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Seven Miles of Car-Free Street in LA (cicLAvia Maps)
Los Angeles on 10/10/10 will be closing a seven mile stretch of downtown to traffic, Starting at Heliotrope, crossing the 110, 101 and the 5, to Hollenbeck Park. I would love to bike this, maybe I’ll get a chance. Maps « cicLAvia.
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Portland Bike Lane Bonus Life (Mother Nature Network)
Dodge the banana peels! This actually is a great little trend. I hope it brings gamers to play in the streets on their bikes. It has to be more thrilling than their NES systems. It also shows a bold humor that many can feel proud of: “Yes! My city gives you an Invincible Power-up!” What…
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Remarkable Fossils in San Timoteo Canyon
Robert Reynolds is helping recover an exceptionally old saber-cat and llama, horse, dear and ground sloth fossils. Press Enterprise article has a video interview with the southern California Edison manager of the substation project where the find occurred Also an LA Times article.
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Insulating Your Refrigerator!
Everyone has heard of insulating your water heater. I had never heard of insulating your refrigerator. It makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. Once I heard about it I went and collected a few links for our eco-sensible pleasure: http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=005kwL http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/project-shag-carpet-your-refrigerator/ http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/hackleman56.html http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/save-energy-insulate-refrigerator.php http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/ecomodding-my-fridge-14413.html http://ecorenovator.org/diy-superefficient-fridge-1-kwh-day/ http://ecorenovator.org/diy-passive-cooled-fridge/ (I had also not…
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Bicycle Friendly Business (League of American Bicyclists)
Support local businesses that support bicycling and walking neighborhoods.
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quick tips: rain cycling setup (eHow)
Getting suited up for cycling in the rain doesn’t have to take any longer than a walk in the rain. You don’t want to wear wellies on you cycle, of course. Ask me questions about my rain gear setup, everyone has different habits. These rain cycling tips are a good start. I would encourage a…
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Talk like a Pirate, Code like a Scurvey Dog! (Escape Pod)
This is a remarkably fun pirate hacker story that borders on magical reality. It really captures the pre-bubble esprit-de-haxor of the 90’s. http://escapepod.org/2009/11/26/ep226-pirate-solutions/
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Agave: as useful as hemp and more edible, too!
The recent problem with bat diseases might become a threat to agave pollination. I’m also fascinated with how many uses the agave fiber has been put to…fence posts, even! Another remarkable product is sisal rope. BATS AND AGAVES.
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