Energy...

We have talked about it for years on TreeHugger- the possibility of workout equipment generating electricity instead of consuming it. Now the New York Times covers the subject, noting that: "Of course, riding a real bike rather than driving a car saves much more energy than riding a stationary bike attached to a generator, said Clark Williams-Derry, research director for the Sightline Institute, an environmental research center in Seattle. Nonetheless, Mr. Williams-Derry said, the human power initiatives “show the kind of ingenuity that we’re capable of, and a comprehensive, smart climate policy would unleash lots of similar efforts.”...