The Green Village News Tagged ‘america’

Get On Your Bike For Bike To Work Week

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

bike to work weekAcross America and Canada people are being urged to join in with the spirit of Bike to Work Week from 11th-17th May. May is widely recognised as the month of cycling across America, but this week long event hopes to go the extra mile and inspire more people to get on their bikes and get to work by pedal power.

The aim of Bike to Work week is to encourage people to use a bike as an alternative method of getting to work, rather than relying on fossil fuel powered cars to get from A to B every day, and across different towns and cities, different initiatives and individual events will be taking place, including Celebration Stations throughout Prince George, B.C.

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Caves Closed Across US In Attempt To Save Bat Populations

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

White Nose Syndrome, a fungal disease that affects hibernating bats, has devastated bat populations across America forcing the US forest service to close caves to the public. Caves and mine shafts stretch from Maine to Minnesota and will be boarded up to prevent access and contain affected colonies.

The closure will be in place for 12 months in the hope that it will stop the disease being transmitted between colonies, the spread of the which some people believe is down to humans transporting spores from the disease between caves. Scientists have confirmed that they do not believe the condition is a risk to humans. Anybody not adhering to the closure will be faced with a fine or a 6 month spell in prison.

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