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** Increasing E-Bike Adoption Just 15 Percent Could Cut Emissions 12 Percent
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** September 16, 2020
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If drivers in Portland, Ore. replaced a car trip with an e-bike trip just 15 percent of the time, it would take a 12 percent bite out of greenhouse gas emissions, a new study finds — and researchers think that the City of Roses isn’t the only one for which that ambitious-sounding goal is achievable with a few minor initiatives.
The Portland State University-based researchers found that each e-bike could save the planet a whopping 496 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions each year — roughly equivalent to the annual carbon output of each computer in the average U.S. household. And yes, that’s even accounting for riders who might charge their e-bike batteries off of a dirty, coal-powered electrical grid.
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** The Low-Waste Wonder of Sourdough Bread
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** September 14, 2020
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Home baked sourdough has taken the world by storm this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, giving cooking-lovers, amateur bakers and everyday people living in quarantine the opportunity to take on a new hobby and rise to the challenge of baking their own bread.
Now, in celebration of “Sourdough September,” a month devoted to the craft of baking sourdough and the passionate individuals who make it, we want to share some of our favorite insights and tips about this frequently homemade, low-waste marvel.
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