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The Cure for Climate Depression

Editor's note: Thank you to Amie Ashton, SVBC Board Member, for not only supporting SVBC in the 2017 Climate Ride California, but agreeing to write about her experiences here as well.Hello my name is Amie, and I have climate depression. For me, the only antidote to being profoundly sad about ice shelves breaking off in Antarctica and starving polar bears - is action. So, having dumped my car almost entirely for a bike this year, I also decided to join the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) Climate Ride team for the 2017 California Central Coast Ride.

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Today, Help Get More People Like Sal on a Bicycle

Next week, Dec. 2, is Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving to nonprofit organizations doing important work. Your contribution helps SVBC continue the programs and advocacy that turn people, like SVBC member Sal Alvarez, from “interested but concerned” into regular riders. Learn more about Sal’s story and please invest today or Tuesday in SVBC.

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