After taking the Junkraft built with 15.000 plastic bottles from Los Angeles to Hawaii to raise awareness on floating plastic debris in the Pacific, the Algalita Marine Research Foundation brings its message in a bottle back on the ground.
Two of their team members, Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins are riding their 2 wheels from Vancouver,
Canada to Tijuana, Mexico.
During Junk Ride 2009, their 2000 mile coastal trip which started on April 4th and ends June 25th, they will be sharing the Pacific ocean plastic soup, one cup at a time with local authorities and educators.
On a more positive note, Emily Wertz tells us how some companies in the US are Bicycling their way to low-carbonized profits (Change.org, April 11).
I was not surprised to see that one of them Soupcycle to be based in Portand, Oregon, the unofficial 2 wheel capital in the US.
Their humorous tone reminded me of the whimsy Green Thing (UK).
No preaching for Green Day # 72
Previously: Greener Easter: Is buying Hershey's Easter Eggs wrecking the Rainforest?