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Headlines from the Summer 2008 Positive News - US Edition
Rising Gas Prices Boost Bicycle Coalitions
West Coast bicycle coalition gathers on Bike to Work day
(c) David Gardner
by Ruth Robertson
At first Tian Harter worked solo from his home in Mountain View, California on his "Don't Be Fuelish!" campaign to promote bicycle commuting. Retired from a hi-tech job, he came up with a simple drawing of a car and bicycle sharing the road with his favorite slogan as the key message. Tian withdrew money from his personal savings and turned that now well-known sketch into a green and white bumper sticker that he passes out to nearly everyone he meets.
"I just wouldn't have predicted a few years ago when I started producing my bumper stickers that I'd be seeing $4/gallon gas so soon," he said recently.
This spring during National Bike Month Tian found another way to help the environment and reduce national dependence on oil. He joined up with the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to promote "Bike to Work Day".
"I just wouldn't have predicted a few years ago when I started producing my bumper stickers that I'd be seeing $4/gallon gas so soon," he said recently.
This spring during National Bike Month Tian found another way to help the environment and reduce national dependence on oil. He joined up with the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition to promote "Bike to Work Day".
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Vets Find Healing Hope in Combat Paper Project
Liberation
(c) Hannah Pitkin
Drew Cameron and Drew Matott prove an organic pair when it comes to paper-making. Through their project, Combat Paper, they have been generating inspiration for war veterans the nation over. Drew C. is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, having served multiple tours abroad. Whether or not someone agrees with war resistance, the Combat Paper project focuses on encouraging all veterans of combat in their return to civilian life. The striking, if not shocking, part: the paper is made from shredded uniforms that have been in war conflict.
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