Shredding the streets of DC
Watch a snowboarder rip up the snowy streets of our nation's capital while being towed behind a car.
Links to start off your week
Aerogel hits the insulation market; Portland, Maine, is getting a new biker- and pedestrian-friendly bridge; the Bob Barker and a Japanese factory ship collide; and is green business really like teen sex?
The Sunday Best covers winter biking
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
Adventurer Doug Gunzelmann set out to bike across the Amazon jungle to see the destruction firsthand.
What if we treated the problem, not just the symptoms?
Climate change and carbon dioxide aren't problems to be fixed; they're symptoms pointing us to the problems. Luckily, those problems aren't that difficult to fix.
The Prius-driving vegan vs. the meat-eating bicyclist: Who is the better environmentalist?
Environmentalists come in all kinds of lovable varieties. But what really matters is who's the best?
Help out a green blogger in need
The green blogosphere is rallying around to help out our friend Derek Markham, a green blogger with a broken ankle and no health insurance. Can you help?
Is the environmental movement screwed?
The environmental movement is about more than just climate change, though from the coverage of the last few years you might be hard-pressed to notice.
How a 13-hour train ride is better than a 1-hour flight
It's a long time to be riding the rails, but it beats flying. Guest blogger Jaymi Heimbuch explains why.
China, U.S., and Europe race for the smart grid
Are American electric utilities lagging behind China in the race to fund and build the construction of a smart energy grid?
