Posted on 01/25/2017 6:39:40 AM PST by Brilliant
Mark Baumer, an activist who was walking barefoot across America, was hit and killed by an SUV Saturday afternoon outside of Mossy Head, Florida...
Baumer was pronounced dead at the scene. FHP said alcohol was not a factor. Charges are pending.
Baumer, who was raising awareness for climate change, had just finished his 100th day of his journey. He started in Providence, R.I., and was destined for California. He took a bus to Florida after it started snowing in Ohio. He passed through Tallahassee on Jan. 7.
“The big overall goal is to raise awareness and fight climate change,” Baumer told the Tallahassee Democrat when he passed through town. “The more specific goal of that is to raise awareness and funds for an organization back in Rhode Island that’s fighting climate change.”
The organization is the FANG Collective, a Providence-based environmental organization. The initial goal was to raise $10,000. On Jan. 16, Baumer updated the crowdfunding page saying it was three-quarters of the way to the goal. Now, more than $16,000 has been collected.
The FANG Collective released a statement about Baumer’s death on Facebook...
Baumer updated a blog daily, typically in the morning. His last blog post included a picture that had his feet and the word “Killed” with an arrow above it spray painted on the ground.
On his journey, Baumer would walk on the shoulder of the road or in the grass. If there wasn’t a shoulder to walk on, he would walk in the road.
“The best surface is usually the white line because it’s painted and really smooth,” Baumer said.
(Excerpt) Read more at naplesnews.com ...
One less carbon footprint now.
So, was he walking with or against the traffic.
Who hit the guy? Driver hasn’t been ID’d
SUVs kill, I guess.
I remember a moonbat in NH named Deb “Arnie” Arnesen referred to them as FUVs on her
radio show. She lost that show..major
advertiser on the station was a car dealer.
Was Algore driving the SUV?
Touche’ and Noted!
RIP Hippy.
His climate changed.
OMG!! LOL!!
Soooo, just looked it up. Mossy Head, Fl is 135 miles W. of Tallahassee.
Bus from Ohio to Tallahassee, walked (we think) 135 miles.
Hmmmm
:) Can’t top that one!!!
That’s right here near me. He must have been walking on Hwy 90, a two lane road. This isn’t usually heâvily traveled, especially in this rural setting.
Sad for him and the driver.
Mixed feelings. Even a moron* doesn’t deserve that fate. God looks upon the heart; I hope his was pure.
*Anyone who still believes that Earth’s climate can be affected by human activity.
It’s in the article. I had to excerpt.
Evidently, he started out believing that global warming had done away with snow.
Oddly enough I am reading a 1981 book now ‘’The Walk West’’ by Peter and Barbara Jenkins about a young couple walking from New Orleans to the Upper Northwest.
Such accidents are always sad as in this case as well.
Climate change: 1. Hippie: 0.
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