Avoiding Packaged Food Reduces BPA and Pthalate Exposure – National Resource Defense Council

Roads Weren’t Built For Cars – The Urban Country

The World Can Be Powered By Alternative Energy – Stanford University News

20 Frugal Kitchen Tips – Tipnut

The Sunscreen Smoke Screen – Information is Beautiful

The Cyclists Who Beat an Airplane – YES! Magazine

Dirt! The Movie – Common Ground Media (2 min. 7 sec. trailer)

Simple, Low Cost Home Energy Saving Tips – The Living Green Solution

6 Habits That Can Add Years to Your Life – Huffington Post

A Simple Idea to Transform Our Cities – YES! Magazine

Swing For Joy – Utne

Going Green: the Most Cost-Effective Way to Live – Reusethisbag.com

Doctors’ Rx: More Garden Time – Eco Child’s Play

Getting Paid to Bike to Work - Yahoo News

Books That Inspire Children to Explore Nature – Playful Learning

The Container of Hope - Treehugger

The Happiest Countries in the World – The Atlantic

The Waltz of the Bikes – Mike Rubbo (7 min. 10 sec. video)

Complete Streets: It’s About More Than Bike Lanes – Streetfilms (11 min. 2 sec. video)

Lessons We’re Learing Riding Mass Transit – Zen Habits

Consumed: Inside the Belly of the Beast – Slackjaw Film (2 min. 22 sec. trailer)

Confessions of a Conflicted Environmentalist – Treehugger

Websites Help Renters Find Walkable Neighborhoods – Grist

The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce – Environmental Working Group

6 Natural Allergy Remedies – Mother Earth News

8 Easy Ways to Grow a Gorgeous, Useful Herb Garden – Treehugger

The Top 5 Regrets - Oh Darling

Want More Cash? Live Near Transit – Grist

The World Becomes What You Teach – YES! Magazine

The Earth is Full – New York Times

The Hidden Power of Smiling – TED (7 min. 26 sec. video)

Liking is For Cowards, Go For What Hurts – New York Times

16 Ways to Spark Creativity – Laura Grace Weldon

What are the Consequences of a Childhood Removed From Nature? – Play Again (2 min. 56 sec. video)

99 Things You Probably Didn’t Know You Can Compost – Global Healing Center

How to Become an Intrepid Risk Taker – Advanced Riskology

* Do you like documentary films? Check out this post: 5 Documentaries That Could Change Your Outlook on Life. It got a lot of attention this week, and the comments abound with documentary recommendations.

20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing - Tipnut

Why Your Brain Needs Vacations – CNN

9 Hilarious, Crazy, Weird “While Biking” Stories – Treehugger

Heaven is a Place on Earth - Shareable.net

This is Your Brain on Ocean – Huffington Post

Tips to Travel Overseas With Babies and Kids – Small Notebook

The Public Library Manifesto – YES! Magazine

Science Lesson: Build Greenhouse, Grow Veggies – Treehugger

10 Amazing Things You Can Do With Coconut Oil – GOOD Magazine

Connecting Our Kids With Nature – Green Phone Booth

What School Lunches Look Like Around the World – BuzzFeed

It’s Time For the Soul of the Nation to Rise – New York Times Magazine

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Bicycles for Everyday – Lovely Bicycle!

Adults Learn to Master Two Wheels – NPR

Amsterdam Bicycles – Ski Epic

Top 50 Innovative Bicycles – Trend Hunter Eco

Want to Work 500 Hours Less Each Year? – The Urban Country

An Interstate Bicycling System – YES! Magazine