Many people may visit Google’s website today to find that the page has been turned completely black! Google is doing this “as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour.” This is a great example of how businesses can do their part to help better the planet. Earth Hour promotes the idea of the global community turning off their lights for one hour once a year to save energy. Last year when Sydney became the first city to participate in Earth Hour, the reduction in green house gas they achieved was the equivalent of taking 48,616 cars of the road for a day. This year 20 major cities participating this year including Copenhagen, Tel Aviv, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dubai. Earth Hour is also supported by over 2100 Corporations and celebrities such as Nelly Furtado and music group Fall Out Boy. I truly hope Earth Hour continues to grow more successful, one can imagine the potential for increased coordination to allow more frequent Earth Hours. Imagine major cities around the world reducing green house gas emissions to the equivalent of taking over 50,000 cars off the road on a monthly or even weekly basis.

Campus Bike LLC, owned and operated out of Iowa, hopes to establish itself as a burgeoning example of the bright future in electric transport and strives to fulfill the vision of a more environmentally friendly vehicle.