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05-26-2008, 06:35 AM
Seattle couple make a 'zero-carbon' move
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/364524_zerocarbonmove25.html
By JENNIFER LANGSTON
P-I REPORTER
Strapping a queen-size mattress to a bike trailer with bungee cords and straps Saturday morning, Colin Stevens says not to worry.
It looks like a giant stingray perched on a deck of cards, its wingspan hovering above thin air. But he's done this before -- moving his own bed by bicycle -- so he knows it works.
"I've acquired a nickname from some people - 'Haulin' Colin,'" said Stevens, a car-free welder who tows salvaged material behind him on his bike.
That was just one of the human-powered vehicles Central Area residents Joe Goldberg and Venessa Brown used to ferry all their belongings in a "zero-carbon move" this weekend.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/364524_zerocarbonmove25.html
By JENNIFER LANGSTON
P-I REPORTER
Strapping a queen-size mattress to a bike trailer with bungee cords and straps Saturday morning, Colin Stevens says not to worry.
It looks like a giant stingray perched on a deck of cards, its wingspan hovering above thin air. But he's done this before -- moving his own bed by bicycle -- so he knows it works.
"I've acquired a nickname from some people - 'Haulin' Colin,'" said Stevens, a car-free welder who tows salvaged material behind him on his bike.
That was just one of the human-powered vehicles Central Area residents Joe Goldberg and Venessa Brown used to ferry all their belongings in a "zero-carbon move" this weekend.