• Can you bribe people to become healthy? – Newsweek http://bit.ly/amlCaJ
• I joined peopleforbikes.org in uniting a million voices to improve the future of biking. Won’t you? http://bit.ly/bexolZ

• Hint: education focus RT @DanielPink: Quote of the day: The real reason China is laughing at the US http://bit.ly/armbiP (via the Pink Blog)
• Should all kids be screened? More than 1% of tested WVa 5th-graders had choles
• Your phone wants you to check your blood sugar – Health – Health care – msnbc.com http://bit.ly/bhjXkW
• Danish study found that simply cycling to work lowered the risk of death by 40%. http://bit.ly/aJuA9k
• 23 hr/wk watching TV & sitting in cars = 64% more chance of dying from heart disease than sitting 11 hrs/wk or less.http://nyti.ms/bKjZ2u
• “Their workouts did not counteract the ill effects of sitting.”http://nyti.ms/bKjZ2u
• “For every extra point gained on a scale of obesity, scores in reasoning, memory and other mental skills fell”http://bit.ly/9ArHUt

• RT @thenorthface: Grand Teton National Park may go up for sale. Via @Discovery_News http://ow.ly/28q6h
• RT @briandfrancis RT @Wismark: Hey @theobserver, are u looking into this? Newspaper Wants Readers 2 Pay 2 Comment - http://bit.ly/cQDV69

• RT @TheWorldTri: Charlie took 1st stroke of this 10,225mi journey today at 10:54am CST. Watch the 1st video: http://bit.ly/bMdMyQ
• In 1991 The Fattest US States Were As Thin As The Leanest in 2009 : TreeHugger http://bit.ly/b5VL6I
• RT @DanielPink: RT @springwise: Using iPhone and web to tap the professional skills of micro-volunteers – http://bit.ly/theextraordinaries
• Two minutes, two dollars and a cell phone are now all it takes to get an eyeglass prescription. http://bit.ly/alNuBA
• 84% of parents believe their children are healthy weight, though nearly a 1/3 of kids & teens are obese or overweight http://bit.ly/9DFYZM
• It starts at home & well be4 middle school. Study: Obesity effort no help with weight loss — CLT Obs http://bit.ly/9vB2Qz
• Very awesome! From Daniel Pink – More emotional intelligence in the subway http://bit.ly/d77i6A

• MT @GrantWahl: #USA set WC record by winning group with fewest total minutes in the lead: 2. (Old rec: 21 by #NED ‘94) via @2010MisterChip
• Studies have shown that dads empower their kids to explore the world, to meet new people and to take chances. http://bit.ly/d0FCAQ

• TreeHugger – Study Shows How Organic Labels Trick People Into Eating More [TreeHugger]
• NC Outward Bound’s River Bound Race Series (5K and 15K) isJ uly 17th at the US National Whitewater Center. Details at http://bit.ly/aIl78x
• 1 more bad consequence of Amazon deforestation: Cleared areas have seen incidences of malaria increase nearly 50%. [TreeHugger]

• In other lesbian news RT @DanielPink: Children of lesbian parents do better than their peers (NewScientist)
• Study shows that gay men = leaner than straight men. Conversely, gay women tend to be heavier than heterosexual women (MSNBC)
• Are there schools/systems/communities already doing this (arts integration) well? Who can we look to as a model? #pinkCLT

• 10 minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour & more fit = more benefits (MSNBC)

• The World Tri is a very cool project that could use your help! 12000 miles of swim, bike & hike (of Mt. Everest!) (Vimeo)

• Research has shown that simply giving children books may be as effective as summer school — and much cheaper (USAToday)

• One of the loveliest places I’ve ever seen is changing for the worse “Glacier National Park Lost Two More Ice Fields to Climate Change” (MSNCB.com)

• Oak trees produce 3k-6k pollen particles per cubic meter; it only takes 10 particles to trigger an allergic reaction.(MSNCB.com)

• “More human beings today (5 Billion) have access to a cellphone than the UN says have access to a clean toilet.” (NYTimes.com)

• Um. Yes, very cool (and no I don’t think Kindle can do this) : Alice for the iPad Shows Why E-Books Are Cool (Mashable.com)

• Turning a parking lot into a natural environment: “Vilsack carved out the garden last year from an asphalt parking lot. He grabbed a jackhammer and challenged USDA facilities across the country to follow suit and create what he calls a People’s Garden.”
• Fighting hunger sustainably and creating goodwill in communities: “255 gardens have been established by Agriculture Department workers worldwide… All of the food grown at these gardens — 29,656 pounds last year — is donated to food pantries and soup kitchens.”
• Environmental education! – “The garden serves as a living exhibit for the 25 million annual visitors to the Mall, many of whom stop and ask questions of the gardeners and learn about sustainable agricultural practices.”
• Environmental education! – “The Agriculture Department holds public events at the garden, with guests including chefs talking about how to cook with the vegetables grown there and experts discussing such topics as using a rain barrel in a home garden.”
• Environmental education! – “The agency is considering installing a beehive on its roof, to supply bees that will pollinate the plants, as well as a “bee-cam” so the public can learn about bee activity.”

Click on photo to see more pictures of the garden from the blog Real People Eat Local.