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8 Un-Environmentalist Reasons to Get on a Bike & Help the Climate Anyway
Climate Change, Cycling, Researched Piece Dr. Alexandra Swanson Climate Change, Cycling, Researched Piece Dr. Alexandra Swanson

8 Un-Environmentalist Reasons to Get on a Bike & Help the Climate Anyway

Americans are co-dependent on vehicles. As you look at our transportation infrastructure, we’ve been groomed for it.. So… the convenience of road driving means a lot of green-ish, not-really-super-environmentalist-type of folks need more reasons to bike than just saved CO2 emissions. Here are Those Reasons

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