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7/18/20 – A Case for the Judge in West Virginia

7/18/20 – A Case for the Judge in West Virginia The day began in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. I biked around town on a Greenway Trail that looped the city, then weighed other biking options with a helpful young woman named Neddie

John Patterson July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy 3 Comments Read more

7/16/20 – The Carolinas

7/16/20 – The Carolinas  The day started in Greenville, South Carolina. From a great many bike trails in and around the city I chose the Swamp Rabbit Trail, partially because of its 30-mile length but mainly because of the beguiling

John Patterson July 16, 2020July 18, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy 2 Comments Read more

7/1/20 – Reflections of Sunride 3

7/1/20 – Reflections of Sunride 3 Sunride through the Great Plains states is now complete. This is the great wind corridor of the country with thousands of turbines in every state, I saw them in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,

John Patterson July 1, 2020July 2, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy, Tesla 2 Comments Read more

6/29/20 – Koch Industries, Wichita, Kansas

6/29/20 – Koch Industries, Wichita, Kansas Today was a travel day. Sunride, not able to operate with a blown rear tire, was carried through Kansas. One of the stops I’d hope to make in Kansas was at Koch Industries in

John Patterson June 29, 2020July 2, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy, Tesla 2 Comments Read more

6/22/20 – Rapid City, South Dakota

6/22/20 – Rapid City, South Dakota  On our first night in Rapid City, South Dakota my cousin Barb came over to our campsite. We sat outside on the picnic table talking. I hadn’t seen her in ten years and we

John Patterson June 22, 2020June 27, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Solar Energy 3 Comments Read more

9/16/19 – Day 13 – Eden, ID – Boyd the Farmer

9/16/19 – Day 13 – Eden, ID – Boyd the Farmer Today I met Boyd the potato farmer, a nice, well-spoken man who was inquiring about my bike and interested in solar energy in general.   “I spend $1600 per month

John Patterson September 16, 2019June 27, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Equipment, Solar Energy No Comments Read more

Solar panels for bike

Solar panels for bike Woo woo!  My custom-made solar panels arrived today. These modules are super light weight, making them the perfect choice for my overhead solar array. I’ll get busy building a lightweight but sturdy aluminum frame for them.

John Patterson July 11, 2019October 4, 2020 Electric Bike Tour, Equipment No Comments Read more

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Read about global warming and ways you can reduce your carbon footprint in my book, Footprint: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Extinction

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I present at conferences in America, China, South America and other countries on solar energy, global warming, electric vehicles, and reducing your carbon footprint. To learn more go to my speaker’s website.

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My Sol-Reliant solar water heating system has been installed all over the world. Order kits from the Sol-Reliant website.

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If you’d like me to speak in your state during my USA electric bike tour, please contact me.

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