Riding Into a Green Future on a Bicycle
Just weeks after the closing speakers wrapped up at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, the eyes of the world continue to stay focused on ways to lower our carbon footprint. From Berlin to Vancouver, cities are doing everything from creating bike paths, completing energy efficiency audits, even building cleaner power plants, all to counter the threat of global warming. Cities all around the globe are starting to take a much longer look at creating at developing alternative sources for public transportation, including the installation of new bike paths and trails. One example is In Minneapolis, MN. A little over 100 miles of new bike trails were installed over the past few years to help relieve traffic congestion and ease CO2 output during the rush hour traffic jams. According to the cities web-site, these new bike energy engineering brooklyn bring out cyclists year round, reducing the number of automobiles on the road during morning and afternoon rush hours. The