Cycle and Style

It’s Earth Day, the day to take stock of what we can do to in protecting the environment around us. It’s so easy to think that one person won’t make a difference, but little things can make a difference. Take plastic shopping bags for instance. We Americans throw away 100 billion of these polyethylene bags [...]

By Tara R. McKee
Today is the last day of the UN’s Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The world is watching and waiting for our world leaders to do the right thing for a more sustainable future and praying for them not to get bogged down in a stalemate. Can we have prosperity with green energy? [...]

It’s an American cliché that we use a quart of gas to go buy a quart of milk, which makes for rather expensive milk. But wait, there’s more!  In fact, 25% of all trips are made within a mile of our homes and 40% off all trips are made within two miles of our home. [...]

By Tara R. McKee
Using your bicycle instead of your car to go places is often its own reward, but sometimes, there are some true fringe benefits: the Bicycle Benefits!  What are the benefits? How about this: discounts on products and services, perhaps a free dessert with a meal, a 2-for-1 offer, $5 haircuts, $2 [...]

We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
Monhandas K. Gandhi
 
By Tara R. Mc Kee 
Today is the first Wednesday of October, also known as:  Bike & Walk to School Day! If you have school children, encourage them to walk or bike to their school. If they are young, walk or bike with [...]

By Tara R. McKee
Across America, college campuses are getting frustrated with morning traffic jams and overcrowded parking issues. Many universities are coming up with a solution in the form of a bicycle. When a college encourages students to cycle on campus by providing safe and secure bicycle parking as well as improved bicycle routes through [...]