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TreeHugger.com reports that Oscar L’Hermitte has designed a cool cell phone charger that clips onto the reflector of your bike. The charger just clips on, and you ride for (yes, this seems like a long time) 90 minutes for a fully charged cell phone battery. But if you only need to top off your battery, then the ride […]

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Coventry University (UK) graduate student and car designer Da Feng designed a car containing a step machine, rowing machine, chest press, pull-up simulator and weights that charge the batteries in a human-electric hybrid. Read more and see it here ….

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Americans, with the highest rate of obesity, are the least likely to walk, cycle or take mass transit, according to a study released in a recent issue of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. The study compared 17 industrialized countries’ travel and health data. Only 12 percent use active transportation in the United States — […]

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10/27/2008 – Aggressively replacing the world’s incandescent lightbulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) could reduce lighting energy demand by nearly 40 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions from day one, according to a new study. The report released by the Worldwatch Institute concluded that by 2030, these savings would add up to 16.6 billion tons […]

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After classes, Sally Peach, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has a long list of to-dos.
She wants to hit the gym, tackle school work, and, as captain of an intramural soccer team and member of a campus health advocacy program, she has plenty of e-mail to respond to every evening.
“Though I know I […]

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From a report on CNN, we learn that new technology devised by a Connecticut firm, The Green Revolution Inc is turning sessions at the gym into clean renewable electricity. It’s a workout that hopes to work out some of our energy problems and offers a glimpse of what could be achieved if we all do our bit […]

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“The five spin bikes in my studio have been modified to generate electricity when pedaled,” says Surry Hills Boxing Gym owner Danny Morgan.  ”A small generator attached to the front of the bike sends electricity directly back into the power grid through an inverter. The setup does not affect the performance of the bike.
“A person […]

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“WE DID IT!  It’s a small step for us, but now the two spin bikes by the stereo are sending electricity back to the “grid”.  No switches or batteries to mess with, just straight electricity right back into the building.  This has been a goal since I started thinking about The Green Microgym, so I’m […]

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We are retrofitting gym equipment to make carbon neutral energy in a safe, fun, and healthy manner.  We efficiently and cost effectively capture the kinetic motion of aerobic exercise which is converted into clean energy that feeds back into the local utility’s power grid.  This is just the beginning of the revolution.
We have developed a low cost method for rewiring […]

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There are ways to convert our physical energy – calories we spend from movement, particularly when we exercise – into energy that powers lights, computers, cell phones, TVs and much more.  This site is a place to grow the human energy movement.
Thousands of diligent geniuses are working right now on green technologies. Some work with […]

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