The Brita FilterForGood Climate Ride, a five-day, 300-mile bicycle ride from NYC to D.C. , rolled through my town on Sunday. (The picture, right, was from the New Hope Arts & Crafts Fair, which some of the cyclists stopped to check out.) The mission of this ride? To have pedal strokes raise money and awareness for climate change.

I met up with the Brita folks across the Delaware River in Lambertville, NJ, where I got to hang out with Josh “The Lazy Environmentalist” Dorfman. He’s got a way cool show on the Sundance Channel, and a new book called The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget: Save Money. Save Time. Save The Planet. He’s also got super cool glasses frames–think Mo Rocca. (Actually, he complimented me on my frameless frames.) That’s him, at right, “racing” a train.

I was really impressed that this so-called lazy dude was so committed to helping Mother Earth that he was pedaling all the way from New York City to Washington, D.C. (He did admit to some fanny fatigue.)

Today happens to be the last day of the bike ride. Riders will converge on the Capitol to celebrate the conclusion of the 2nd Climate Ride and talk to members of Congress about the ride’s mission! In addition to the cyclists who started in New York–and Dorfman–there will be 12 Ambassadors riding, including the Danish and German Ambassadors.

I’ve been a big fan of Brita for quite some time, having given it my Suddenly Frugal Seal of Approval last September. I have to say that learning about this event has upped my fandom of the company quite a bit. (It doesn’t hurt that they gave me two free water bottles for my kids when I met up with them on Sunday–full disclosure, and all.)