Pineapple is probably tied with papaya as my favorite sweet fruit. It’s a wonder fruit in my opinion. Of course, so delicious, but also good for you in so many ways. I recently received the article below via email from…
Pineapple — Wonder Fruit
Bike Commuting Growing Fast In US, Especially Bicycle Friendly Communities
Here are a couple reposts from Bikocity. The first documents the rise of bike commuting in the US, especially in “Bicycle Friendly Communities” and 10 key cities. The second repost is about how Bicycle Friendly Communities are evaluated. Check them…
Holland “Original Cool” Video
Holland — one of my favorite places in the world. More info in this Bikocity repost below. Below is a fun (& funny) video about Holland. Of course, biking is highlighted a bit. Biking makes life so much cooler, easier, more…
Off-Road Bike Paths Needed, Another Study Finds
Reposted from Bikocity: More or less, bicycle infrastructure policy and its relationship to riderships was the topic of my 2007 master’s thesis. It’s been obvious to some of us for a long time that bicycle infrastructure policy needs to change…
Nearly 100% New Power To Be From Solar In California In 2H 2013
Reposting this big news from Solar Love: Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97% of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added to the California grid in the second half (2H) of 2012…
How To Combine Foods For Best Health
A version of this article was first published on Eat Drink Better. It includes some key information on food combining, as well as three good food-combining plans to choose from. Awhile back, I was planning to write a couple articles…
On A Top 20 List With Obama, Elon Musk, Mayor Bloomberg, Bob Lutz…
No joke, and I don’t even have to get dressed for work: I know, I thought it was a joke at first, too. I actually received a tweet about the list on April 2, with a link to a slideshare…
Shell Sees Solar Becoming #1 Source Of Energy (But Its Forecast Is Still Biased)
Reposted from Solar Love: The solar manufacturing industry is now a highly competitive industry. Solar module companies that can’t compete are dropping like icicles on a warm spring day. Shell dropped out of the solar module race in 2006, giving…
How Much Renewable Energy Will Be Installed In 2030? 2040? 2050?
Ren21 — a global renewable energy policy multi-stakeholder network that connects governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, industry associations, research institutes and universities, and members of civil society — recently conducted a massive, 75-page report on a large variety of potential renewable energy…
About Renewable Energy
Here are parts 1 and 2 of a presentation I recently gave to a class of renewable energy graduate students (reposted from CleanTechnica): Renewable Energy Big Pic: Part 1 (Including 34 Charts & Graphs) As I mentioned in my…