Chesapeake Bay Foundation

If you're not from around here, and by here I mean the Mid-Atlantic States, you may not know a whole lot about the Chesapeake Bay. It's worth knowing about, and we'll wait for you, so get going (click here). Anyway, after griping about the Sierra Club the other day, I found this:

You can be part of the solution. Join CBF's CYCLIST FOR THE BAY program and help protect this national treasure. Take the Pledge: The Pledge As a CYCLIST FOR THE BAY, I will Use my bicycle instead of a car whenever possible to reduce the harmful effects of vehicle emissions. Ride my bike to work at least once a week, if circumstances allow. Do what I can to promote cycling as an environmentally-friendly means of transportation. Spread the word that vehicle exhaust contributes more than one-third of all the nitrogen pollution entering the Bay from the air. Encourage other cyclists to join the fight to protect and restore the waterways, farmlands, and forests of the Bay region. Speak out for decisive action to save this national treasure. They'll send you some free stuff, like a CYCLIST FOR THE BAY water bottle, two CYCLIST FOR THE BAY stickers, a pledge card with useful Bay information, and some other crap. If you have questions, Contact Heather Tuckfield at htuckfield@cbf.org or 443.482.2151.