One-hundred cyclists were expected to ride into Lancaster County today as the five-day Brita Climate Ride makes its way from New York City to Washington, D.C.
The group is spending the night at Camp Andrews, 1226 Silver Springs Road, Holtwood. There, the group will hear from guest speakers about global warming and how individuals can minimize their impact on the environment. The public is invited.
Speakers for the evening are: Roz Savage, the first woman to row across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, an environmental activist, and a United Nations Environmental Program Climate Hero; Wood Turner, the executive director of Climate Counts; and Colin Beavan, aka NO IMPACT MAN, the man who lived one year with zero carbon impact. A movie about his experiences will be previewed. You can watch the trailer here.
On Tuesday morning, the riders will depart Reisterstown, Md. On Wednesday afternoon, they will rally at the U.S. Capitol for bicycle transportation, clean energy and legislative action to reduce climate change. This is the second year the Climate Ride has been held and stopped in Holtwood.
