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Baby steps! Tips for traveling green


A man rides his bike in a bicycle shed near Central Station Amsterdam January 17, 2007. There are more bicycles than people in the Netherlands, where each resident clocks up an average of 917 km (573 miles) a year on two wheels. Flat as a pancake and densely populated, the Netherlands has tried to mitigate traffic congestion by encouraging its 16 million people to travel on their 18 million bikes. Amsterdam's central station has a multi-storey parking house for bikes and there are racks on every street corner. Picture taken January 17, 2007.    To match story WITNESS-BICYCLES/   REUTERS/Koen van Weel (NETHERLANDS)With a minimal amount of effort, travelers can collectively have a huge impact on the environment--because Mother Nature needs all the help she can get.





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