Tag: Government
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Old Man Winter Rallies for Those Impacted by Marshall Fire
BOULDER, CO (January 5th, 2022) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ – Adventure Fit Events will be offering support to the communities impacted by the devastating Marshall Fire by donating a portion of its registration proceeds for the upcoming Old Man Winter Rally on February 6th. They will also be donating on behalf of event volunteer hours and have…
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Danny MacAskill’s Driveway
Like so many others, back in Spring of 2020, due to government restrictions I found myself stuck at home with a lot of time on my hands. When I was younger, Pallets were always the go to obstacles for honing my skills on the trials Bike, so it was only fitting to get 30 of…
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COP26 ‘Transport Day’ Focuses Solely on Cars
Disappointing, but not surprising, the “Transport Day” at the international climate conference in Glasgow was dominated entirely by electric cars. Yes, an electric car is better than a fossil fuel burning one, but there are much more sustainable options out there. But EVs make money, bikes and buses do not… Last week, a coalition of…
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Races Are Happening, Should You Go?
Athletes are no longer asking whether they’re ready to race, they’re asking if they should. The answer is complicated. Usually, deciding to race is a pretty simple calculation. “Do I want to race? Am I ready?” Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, however, the equation has become much more complicated. While large races are cancelled almost…
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SBT GRVL Announces SBT VRTL Ride Experience for 2020
SBT GRVL, a world-class gravel bike experience presented by Canyon Bicycles, is launching a new virtual ride in place of the canceled August event. SBT VRTL is a free community ride experience that will be held on Sunday, August 16, with participants choosing where, when, and how long to ride. SBT GRVL DESCRIPTION SBT VRTL…
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Video: The Fight for America’s Public Lands
Patagonia’s film “Public Trust” focuses on threats to the Boundary Waters, oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and mining in the Bears Ears National Monument area. For 24 hours only, starting today at 3 pm MDT, you can watch the full film online. A simple $5 donation to Backcountry Hunters and Anglers gains you…
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Floyd Landis: Armstrong was the Best
In the new ESPN documentary LANCE, Lance Armstrong says “it could be worse, I could be Floyd Landis, waking up a piece of shit every day.” Landis, however, responded kindly to the comments Armstrong made. “I have some empathy for him because I went through some real public humiliation and it hurts. You want to…
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Cycling Through the Tunnel of Death
MikeyT Williams is a bikepacker from Flagstaff, Arizona, USA who has done over 2,000mi in Europe, and is currently 90-some days into a four month, 4,000 mile trip through Central Asia. In his latest update, MikeyT took on the Tunnel of Death. The Anzob Tunnel, Istiqlol tunnel or Ushtur Tunnel is a 5,040 m long…
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Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It
When we think about getting more people on bikes and removing cars from the roadway (because the benefits are essentially endless) we must remember: In America Cars Are Mandatory, Dangerous and Heavily Subsidized Law professor Gregory Shill writing for The Atlantic dropped one of the best articles on cars in America today; Americans Shouldn’t Have…
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Cycling World Tour Events are Sportwashing Human Rights Abuses
If you want to start a pro-cycling team with a UCI WorldTour license, you have to adhere to five sets of criteria, one of which is ethics. The UCI rule-book expands on the topic of ethics, a few parts standout for today’s discussion: Art. 5 General principles Persons bound by the Code are expected to…
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Proving the Earth Is Round by Bicycling
Scientist and science vlogger Kurtis Baute wanted to prove the world is round (not flat) by using simple methods accessible to pretty much anyone: two sticks, an orange and a bicycle. He conducted his experiment along a very flat road between Regina and Stoughton in Saskatchewan, Canada. When I got to Stoughton, I set up…
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The Propaganda Model & The Five Filters of Media
The propaganda model seeks to explain media behavior by examining the institutional pressures that constrain and influence news content within a capitalist system. It flies in the face of theories that argue that journalism is by its nature adversarial to established power. The propaganda model predicts that corporate-owned media will consistently produce news content that…
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How to Contact Your Federal, State and Local Representatives
There is a lot going on in this great country right now and many people are disillusioned with our government. It’s understandable, lobbyists and private interest groups with gobs of money seem impossible to compete with, but disengaging from the system is not the answer. Nor is turning to Facebook or Twitter as the sole…