Beijing cyclists may soon be breathing a little easier, thanks to city resident and artist Matt Hope, who has created a ‘breathing bike’ complete with mask and an air-filtration system fashioned out of a trash can and other ‘junk’. The invention is timely: in early 2013, pollution in the city broke all records. One snag to Hope’s scheme – he is worried the user could be electrocuted in a rainstorm.
An English gym is harnessing the hard work of its clients with exercise machines that produce energy as people work out. The Spectrum Leisure Centre in County Durham is using The Green System gear to produce up to 2,000 watts of electricity per hour. It estimates that it will save $16,000 on energy bills over the next five years. The money saved will be put towards other environmental initiatives.
