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Non-plastic pop bottles?
This is pretty cool. I really like the idea of non-plastic consumables. http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/03/16/2138214/Pepsi-Moving-To-Bottles-Made-of-Plant-Material
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Want an Xtracycle? (craigslist)
Not mine, but I think all families should have one, of course. http://bellingham.craigslist.org/bik/2249512872.html
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Agave banned by the Glycemic Research Institute (Cloverbee Foods)
I don’t include agave into my diet, but I suspect that this is important http://cloverbeefoods.com/2011/agave-banned-by-the-glycemic-research-institute/
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Transport and Health (TheCityFix)
Here is a post talking about the World Health Organization putting together a body of evidence that cities that invest in active transportation maintain healthier citizenry. Every year, 1.2 million people die in traffic crashes each year. And physical inactivity is responsible for 3.2 million deaths and 19 million healthy life years lost annually. Dr.…
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Steel v. Not Steel (lovingthebike.com)
Interesting set of interviews about bamboo and wood bicycle parts, and the phattest steel ride you can find. Neat to see an interview with Craig Calfee:
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Bicycling Keeps Cash in the Local Economy (Grist)
Money paid for petrol doesn’t stay in the local economy. It doesn’t really even stay in America. This Grist article describes how riding a bicycle instead of a car helps improve the economy. Not just from reducing petrol purchases, but by bolstering local bike mechanics and shifting the trend away from drive-thru fast food to…
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Higher Foot Pegs on the Xtracycle
Jesse’s legs are not long enough yet to take advantage of the Footies that came with my Xtracycle Freeloader. Luckily the cargo racks are 1″ tubing, so I am able to put bar-ends on them so he has a place to rest his feet.
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Computing in a Post Peak Oil World?
I’ve been paying some attention to the notions of community, local economy and self reliance in the face of rising gas prices. Oil shortages and actually, any resource shortage, can also affect how we use computers. High energy prices makes computing more precious. Lack of resources to construct platic, rare earths for constructing magnetic componentry,…
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