Do nothing...or join the movement.  Start fighting for the climate.  Get on your bike and change the world. 1)  US World Champion Free Skier and the Lazy Environmentalist sign up for Climate Ride; Denmark's Ambassador to the US slated to speak Things are heating up in the Climate Ride newsroom.  Alison Gannett, world champion Free Skier, Patagonia Ambassador, founder of the Save our Snow Foundation, and star of Warren Miller ski films will be pedaling from NYC to DC with the Climate Riders.  In her free time, Allison converted the 1st Solar-powered SUV PHEV in the world to get (more...)

Where do we draw the political and ecological lines on climate change? How much carbon will the atmosphere take? Policy Innovations Managing Editor Evan O'Neil talks with Phil Aroneanu, director of creative media for 350.org, an international campaign to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Phil and Evan met last year on the inaugural Climate Ride from New York to Washington.
 
EVAN O'NEIL: Phil, the number 350 is your campaign's rallying cry. Where does it come from?
 
PHIL ARONEANU: 350 is the safe level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in parts per million. It's a concentration, and it's been going up for . . .(more...)

Get your ticket to Pedal Power on June 11! Join Team “Transatlantic Climate Bridge” to raise funds for the nonprofits Focus the Nation; Clean-Air, Cool-Planet; and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, to support Brita Climate Ride, a 300-mile bike ride from New York City to Washington to raise awareness of climate change: http://www.climateride.org/. Featuring U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Patrick Serfass, Team XTreme4 (2008 Race Across America winner) James Cocks, Co-Producer of Hammer & Cycle Eric Gilliland, Executive Director, Washington Area Bicyclist Association Caeli Quinn (Founder) and Blake Holiday (Ride Director), Climate Ride The award-winning films Hammer and Cycle and Return of the (more...)

(This article is cross posted on Rails-to-Trails' site.) When Jenny Nordstrom signed up on Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's (RTC) Team RTC for the 2008 Brita Climate Ride, she didn't know exactly what to expect. "I'm an RTC member, and I received [their eNews] featuring the ride," she says. "I didn't know anyone else who was going, but I was so excited that I ended up registering 10 minutes later." Nordstrom signed up in late July, which didn't leave her much time for training. She had jumped at the chance to raise awareness of climate change and perhaps meet some interesting people along the way. But at 40 years old, with a toddler at home, she knew her work was cut out for her on a 300-mile ride.(more...)

Join the movement. Stand up against climate change and dirty energy. Get on your bike and ride for the climate! 1)  Sign Up Your Friends--Make a Team Already, 18 teams have registered for Climate Ride!  Teams are a great way to gather your friends or colleagues, fundraise together and then pedal from NYC to DC. Teams can be as small as two or as big as you want!  Jake Stewart, who sent us this picture of riders celebrating in front of the Capitol last year, has started a team called Austin Climate Riders. Look for this team of Texans on (more...)

Pedal Power! On June 11, 2009, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm at the Goethe Institute in Washington DC, Team Transatlantic Climate Bridge is hosting a film reception with presentations by environmental experts, a screening of film "shorts" that examine environmental/cycling issues, Q&A with a professional cyclist, and a reception with light refreshments. Tickets cost $20: all proceeds support the nonprofits Focus the Nation, Clean-Air, Cool-Planet, and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The ticket-price includes entry to the 2 film screenings and admission to the reception with free food + drink. To purchase tickets, please email Team Leader David Campbell at climate.dc@gmail.com. Cell 202.906.9211. (more...)

Last September, I spent five beautiful autumn days on a meticulously-planned bicycle trip from New York City to Washington, DC. We pedaled through gorgeous, varied landscapes, from lively New York streets, to pastoral New Jersey farmland, to inviting Amish communities and, eventually, to the grandeur of our nation’s capital. Each night, we enjoyed delicious catered meals, enrichment activities like lectures and roundtables, and the company of our fellow cyclists before zipping into our sleeping bags. The best part of this incredible adventure is that it took place in the capacity of my job as Community Program Manager at Clean Air-Cool (more...)

1) Last day to register for only $60! Register before May 1st and get $40 off your registration fee. Get online, get your friends, and sign up! When you register before May 1st, it helps everyone. It helps you plan, get a jumpstart on your training and fundraising, and get the word out to more folks.  After May 1st, the registration fee returns to $100. Register for Climate Ride here! 2)  Clean Air-Cool Planet and Climate Ride Build Youth Leadership in Northeast: Thanks to the donations of our 2008 Climate Riders, Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) is charging ahead, providing (more...)

Thanks to the donations of our 2008 Climate Riders, Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP) is charging ahead, providing remarkable educational opportunities for young climate leaders. Thanks to you, Clean Air-Cool Planet was able to provide competitive, real-world Fellowships for eight college and university students in the Northeast. These students worked on a variety of challenging and catalytic projects, including inventorying greenhouse gas emissions in southwestern New Hampshire, creating a New York State climate change toolkit for community governments, and customizing a version of CA-CP’s Climate Change Backpack® educational tool for young people in the Mid-Atlantic states. One inspired Fellow said that (more...)

Join the movement. Stand up against climate change and dirty energy. Get on your bike and ride for the climate! 1)  Focus the Nation Launches Nationwide Town Hall on a Just and Clean Energy Future. Your Climate Ride donations helped Focus hire five community organizers who have worked tirelessly since December to organize an unprecedented 103 Town Halls across the nation, covering more than 150 congressional districts! The Town Halls are being held this weekend to engage Congressional representatives, mayors and other elected officials in accelerating America's transition to a clean energy future. The majority of the Town Halls will (more...)

While on Brita Climate Ride '08, Kat and Josh learned of The College FilterForGood Eco-Challenge which aims to empower eco-conscious students to create projects that improve the environment on their campuses.  This year, five college students were chosen to each receive a $10,000 grant to bring their ideas to life.  Proposals were evaluated on creativity, environmental benefit, educational impact and best use of time and budget.  Check out the brilliant ideas implemented by Kat and Josh! Read these excerpts from www.filterforgood.com: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Sun Conditioning Here's another reason to love the sun. MIT's group of students, led by (more...)

Climate Riders, I recently conducted an audio interview with representatives from Carbon Trust about their efforts to help companies clean up CO2 and cut costs. You may be familiar with their work from the recent New York Times article on calculating the carbon footprint of Tropicana orange juice. Talking with Carbon Trust left me optimistic about getting corporations to adopt product life-cycle analysis, carbon labeling, and major emissions reductions. What is your reaction to their efforts in the United Kingdom and how they relate to the U.S. market? EVAN O'NEIL: Good afternoon. I'm Evan O'Neil, Managing Editor of the Carnegie (more...)

For those wishing to observe Yom Kippur but still participate in Climate Ride, please email us at info@climateride.org for details about an arrangement we are working on with UPenn’s Yom Kippur service. We are aware that Climate Ride coincides with Yom Kippur in 2009. In no way was our date selection intended to offend or disregard Jewish activists or cyclists. Climate Ride dates are constricted by Senate and Congressional schedules, clement fall weather, and availability at our camping areas. We hope that members of the Jewish faith understand our limited choice and will join us this year or next year (more...)

Register before May 1st and get $40 off your registration fee. Get online, get your friends, and sign up! When you register before May 1st, it helps everyone. It helps you plan, get a jumpstart on your training and fundraising, and get the word out to more folks. It helps us get a sense for how many Climate Riders we will have, so we know how many jerseys to order, leaders are needed to staff the event, and how many yummy Clif Bars to stock. After May 1st, the registration fee returns to $100. Register for Climate Ride here! (more...)

By ClimateBiz Staff View the article on Climate Biz here. The advocacy group Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy -- also known as BICEP -- flexed its muscle Thursday with a new crop of members to help push for aggressive climate change policies. Gap Inc., eBay and Symantec joined the four-month-old coalition whose founding members include corporate heavyweights Levi Strauss & Co., Nike, Sun Microsystems, Starbucks and The Timberland Co. The group, organized by nonprofit Ceres, subscribes to a set of climate change principles that are, in some ways, more progressive those of President Barack Obama. For instance, BICEP (more...)