http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0lDa9QfiJw A celebration of cycling and everything the sport represents. Cool to see an auto manufacturer recognizing the importance of bicycling. During the Volkswagen Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, CA, cycling enthusiasts got a first...

The story of manufactured demand: Americans buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Via StoryofStuff.org plasticpoison: The Story of Bottled Water. If you look at nothing else, please watch this video. (Source:...

By TIM FERNHOLZ via GOOD A new survey from Edelman Public Relations, a global communications agency, examines how consumers relate to companies and brands around social purpose, and how those relationships affect their decisions to purchase products and services.  The...

Citi Pays $41M to Sponsor NYC Bike-Sharing Program

By: Henry Goldman via Bloomberg BusinessWeek Citigroup Inc. (C) (C) agreed to pay $41 million to sponsor New York City’s bicycle-rental program, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg said will be the largest such system in the U.S. when it begins in July. The “Citi Bike”...

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