{"id":29896,"date":"2012-11-17T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-11-27T01:36:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T01:36:41","slug":"300-miles-36-hours-fight-climate-change-and-keystone-xl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/350.org\/id\/300-miles-36-hours-fight-climate-change-and-keystone-xl\/","title":{"rendered":"300 miles in 36 hours &#8212; to fight climate change and Keystone XL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is a letter written by our friend Charles Scott, who is cycling from NYC to\u00a0Washington\u00a0DC right now. Thanks, Charles! You&#8217;re amazing. Join us and take a stand against the Keystone XL pipeline tomorrow: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.350.org\/en\/stop-keystone-xl\">350.org\/KXL<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>Starting around midnight on Friday, November 16, I will attempt to cycle 300 miles solo in about 36 hours from New York City to Washington, D.C. \u00a0I have never attempted to ride a bicycle so far in such a short period of time and do not know if I\u2019ll be able to manage it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m attempting this ride to support 350.org, an environmental group hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/math.350.org\/\">Do the Math<\/a> events around the country that highlight the connection between climate change and the increased intensity of recent extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy. \u00a0I\u2019ll attend the Do the Math event in New York City on Friday evening, November 16. \u00a0Immediately after, I\u2019ll begin riding through the night from NYC to DC in order to participate in a 350.org rally on Sunday, November 18 to encourage the U.S. Government to deny the permit request for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. \u00a0For background, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719\">Bill McKibben\u2019s Rolling Stone article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If I leave NYC at midnight, I\u2019ll have about 36 hours to make it to the DC event. \u00a0Please wish me luck and share this note with others, if you support what I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, although Sandy is long past, many people are still in need. \u00a0If you would like to help, Deposit a Gift has partnered with the New York Foundling to provide support specifically for children affected by the storm and is donating an extra 4% for every contribution: https:\/\/foundlingsandyrelief.mydagsite.com. \u00a0Deposit a Gift is an excellent fund raising resource based in NYC and has sponsored my previous charity rides \u2013 I\u2019d recommend them for any kind of fundraising\/crowd funding need: <a href=\"https:\/\/depositagift.com\/signup-fundraising\">https:\/\/depositagift.com\/signup-fundraising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Charles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is a letter written by our friend Charles Scott, who is cycling from NYC to Wahington DC right now. Thanks, Charles! You&#8217;re amazing. Join us and take a stand against the Keystone XL pipeline tomorrow: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.350.org\/en\/stop-keystone-xl\">350.org\/KXL<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Dear Friends,<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Starting around midnight on Friday, November 16, I will attempt to cycle 300 miles solo in about 36 hours from New York City to Washington, D.C. &nbsp;I have never attempted to ride a bicycle so far in such a short period of time and do not know if I\u2019ll be able to manage it.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>I\u2019m attempting this ride to support 350.org, an environmental group hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/math.350.org\/\">Do the Math<\/a> events around the country that highlight the connection between climate change and the increased intensity of recent extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy. &nbsp;I\u2019ll attend the Do the Math event in New York City on Friday evening, November 16. &nbsp;Immediately after, I\u2019ll begin riding through the night from NYC to DC in order to participate in a 350.org rally on Sunday, November 18 to encourage the U.S. Government to deny the permit request for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. &nbsp;For background, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719\">Bill McKibben\u2019s Rolling Stone article<\/a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>If I leave NYC at midnight, I\u2019ll have about 36 hours to make it to the DC event. &nbsp;Please wish me luck and share this note with others, if you support what I\u2019m doing.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Finally, although Sandy is long past, many people are still in need. &nbsp;If you would like to help, Deposit a Gift has partnered with the New York Foundling to provide support specifically for children affected by the storm and is donating an extra 4% for every contribution: https:\/\/foundlingsandyrelief.mydagsite.com. &nbsp;Deposit a Gift is an excellent fund raising resource based in NYC and has sponsored my previous charity rides \u2013 I\u2019d recommend them for any kind of fundraising\/crowd funding need: <a href=\"https:\/\/depositagift.com\/signup-fundraising\">https:\/\/depositagift.com\/signup-fundraising<\/a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Thanks,<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Charles<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":10012012,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fossil-fuels","category-kxl","category-north-america"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>300 miles in 36 hours - to fight climate change and Keystone XL - 350 Indonesia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/350.org\/id\/300-miles-36-hours-fight-climate-change-and-keystone-xl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"id_ID\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"300 miles in 36 hours -- to fight climate change and Keystone XL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is a letter written by our friend Charles Scott, who is cycling from NYC to Wahington DC right now. 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