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Next Green Thing: Heavy-Duty Bike Delivery
By Shannon Mullen on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has already issued four alerts for poor air quality in New Hampshire this spring and summer. We can expect more as the season drags on.
When ground level ozone mixes with heat and sunlight, the air becomes unhealthy to breathe. These conditions can get amplified in cities like Boston, where heavy traffic creates even more smog.
One Cambridge-based company is doing its part to cut down on the auto emissions that make the air so dirty. The New Amsterdam Project is a delivery company that ships hundreds of pounds of products around greater Boston using modified bicycles with cargo loads on the back. Reporter Shannon Mullen produced a story about the souped-up bicycles for our Next Green Thing series.
(Photo by Shannon Mullen)
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