For one Boise family, e-bikes are a fun, money-saving way to do their part on climate change

Boise State Public Radio News | By Murphy Woodhouse

Published November 30, 2023 at 2:23 PM MST

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Six-year old Theo McGoldrick, dressed as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Donatello, sits on his family’s e-bike after his mom Melinda picked up Nora, 2, from daycare.

The alarming signs of climate change are all around us: devastating fires destroying whole communities, new temperature records set only to fall the next year, glaciers disappearing in real time. It's an overwhelming problem, but some have turned to e-bikes as one way to do their part to stave off the worst effects of our still-changing climate.

The alarming signs of climate change are all around us: devastating fires destroying whole communities, new temperature records set only to fall the next year, glaciers disappearing in real time. It's an overwhelming problem, but some have turned to e-bikes as one way to do their part to stave off the worst effects of our still-changing climate.