RIDE FOR NEW ENERGY

2,500-Mile "Ride for Renewables" Launched to Champion Green Energy "Moon Shot"
September 13, 2010 (PR Newswire)

"Green energy advocate Tom Weis is riding 2,500 miles from Colorado to Washington, DC on a human-powered, electric-assist "rocket trike," calling for a national goal of a 100% U.S. renewable electricity grid by 2020.

"The ride and goal are backed by prominent environmental and business leaders demanding urgent action from Congress and the White House in response to a deteriorating global climate."

Tom and his electric-assist rocket trike (click thru to follow Tom’s ride)

"The ride began at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's wind technology center on Sunday, the 48th anniversary of a historic speech by President Kennedy calling on the U.S. to land a man on the Moon within a decade…"

[Tom Weiss, New Energy advocate, bike rider:] "The urgency of our economic and planetary meltdown demands a modern-day green energy 'moon shot' for America…We need a call to action from our President today challenging America to once again do something great…Nobody can tell me America can't do this…We have a long history of fresh, entrepreneurial thinking that uniquely suits us for this historic task. It is time for us to once again step up and help protect the world."

Ready to ride (click thru to follow Tom’s ride)

"Over eight weeks, Weis plans to visit a dozen states to profile solar, wind, geothermal and efficiency solutions, as well as polluting energy problems like coal burning, nuclear power and mountaintop removal mining. A petition issuing the 100% by 2020 demand is posted…"

[David Blittersdorf, CEO, AllEarth Renewables, Inc.:] "Our industry is uniquely poised to put Americans back to work greening the grid. It is time for renewable energy leaders to embrace this bold national goal."