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Eco-News: Tuesday 9.2.08

Posted on September 02, 2008

A gym that powers itself! Yup, it s now a reality. The Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon just opened yesterday. It features solar panels and spin bikes that generate up to 600 watts of energy per hour. More from ENN:The gym, opening September 1, takes human powered energy from its fitness bikes and stores it in a battery which runs some of its other equipment. The 2,800 square foot gym, called is owned by Adam Boesel, a former grade teacher. He was interviewed by the Seattle Times and told them its the first human-powered gym in the US Even though the Green Microgym is the first o...

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