Bits & Pieces
Google Maps offers Biking Trails/Route Info.
In the US, Google Maps now offers step-by-step biking directions; bike trails outlined directly on the map; and a new Bicycling layer that indicates bike trails, bike lanes, and bike-friendly roads. You can test out this handy map feature by entering your information in the box....
If Lala Can Do It, So Can You!
Nothing like the pitter patter of little penquin feet as Lala heads out for her daily shopping stroll...if Lala can get up and out and is able to hoof it to the market with just a backpack and sheer determination, we should be able to use our own propulsion to accomplish a few errands too!
DRILL - DON’T
Wondering why the sign is backwards that this young woman is holding? Because each photo is part of a much bigger set in which the photos spell-out "Don't Drill" where they *connect* with each other -- showing each other and the world just how powerful we are when we stand as a united movement!
Never Again
Grand Isle, LA, Gulf Coast community members who have been directly impacted by the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill, sent a human text message to BP, the federal government, Congress and other officials calling for urgent action to address the economic and environmental devastation from the spill.
Naples, Florida - Capitol of Conservation, Guardian of the Everglades…
Recently re-published in the Naples Daily News, this 1972 video produced for the Chamber of Commerce heralds Naples as "Home to an influential and visionary population who are striving to establish the Naples area as the country's capitol for conservation". What's your take on how have we fared?
Hold On To Your Ideal(ist)…
As the financial crisis has negatively affected all sectors of the economy, many nonprofits have been particularly hard hit as businesses and individuals have scaled back on financial support. Because of this dwindling support, Idealist.org is now in financial crisis and is at risk of not being able to survive