I’ve written in my last few posts about my intention to focus in on models to pursue energy democracy–the idea that, as we transform our energy systems to run on renewable and stored energy, we should also aim for an equitable distribution of the ownership and control of these resources. There are a variety of ways … Continue reading An Energy Cooperative Grows in Spain
Copenhagen/København, Denmark to Marrakech/مراكش/ⴰⵎⵓⵔⴰⴽⵓⵛ, Morocco/المغرب /ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ– 697 km this section (Total Mileage: 13,705 km/40,075 km) I was in Copenhagen when I finally got my pass to this year’s UN climate conference in Marrakech. Then I realized that I would have only two and a half weeks to pick up my bike in Budapest (long story) and cover the 3,000 km (1,900 … Continue reading Mad Dash to Marrakech: 12 Photos from the Road
Athens/Αθήνα, Greece to Pogradec, Albania– 608 km this section (Total Mileage: 12,522 km/40,075 km) As those of you who’ve read my last few posts will know, my mother and a family friend, Jeanie Daskais, joined me on the road through Greece, Albania and Montenegro. My mother had been volunteering in refugee camp clinics on the eastern Greek island of … Continue reading Summer Ends in Greece: 14 Photos From the Road
Shymkent/Шымкент, Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea/Арал Теңізі, Kazakhstan–635 km this section (Total Mileage: 8791 km/40,075 km) I’ve ridden over mountains, through a summer in southern China and an early-spring blizzard, but it was the Central Asian Steppe that got me. I cycled for days to get as far as I did. Most of them temperatures … Continue reading The Endless Steppe and the Aral Sea (Also, Giant Spiders): 14 Photos from the Road
Ürümqi /乌鲁木齐, China to Bishkek / Бишкéк, Kyrgyzstan–779 km this section (Total Mileage: 7616 km/40,075 km) I’ve been on and off the road for the past few weeks, writing op-eds and letters for my application to join the Sustain.us delegation to the next UN climate conference in Marrakech, Morocco. In the time since I last posted photos, I’ve also had two border … Continue reading Poppies on the Great Grass Sea: 16 Photos From My Ride Through Xinjiang and Kazakhstan
I wrote an op-ed for Common Dreams discussing the challenges of Hope and Burnout in the context of climate change. It’s one of a few that I’ve written in the past few weeks as part of my application to the Sustain.us delegation to this year’s UN Climate Conference in Morocco. Take a look: http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/05/26/hope-and-burnout-anthropocene Header … Continue reading Hope and Burnout in the Anthropocene
Cover Photo: The hills near China’s border with Vietnam #geography=politics I’ll have a post soon relating my time in Hanoi, where I met with folks from the local 350.org outpost, and detailing my plans for the final two months of this leg of the tour (hint: think elevation). Continue reading Rounding Second Base: To Hanoi
Last days in Hong Kong, camping on the southern island of Po Toi. Local fisheries have collapsed in recent years, and many locals have had to leave to search for work elsewhere. Nature is retaking the land, and it has become a popular place for weekend campers Continue reading Out of Guangzhou: Images from the Road
Pictured above: Michael Lai, a Hong Kong activist with 350.org, in front of the famous Star Ferry Activists often struggle at the borders of hope and despair, fraught by the seeming indifference of the public and the necessary limitations of pragmatism. Here, Michael Lai, a Hong Kong activist currently involved with the local 350.org chapter, weaves together stories … Continue reading Cassandra: Thoughts on Climate and Credulity from a Hong Kong Activist
Week 2: Reality sets in. This week was spent regrouping after a police scare that set me back a few days and forced me to take a bus through south Hunan. So far, mixed success. To get to Hong Kong before my visa expires, I have to pick up the pace to 60 km days (2 on, … Continue reading 龙胜（Longsheng) to 贺州（Hezhou)
360 by bike 