Holly Richmond
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Portland, OR, United States
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This wind turbine will power your apartment without keeping you up at night
At five feet wide, it might not exactly fit on your Brooklyn fire escape. But it's a lot quieter than most turbines/ randy apartment neighbors (I'm talking to you, unit 309). → Read More
H&M gets slightly less evil, recycles your clothes into new jeans
Is H&M demonstrating its long-term Commitment to Sustainability or trying to make you forget that clothes-shredding scandal? → Read More
It’s Friday. Enjoy this supercut of the funniest climate change videos
Let The Onion, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Al Gore, and even Will Ferrell as George Dubya distract you from our self-inflicted planetary incineration. → Read More
Meet “Traffic Droid,” the cycling superhero who calls out bad drivers
That’s WAY better than shooting a web outta your wrists or smashing things with a giant hammer. → Read More
The week in GIFs: Jesus and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
And a goat thrown in for good measure. → Read More
Is bike parking the key to better cities?
Bike parking is way cheaper than car parking, encourages healthier living, and contributes to cleaner air. → Read More
Just store your bike on the ceiling -- it looks SUPER easy (ahem)
Simply knock a hole in your ceiling (your landlady won’t mind), throw some glass up there, add some bungee cords, and voila! → Read More
Roll your eyes at the beer fridge that promises to “save the world”
The eCool stores 24 cans o’ brew underground, keeping them cool until your next barbecue or backyard picnic. → Read More
Your family feud is more likely to be about global warming than guns or abortion
Does life start when a sperm high-fives an egg, or do they have to make out? Who cares? Climate change is WAY more fun to argue about! → Read More
Mentoring girls through cycling will melt your dry, crusty heart
Not to get all Oprah, but cycling can help girls deal with stress, learn to challenge themselves, and see their bodies as powerful, not ornamental. → Read More
This poem about air actually gets rid of pollution
Most poems about the environment suck. “In Praise of Air” is no exception -- it sucks nitrogen oxide! → Read More
Watch this Austrian farmer's awesome rant about milk vs. Red Bull
In case you weren’t convinced, Hons smashes a can of Red Bull and says, “NOW where are your wings?” → Read More
Here’s how and where you’re most likely to die on a bike
A new study from the League of American Bicyclists sheds some light on the most dangerous cycling conditions. → Read More
This app makes the NYC subway system come alive
Free app Tunnel Vision wants to use data to make the subway wait go by a little faster. → Read More
The sharing economy locked itself in its room again -- it’s going through puberty
Once you could use Airbnb for a harmless little orgy. NOW the grownups say no. Parents just don’t understand! → Read More
The week in GIFs: Orange Is the New Black
You don't need a prison wife to appreciate the week's green news. → Read More
Non-hippies finally realize buying vintage could save the planet
It’s easy to get insulated with green-talk, so it's awesome when Normal People start taking note. → Read More
Pope Francis continues being awesome, says Christians should fight climate change
Next we’ll hear he’s doing shots of communion wine with Bill Nye. → Read More
Why do you have to walk a mile to cross these streets?
In Burlington, Mass., you have to walk 1.2 miles to find a crosswalk between the mall and the movie theater, even though they’re right across the street. → Read More
Yes Men fool college students into thinking their school divested from fossil fuels
Seeing that Reed College has invested $5.4 million in cutting its carbon emissions, divestment is a logical next step. Too bad it's not true (yet). → Read More