Dangerous Bike Trails? 

In my last blog, Bike-able Communities, I discussed the dangers of biking in traffic and my solution to take my bike to a local trail, specifically the Schuylkill River Trail, for a safe ride.  A week later, I noticed the following headline on my local news feed: Shooting on Schuylkill River Trail.  As I had just recommended this trail, I felt that I should also present this new information! 

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I love to ride my bike and have always wished that I could commute by bike to work.  It would be great to combine exercise and commute time, save gas money, and avoid emissions all in one simple act.  In the Philadelphia suburbs where my office is located, you take your life in your hands if you commute by bike (I welcome cyclists to challenge me on this assertion).  This office is full of active, athletic, environmentally...

You may have heard the story about our very own Joe Green and his wife Angel. Without any project development experience, they invested their spare time and personal finances in the creation of a commercial-scale wind farm in Joe’s hometown in Pennsylvania. Their successful effort, the 13 turbine Locust Ridge project, now owned by Iberdrola Renewables in Schuylkill County, is currently growing by 51 turbines in a project expansion, Locust Ridge...