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MNN.COM > Eco-Glossary

Bicycles

 
Bicycles go hand-in-hand with the green movement. Riding one, instead of driving a car, reduces one's carbon footprint exponentially (as a bicycle has virtually none).
 
Cycling just eight miles prevents 15 pounds of air pollutants from contaminating the air. Since auto emissions are such a huge source of pollution (water and especially air), substituting car trips for bike rides is highly encouraged by environmentalists. (Source: NHTSA, Photo: Flickr)

Recent Stories


How to buy a great used bicycle

Mon, Mar 15 2010 at 4:11 PM EST

Bicycles are perhaps the greenest mode of mechanical transportation -- and a good one needn't cost a fortune. Here's how to identify a great used bike.


Midweek links: Narrow streets, Lego fixes and poop power

Wed, Mar 10 2010 at 1:40 PM EST

Can New York City be fixed with Lego bricks? What would L.A. look like with narrow streets? And why is everyone getting excited about parking lots?


Google adds bike lane with latest mapping feature

Wed, Mar 10 2010 at 1:07 AM EST

Now you can find routes that avoid big hills and heavily congested areas, as well as locate bike trails.


Riding while tall: A custom bike story

Mon, Mar 08 2010 at 11:54 AM EST

Professional volleyball player Colleen Smith will be traveling greener this season with the help of biodiesel, a good tent, and a bike custom built by Trek to fit her 6'6' frame.


Running a trap line by bike

Wed, Feb 24 2010 at 2:52 PM EST

Portlander (the West Coast kind) Shaun Deller taught a workshop on running an urban trap line by bike, and he shares some of the finer points of nutria-trapping in this video.


Winter biking: You can almost smell spring

Mon, Feb 22 2010 at 6:52 PM EST

There's nothing like a day of sunny weather and temperatures in the 40s to get you pumped for some springtime bike riding.


The Sunday Best covers winter biking

Mon, Feb 08 2010 at 1:33 PM EST

Hear about the challenges of winter biking on The Sunday Best, a local Maine photography and audio documentary project.


Exploring the deforestation of the Amazon Basin by bike

Thu, Feb 04 2010 at 8:28 AM EST

Adventurer Doug Gunzelmann set out to bike across the Amazon jungle to see the destruction firsthand.


Winter biking on an electric in Bozeman, Montana

Mon, Jan 25 2010 at 5:08 PM EST

If I can bike through a Maine winter and Kreta Chandler can pedal all winter in Montana, what's stopping you from biking year-round?


Oregon brewery is serious about being green

Mon, Jan 25 2010 at 6:18 AM EST

Standing Stone's got eco-responsibility covered: Bicycles for employees, energy-efficient appliances, sustainable food sources.


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