“I continue to believe as I did, when I began the ride, that the best way to convince someone you are sincere and that you care is through your example. We cared enough about this issue to take on this challenge, and ultimately to finish. With this in mind, the U.S. with 5%…
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Reckless – An American Hero
I received this link and story by email and was inspired by the story. Horses are powerful and beautiful creatures and this particular horse deserves a little more recognition for her service. This is the story of a horse named Reckless – a true American Hero. “Reckless was a pack horse during the Korean war,…
Lucian on Equitrekking.com
A couple of months ago I shared a brief account of my latest endurance ride. Last month I shared a more in-depth account of the ride and my experience with Equitrekking.com. I hope to be able to share more exciting stories like this in the future. You can start reading below: “In 1989, I rode…
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of My Way
This past Saturday, November 17th, Masquerade and I participated in the Lead, Follow, or Get Out of My Way Endurance Ride hosted at McDowell Mountain Regional Park in Arizona. Some quick statistics and highlights: We had 39 people watch the race on Google via SPOT and I got great feedback from everyone on the technology…
Lucian and The Long Ride on the Huffington Post
We were picked up last week by the Huffington Post! I wrote up a piece about the election and sustainable energy. Start reading below and please tell me what you think! Environmental issues haven’t been a main topic of the election because the candidates are focusing on digestible “sound bites” and are unwilling to venture…
Consequences of Deforestation
Last week I discussed the genetics and biology of the rainforest and the importance of maintaining its diverse gene pool. Today, I’d like to go a little further into what causes deforestation. What are the causes of this devastation? The four primary causes are 1) commercial logging, 2) fuel wood gathering, 3) cattle ranching, and…
The Genetics of Deforestation
To understand the global impact of deforestation, we must first understand the basic biology of the rainforest and the causes of deforestation. Rainforests cover less than 7 percent of the globe. They are predominantly found in a wet or moist band circling the globe along the equator. Tropical rainforests are some of the richest, oldest,…
What Now? (Part 3)
This is a continuation from the post, What Now? (Part 2) Recently, changes in the economic structure in Europe and other parts of the world have caused business interests to think on a more global scale. Technology has made this a very small planet indeed, and has forced many in the business world to…
What Now? (Part 2)
This post is a continuation from What Now? (Part 1). On the day the Los Angeles Lakers got their tails kicked by 34 points at the Garden (by Boston in game two of the “85” series), Pat Riley told his team a quote his father had once passed on to him: “Somewhere, someplace, sometime…
What Now? (Part 1)
What do we know for sure? We know for certain that there has not been a day in the last four and a half billion years that the earth has not undergone change. We also know that humans, unlike other organisms, have consciously been able to alter and modify the environment. Our inclination to do…