Pittsburgh’s Strip District is a must-visit destination for any visitor and resident of Western Pennsylvania. My favorite time to visit is early in the mornings, as the shops and vendors set up for the day, watching the neighborhood come alive as people flow onto Penn Avenue and Smallman Street to get coffee and baked goods…
Month: March 2013
Originally posted on The Earthist Chronicles:
Who says humans can’t come up with a workable device for cleaning plastic and garbage from the ocean? I’d say this dude, who has affixed a net to his SUP paddle, has nailed it, no? Explanation: The EnviroNet is about 10 inches long and six inches wide and temporarily attaches…
Zeked-out new bike
One of my favorite coffee spots in the city of Pittsburgh — small-batch roaster Zeke’s Coffee in East Liberty — is starting bicycle delivery on April 1. They built this bike at their shop. Everything they do in their shop — as they told me in 2011 — is DIY, a process they call “Zeke…
Originally posted on NOBLE COUNTY GOLD:
The below is the transcript from Mike Rowe’s testimony before the U.S Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation from May 11, 2011. While is has been posted many times and is almost 2 years old, I always take the time to reread it every so often. It reminds…
#bikewalkvote — how cyclists want to engage Pittsburgh’s mayoral candidates
Cyclists, pedestrians and safe-streets advocates are petitioning the city of Pittsburgh’s mayoral candidates to take an interest in infrastructure, programming and accessibility. The initiative is being led by the city’s advocacy group, BikePGH. As I wrote about at Pittsburgh City Paper today, the group is asking “candidates to pledge to make Pittsburgh more livable for…
Is the US energy secretary nominee tied to Oil/Gas industry?
Ernest Moniz was tapped by President Barack Obama to become the next secretary of Energy. But questions are being raised about his independence from the oil and gas industry: From a dispatch by Democracy Now!: President Obama’s pick to become the nation’s next secretary of energy is drawing criticism for his deep ties to the…
National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
In 2009, Congress asked that the Department of the Interior develop a nationwide “climate change strategy.” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was subsequently tasked with developing a strategy to ensure the sustainability of fish, wildlife, plants and habitats in the face of accelerating climate change. The USFW released the plan today, which it calls…
In the Pursuit Of…
One of my favorite photos — of a sailing team in Rochester, New York, practicing on Dec. 24 despite the cold weather and holiday. Sail on.
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