Kodak Gallery: the first carbon neutral pro cycling team
This story was of particular interest to me as it contains two of my favourite things...beer and men with shaved legs! 'Kodak Gallery pro cycling team presented by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company' not only get the award for the longest name in pro cycling history, they are also the first pro team to go carbon neutral.
U.S team Kodak Gallery got together with Renewable Choice Energy to purchase enough wind energy to offset 100% of the carbon emissions they produce, including the team and management's home electricity usage and transportation emissions, not from their bikes I might add! According to the U.S Dept of Energy the credits which have been bought equate to not driving 670,000 miles, planting 8,500 trees, or preventing the burning of 345,000 lbs of coal! Perhaps they should also consider generating their own energy by fitting some modern dynamos to their bikes while they're racing!
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