BPW How to Participate

How do I participate in Bike Power Weekend?

There are no rules except find new ways not to use oil.

1. Gift a bike to your local Goodwill or children's advocacy group, so that those in most need can pedal their way to health and more fiscal health, too.



http://www.goodwill.org/



2. Ride a bike to work and for your chores. Plan now to make this happen all weekend long.

3. If you can't ride a bike or walk, choose mass transit or carpool, instead of driving

4. Videoconference, instead of flying to a meeting

5. Use canvas bags instead of plastic

6. Eat local, organic and low on the food chain. (This means, no chocolate or coffee. for Americans and Canadians. Acck!)

7. Plant a tree

8. Pay bills online

9. Reduce, Re-use and recycle

10. Compost

11. Replace your light bulbs and CFLs with LED lighting

12. Test drive an electric car

13. Send this flyer to your local newspaper and ask them to publicize Bike Power Weekend.

14. Send this flyer to 10 friends and ask them to send this flyer to 10 friends.

15. Join the Facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/events/309002565779494/

16. Have a great time promoting clean, green healthy living. Include kids & teens.

17. Join Time's Up! Environmental Group and take part in or start Critical Mass monthly bike rides in your city. If you live in NYC, participate in Time's Up! Polar Bear Ride on April 22, 2012 at 1:30 p.m., starting at Union Square South.



http://times-up.org/



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass)



18. Learn how the Netherlands and Germany promoted physical and fiscal health through their bike-centric societies in Natalie Pace's HuffingtonPost article, "Green. Peace."



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/natalie-pace/green-peace-the-netherlan_b_1174985.html



19. Stop investing in oil in your 401K, IRA, annuity and pension. Join NataliePace.com and read You Vs. Wall Street to learn how now.



http://www.nataliepace.com/np.php?fxn=home



http://www.amazon.com/You-vs-Wall-Street-ebook/dp/B00440D9DC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330458393&sr=8-2



20. Invest in a clean energy exchange traded fund. Search iShares and PowerShares for options. Here are three possibilities: (ticker symbols) ICLN (iShares), PBW (PowerShares) and PBD (PowerShares).



http://us.ishares.com/home.htm



http://www.invescopowershares.com/



21. Use wind, solar and geothermal energy to power your home, office and electric car.

22. If you must drive, gas up on Thursday and don't refuel until Monday.

23. Get creative about avoiding oil for an entire weekend!

24. Share your solutions and experiences on the Facebook Bike Power Weekend event page and with your friends.



http://www.facebook.com/events/309002565779494/



25. Organize a Critical Mass Bike Power bike ride in your town or city for Friday, April 20, 2012 (and the first Friday of each month thereafter). Get more info and/or post your event at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Mass



26. Unplug your cell phone chargers immediately after your phone is charged. (Leaving it plugged in is like leaving the lights on all the time -- a big energy drain.)



27. Tour the first platinum LEED rated home in the U.S. at LivingHomes.net.



http://www.livinghomes.net/primer.html