Two-wheeled electricity

State Sen. Bill Hardiman (R-Kentwood) spent a recent morning touring Grand Valley's water and energy research centers in Muskegon. Here, Sen. Hardiman rides the SPARKLE bicycle developed by professor John Kilbourne and the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center. The bicycle turns pedal power into electricity. MAREC executve director Imad Mahawili and Vice President Matt McLogan look on.