During Graduate School at Columbia University, students Anna Stork and Andrea Shresta set out to design a light that could make a difference to disaster relief efforts around the globe. Troubled with the unsafe conditions in tent cities brought about by the use of kerosene lamps, the two students came up with the idea for an inflatable solar light that would be both easy to transport, as well as distribute to masses of people.
At Interbike last week, Pedego unveiled their latest electric bike creation. The three wheeled Trike comes with an integrated trailer that easily hauls 3-4 large grocery bags, making it a convenient and environmentally friendly mode of transportation to run local errands.
The latest bike computer from CatEye is not only simple and affordable, but will help you feel better about your impact on the environment. The new Urban Wireless calculates your carbon offset based on how many miles you logged during your bike commute that day.
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By Don Jurries
GoalZero, the Utah, USA-based company focused on Portable Solar Power, were displaying their wares at the Snow & Outdoor Trade Association show in Canberra, Australia recently. GoalZero offers a range of products from lightweight Adventure Kits up to the Extreme 350 Solar Generator, giving hikers, trekkers, climbers, campers, and other outdoor adventurers power for everything from batteries, cell phones, iPods/MP3 players and so on, all the way up to laptops, mini fridges and LCD TVs.
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To listen to music while you lay awake at night in your tent or to tweet from the top of Everest, you are going to need some sort of portable power to recharge your gadgets. The answer to your backcountry power needs may be the Brunton Restore. I was sent of of these portable power packs to test out during my recent climbing trip to Red Rock Canyon.
