Mary Catherine O'Connor

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Expedition: Roadkill

Long-distance cyclists are turning into citizen scientists whose observations of roadkill might prevent more of it from happening in the future.

Find your Posse

Volunteer with your local bike coalition to bring about better infrastructure and support for cyclists.

Get Paid to Commute

Help your workplace, apartment building, and even your favorite stores make accommodations for cyclists.

Ride to Washington

The Climate Ride is a five-day, 300-mile ride from New York City to Washington, D.C. that raises money for renewable energy projects.

National Bike Month: Say It Loud, Say It Proud

Pushing the pedals on a regular basis is a great start, but if you really want to step up your game during National Bike Month, you'll have to make your voice heard, too. Start with these ideas.

Prosecuting an Owl-Kicking Paraglider

The paragliding community is spitting mad about a video that purports to show a paramotor provocateur chasing and assaulting an owl for nearly seven minutes. But how do you identify the guy?

Fracking is Eating Away at Our National Parks

With the number of active and planned fracking wells surrounding National Parks skyrocketing, a National Parks watchdog group is calling for a careful, more measured approach to energy development.

Powering the World With A Ball Game

A new startup has built an energy-harvesting soccer ball that will bring easy energy to resource-poor communities. The Soccket soccer balls turn kinetic energy into electricity.

Earth Operatives: Filmmaker Briar March

The first of a new Adventure Ethics feature wherein we profile those whose work places them at the intersection of adventure and environmental issues.

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