedestrian safety – even the way we design our roads – are getting asked more and more frequently....
View ArticleHow You Can Make Bikes vs Cars Documentary a Reality
The planned documentary Bikes vs Cars is more than a film, it is part of a global movement to fundamentally change how we get around. Although the simple bicycle is an affordable, sustainable, healthy...
View ArticleUkraine Mirror Protest Reflects Our Shared Humanity
Ukrainian activists have adopted a number of clever methods for political action, including nudity and humor; now for their non-violent demonstrations they are utilizing an even more powerful tool, a...
View ArticleMessage in a Bottle: the Method Method
Method Soap and Sustainable Coastlines have teamed up to bring some much needed mainstream attention to the problem of plastic pollution. In 2012, the two did a pioneering, eyebrow raising project to...
View ArticleSF Celebrates Car Free Sunday Streets at Embarcadero
Thousands of people converged upon San Francisco's waterfront last weekend to partake in another festive Sunday Streets public event, biking, skating, walking and dancing, while safely enjoying miles...
View ArticleNeed for Immigration Reform Being Underlined in Blood
Two months ago 15 people drowned trying to cross the border, after the Spanish military police shot rubber bullets at the frightened and exhausted, people. As untold numbers perish trying to flee to...
View ArticleOlympia’s Procession of the Species Celebrates Biodiversity
Olympia just held its 20th annual Procession of the Species parade, which is a uniquely DIY local community based noncommercial arts event that celebrates all life and creatures. The post Olympia’s...
View ArticleFighting for Equality: Female Sports and Saudi Arabia
Some countries consider woman to be "eternal minors in need of a male guardianship", and prevent females from equally partaking in society, as well as in sports; though a handful of brave girls are now...
View ArticleWe Love Green Festival Grows Sustainable Infrastructure
The successful Parisian We Love Green music event strives to create a more sustainable festival model by radically reshaping how huge public events are now organized. The post We Love Green Festival...
View ArticleZero Packaging Grocery Stores are Increasingly Popular
As our landfills overflow and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch grows, some good news is that zero packaging grocery stores are spreading across the globe; from Germany to Colorado, more people can buy...
View ArticleSupreme Court Hobby Lobby Birth Control Insanity
Is the US devolving into an intolerant Christian Caliphate nation? The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby birth control decision ignores the rights of all women, and really makes me want to puke. The post...
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