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i <br /> August 23, 2007 <br /> CONTACT: Cindy Clarke, Transportation Options Coordinator, 682-5285 <br /> Lee Shoemaker, Bicycle & Pedestrian Coordinator, 682-5471 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Bicycle Tour Brings Awareness on Global Warming <br /> ~I The City of Eugene and the Eugene Bicycle Coalition will sponsor a presentation from <br /> David Kroodsma, aStanford-trained global warming scientist, who has spent the past two years <br /> traveling by bicycle and teaching people about global warming. The free presentation will begin at <br /> 5:30 p.m. on'Thursday, August 30, in the Bascom/Tykeson Room at the Eugene Public Library, <br /> 100 W 10th Ave., and will include a photo presentation of his travels. <br /> In an effort to increase awareness on global warming, Kroodsma has biked from California <br /> to the southern tip of South America and has recently biked from Boston to Seattle. He is now <br /> biking south and will finish this journey in the San Francisco Bay Area in September. <br /> The project, Ride for Climate (www.rideforclimate.com) has reached hundreds of <br /> thousands of people across 16 countries and appeared on international television and in <br /> newspapers throughout the U.S. <br /> Kroo'dsma has a slideshow of these experiences, and he will be showing pictures and <br /> I videos from travel across the western hemisphere. He will also talk about how global warming will <br /> i <br /> j affect both the far ends of the earth and our own backyards while providing examples from his <br /> <br /> i <br /> travels. The slideshow concludes with a discussion of what we can do and about our special <br /> opportunity to make a difference as United States citizens. <br /> For more information contact Cindy Clarke, Transportation Options Coordinator, at 541- <br /> 682-5285 or cindy.j.clarke@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> j Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />