Jones Soda Powers Offices with Bikes for Earth Day

posted @ 10:43...

The McGovernville Earth Day Award* goes to... Jones Soda!

Jones Soda's newest creation: pedal power [STORY HERE]

To celebrate Earth Day, employees of Jones Soda's headquarters in Seattle powered the entire office using exercise bikes that were connected to generators. This allowed the company to receive no power from the Seattle power grid.

This makes me wonder, given the whole global warming scare, if we could have other people do the same thing. How about jobs where obesity is a problem? Imagine walking into a McDonald's, and behind the counter (asking "Can I take your order?") is someone on a bike... a bike that powers the microwave that warms up your apple pie.

And what about inmates? One commenter on the Seattle PI website mentioned that this would be a great way for prison inmates to contribute to society.

Those with more sedentary lifestyles who would like to get some exercise could just hop up on the bike while they work. Imagine sitting at your desk on a recumbent exercise bike, powering your laptop.

* There is no such award.