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Bicycling Against Climate Change & Its Culprits

Bicycling Against Climate Change & Its Culprits By: Abraham Sumalinog This Monday is not an ordinary day. I got invited and registered to join a bicycling event for climate action. I got up early and rented online a bicycle near Yeouinaru Subway Station in Seoul. It was one fine sunny day. I took the subway and arrived an hour early at our meeting venue. Fortunately, two bicycles were left on their stands and were ready for use. Ttareungi, the name given to these green bicycles in Seoul, offers locals and foreign visitors access through online paid registration. Having secured my bicycle, I had the time to explore Yeouido Public Park. I enjoyed the pine trees, plants, flowers, green grass, bushes, and the pond that offers abode to other living creatures such as the crane and turtle, which surprisingly, I did not expect to see. Returning to the agreed meeting venue, participants of the day's event came one by one--some brought their bicycles while some rented Ttareungi.  Getting