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June 2008
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Frank Mungeam: September 2007 ArchivesDuring the month of September, KGW employees are "Going Green" by joining the BTA Bike Commute Challenge. Seven percent of our staff has agreed to bike to work at least once in the month - double the rate that led Portland to be tops in the latest Census report on major city bike commuting. During September, our two-wheeled commuters will share their ride experiences. Here's the fourth, from Special Projects Producer Rich Kurz. >> Continue reading: Bike Commute Challenge - Ride Blog #4 All month, KGW employees are Going Green by participating in the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's "Bike Commute Challenge." We're sharing the stories of our two-wheeled adventures here in the Going Green blog. Here's Gina Zandy's story: Unlike a lucky co-worker who had "the perfect commute" this week, my Monday bike ride to work was quite a different experience. I started out on my normal route in Northeast Portla... Raising gas prices by $1 is more than just a an energy consumption strategy. It could also trim American's waistlines. That's according to a report written by Charles Courtemanche at Washington University in St. Louis. Entitled "A Silver Lining? The Connection between Gas Prices and Obesity," the study found that an additional $1 per gallon in real gasoline prices would reduce U.S. obesity by 15 percent after five years. A >> Continue reading: Raise Gas Prices, Trim Waistlines?! Let's just cut to the chase: I am a cranky commuter. KGW's "Green Team" has taken to the streets of Portland, riding to work by bike as part of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance's month-long Bike Commute Challenge. So far, we've enrolled 13 employees who've committed to bike to work at least once this month. You're invited to sign up your own team at your co... Volvo joins the hybrid fray with it's ReCharge Concept, a plug-in hybrid with individual electric wheel motors that can drive an estimated 60+ miles before the vehicle's four-cylinder Flexifuel engine is needed to power the car and recharge the battery. When driving beyond the car's battery life, fuel... September is Bike Commute Challenge month, organized by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance to encourage bike commuting. The event offers the chance for friendly competition, workplace against workplace, to see who can get more people biking to work in September. Any public or private business is eligible, and individual cyclists can ... |
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