It's not unusual for cyclists to keep an eye on the weather during bicycle tours, but Bill Bradlee and David Kroodsma are more interested in long-term climate changes.
That's because the two are talking about those inconvenient truths on their around-the-US bicycle tour to raise awareness about energy efficiency, renewable energy and other solutions to global warming.
The Ride for Climate USA left Boston in late April and is currently making its way across windswept Wisconsin. Along the way, Bradlee and Kroodsma have talked about climate change to school children, climate activist groups, media, and people who they meet along they way.
Previous tour
You may remember hearing about Kroodsma. He spent more than two years bicycling down the Pacific Coast from California and through Latin America to see first hand the effects of global warming on developing countries. Bradlee is an environmental activist.
The two are recounting their experiences at the Ride for Climate USA blog. They write about the issues of global warming at their main website, Ride for Climate USA.
How do they get the word out? For instance, the two recently stopped in Toledo, Ohio, on their route west. They visited a private school where they made separate presentations — one to elementary pupils, one to high school students and one to parents. The kids rode their bikes to a local park, which brought out a local TV station and a reporter from the newspaper.
Sustainable sisterhood
They're also gathering information. In Michigan, they stopped at a sustainable farm operated by sisters in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse. In Chicago, they joined a bicycle tour of the city that showed off it's “green” projects and the growing ease with which cyclists can get around town.
While they write and take pictures for the website, they've also branched into vlogging. Below is a short segment about tornado watches and riding into the wind in Wisconsin.
The first leg of their trip will take them across the northern tier to Seattle, then south to California. From there, the two will head south before turning east on the way to Florida. We wish them luck in getting out their message.
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