# Muscle Power: An Alternative Fuel?

*Published:* 2008-08-12
*Author:* Sheryl Canter

![Sheryl Canter](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2008/07/sheryl_canter.jpg)*This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund.*

When I went out to get lunch yesterday, I passed a sporting goods store with an interestingly labeled sneaker display. I’d never thought of my feet as an "alternative fuel" before, but I guess that’s right!

![Sneakers as Alternative Fuel](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2008/08/alternative_fuels-sneakers_480px.jpg)

Human movement isn’t just for transportation. Take a look at last Thursday’s post for examples from around the world of how [human movement can be used to generate electricity](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2008/08/07/human_power/). Investment spurred by [cap-and-trade legislation](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2008/05/16/race_for_clean_energy/) will make clean energy technologies like these the norm rather than the exception.