Ride On
Remember what it was like to ride your bike on a hot summer day in late July? And how great jumping in the swimming pool felt, or eating a popsicle afterwards?
This week, a group of very dedicated conservationists from National Wildlife Federation are biking 478 miles across the state of Iowa to spread the message about confronting global warming. They will be foregoing the swimming pools and popsicles and instead engaging Iowans along the roads, in towns, and in restaurants. They will also be asking presidential candidates what they would do as president to commit the U.S. to meaningful efforts to reduce global warming pollution.
Interested in what they’re hearing? Check out http://nwf.blogs.com/arctic_promise/.
My hats off to this dedicated team of riders Christine Dorsey, Kate Hofmann, Vivian Coss, Nicholas Gimbrone, Dyanne Singler , Patrick Kenney, Don Hooper, Miles Hooper, and Karen Sage; and their support team Georgina Price, Marc Engel, Derek Brockbank, Caron Whitaker, and a host of other helpers.
NationalWildlifeFederation@nwf.org says, "If the ice in Greenland melts, sea levels around the world will rise an estimated 23 feet, which would affect every coastal city on the planet." How tall is Greenland? Oceans cover 2/3 of the Earth, Greenland less than 1%, is Greenland covered by a mile of ice?
Posted by: Gale Teschendorf | August 02, 2007 at 07:23 AM
I am surprised that you are so convinced that you are right about this so called Global Warming - Oh, I am sorry, now it is Climate Change. YOU NEED TO STUDY HISTORICAL WEATHER PATTERNS AND LOOK AT THIS WITH OPEN EYES. NEXT TIME, PLEASE PADDLE TO GREENLAND IF YOU ARE SO CONVINCED THAT THIS IS MAN-INDUCED.
Posted by: Bob Sochacki | November 27, 2007 at 11:12 AM
It would seem that Mr. Sochacki is either part of the Bush Administration or has not read any newsapers or magazines in many years.
Time to get your head out of the sand, sir. The times they ARE a'changin'!! And in this case, not for the better...unless we DO something constructive and NOW!
Posted by: Marni Gent | November 12, 2008 at 06:51 PM