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The Student Environmental Board at the University of Kansas reportedly has paid $15,000 to install 15 elliptical workout machines and the student fitness center. The trainers are expected to 10 kilowatts of energy per day. 

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New rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency require a 35 percent reduction in emissions from new lawn and garden equipment, starting in 2011. This might revolutionize the environmental impact of lawn care, as it is expected to save 190 million gallons of gasoline per year, while enabling gardeners (like me) to burn off 400 […]

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Among the contestants in GreenerGadgets 2009 Design Competition (the second annual), is the Wind-Helmet designed by Wai Hoong Leng of Malaysia. Wind-Helmet integrates a small wind turbine recharger into the safety helmet, allowing the cyclist to carry fewer portable devices while at the same time providing a means for recharging their portable digital products […]

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Unveiled at a Tokyo gadgets show in October 2008, the CYLEC electricity generating exercise bike uses a dynamo type generator that can be used to power electronic household appliances. See CYLEC electricity generating exercise bike  The bike model used is itself a little wobbly, but that can be fixed in five minutes.

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It costs $595, but a “Bike Power Generator” from  Windstream Power (”Innovations in renewable energy since 1974″) is something an at-home indoor bike trainer enthusiast will understand. The cyclist mounts his bike to a frame while the rear tire turns a friction drum, generating electricity that is either stored in a battery or can be used […]

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The revolving door in the Driebergen-Zeist railway station features a capacitor bank that illuninates LED lights in its ceiling. Yet bloggers on this site debate the laziness of pedestrians who avoid the more-work-required revolving doors for energy-wasting hinged doors.
The manufacturer (Royal Boon Edam Group Holding) says on its website, “an energy saving of around […]

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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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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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