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Sweaters and Thermostats
I was checking out some twitter comments and read “Lower your thermostat and wear socks and a sweater-Lowering the thermostat by just one deg can reduce energy use by 3%” and it reminded me of my...
View ArticleTaking Pedal Power to New Heights
Up with Pedal Power! Pedal power reaches new heights in Japan with their roller coaster, the Skycycle at Washuzan Highland Park in Okayama. Powered by people pedaling the bikes on a track, this roller...
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Pedal Power and Wine
Guests recently gave us a lovely bottle of Cono Sur white wine. I’m no wine connoisseur, but the picture of a bike on the bottle sure grabbed my attention. On the back of the Viognier bottle it says...
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Pedaling in the Slipstream
Whether you are pedaling a bike or simply living your life, riding in the slipstream is the best place to be. The slipstream is the low resistance area located in the space directly behind another...
View ArticlePowering Up Social Networking at the Office
An article in the Halifax Chronicle Herald today titled Workers more likely to go online than exercise on break said “many Canadians are finding time to check Facebook and make personal phone calls...
View ArticlePedal Power and Sustainable Communities
Pedal power is helping the people of Kinchlingi, India to be a self sufficient, sustainable community. Only three to four hours of pedaling can produce a month’s supply of biodiesel fuel which pumps...
View ArticleBikes Pedal the Message Faster and Farther
Bikes helping to share Good News around the world.
View ArticlePedal Power… Advanced Natural Talent
While substitute teaching today some students (on their free time) checked out pedal power on the computer. They told me about an episode on a popular show called ANT (Advanced Natural Talent) Farm...
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Energy Dashboards in Halifax Schools
Way to go Prince Andrew High School and the Halifax School Board for beginning the installation of power monitoring systems to show the consumption of energy. For us visual learners, the television...
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It’s Time for Pedal Power
photo by http://www.maplesclock.com/wall-clocks/silhouette-clock/bike-silhouette-table-n-wall-clock.htmlAccording to Thy Dinh, Senior Research Associate of a Conference Board of Canada research project...
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