Today is Blog Action Day, a change.org initiative designed to "unite the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance".

This year's issue is Climate Change.

With everything already written about the subject, and with all of the posts being added today, it's certainly easy to find information and insight about climate change - but deciding what to do with that information isn't as simple. We can bike around the city, refill our water bottles, replace our light bulbs - and yet still be left wondering what tangible impact our everyday actions have, and who we can throw our support behind to really increase our personal power in the fight for awareness and big-picture impact.

And so, in this spirit, we friendly folks here at Dynamo would like to direct your attention to an endeavour very close to our hearts (and, yes, a project of ours): 12000km.org.

Many of you may know by now that Ryan Stotland is on a mission to ride 12000 kilometres through South America on his bike, raising money for Climate Change awareness (through the David Suzuki Foundation) and Skin Cancer research (through the Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital). But with only 8 weeks left in Ryan's ride - in which he's recovered from a tough accident, climbed incredibly difficult terrain, battled the freezing cold, and replaced multiple bike parts - we're making a big push to spread the word and ultimately raise more money. Ryan has raised almost at $80,000 so far - a respectable sum to be sure, but far from where we want to be by the end of the journey. 

So this is a chance to throw your support behind Ryan and the David Suzuki Foundation - knowing that your donation (regardless of whether it is ten dollars or ten thousand dollars) is going directly towards Climate Change awareness programs and Skin Cancer research on a national level.

You can learn all about where the money will go here, and you can follow Ryan's blog throughout his journey here (there are already some great posts there - particularly this one about Einstein on a Bike).

Oh, and you can check out many more great Blog Action Day posts here - we'll be making the rounds and tagging our favourite ones, too.

Thanks for reading on Blog Action Day. Now - go take action!

Alex - Dynamo's Interactive Director.
Alex's holistic mission at Dynamo is to push the team to create beautiful, usable work online, and to exploit new technological and experiential avenues. He is preoccupied with keeping the studio at the forefront of an industry travelling at light speed.