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Exclusive: Ocean Activist Roz Savage to Row Across Indian Ocean

Photo via Roz Savage, Credit Phil Uhl “It really does come down to one stroke at a time:” This is what ocean activist Roz Savage told the 100 riders gathered to listen to her speak on day two of Brita Climate Ride — the 320-mile climate awareness bike trip that started in Eureka, California on Tuesday. Savage, living up to her last name, intends to keep on stroking. In 2011, she will set off once again in he… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TreeHugger Bikes Climate Ride: My Bamboo Bike From Organic Bikes

Photo copyright Mairi Beautyman So let the games begin. In about 15 minutes, I’ll be taking off for the first day of Brita Climate Ride — the climate awareness bike trip that has arranged to have me pedaling 320 miles in 5-days (on a bamboo bike, no less!) from Eureka, California to San Francisco. Or I think I will — the last I heard from our volunteer bike repairman was something about a hacksaw…… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Biggest Loser" Winner Joins TreeHugger For Climate Ride Bike Trip

Photos via NBC When you loose 215 pounds, you don’t want those pounds creeping back. A good way to maintain: bike 320 miles in five days. On season 9 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Koli Palu sweated and dieted off a total of 215 pounds finishing at 188 (loosing 53.35 percent of his body weight!) and winning the $100,000 prize. Arguably now one of America’s most famous successful examples of drastic weight loss, Palu will join me for Brita Climate Ride , which starts bright and early tomorrow, September 21 in Eureka, California…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Biggest Looser" Winner Joins TreeHugger For Climate Ride Bike Trip

Photos via NBC When you loose 215 pounds, you don’t want those pounds creeping back. A good way to maintain: bike 320 miles in five days. On season 9 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” Koli Palu sweated and dieted off a total of 215 pounds finishing at 188 (loosing 53.35 percent of his body weight!) and winning the $100,000 prize. Arguably now one of America’s most famous successful examples of drastic weight loss, Palu will join me for Brita Climate Ride , which starts bright and early tomorrow, September 21 in Eureka, California…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TreeHugger to Test Bamboo Bike During Climate Awareness Trip Climate Ride

Photo via Organic Bikes Trial by fire is always the best way to go, right? Well…anyway. From September 20-25, I’ll be putting one of the most interesting bamboo bikes on the market (as well as my body) to the test as one of 150 participating in climate awareness bike trip Brita Climate Ride . Over four days, I’ll be pedaling a total of 320 miles across California with the likes of Chris Jordan — the activist and photographer behind

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