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As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.
Ed Begley, Jr.
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Ed Begley, Jr.
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 16
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I ride my bike for transportation a great deal - occasionally I ride it for fun. But I also have a generator bike that's hooked up to my solar battery pack, so if I ride 15 minutes hard on my bike, that's enough energy to toast toast, or power my computer.
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