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POW helps passionate outdoor people protect the places and lifestyles they love from climate change. We are a community of athletes, scientists, creatives, and business leaders advancing non-partisan policies that protect our world today and for future generations.
Protect your Powder Stash
Wherever you shred, extreme weather and warming winters are shortening your season.
Save your Local Crag
Fossil fuel development on our public lands means access to your favorite crags is dwindling.
Keep your Runner’s High
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Imperfect Advocacy
Instead of chasing perfection, pursue progress. The outdoor community has the passion, the information and the resources to make a difference now.
Stephanie Howe
She might run for work and earn her turns, but Stephanie Howe still has a carbon footprint. That doesn't stop her from being a climate advocate.
Graham Zimmerman
As one of the world's most accomplished alpinists, Graham finds himself flying and driving to the remote corners of the globe. But that doesn't stop him from advocating for carbon pricing.
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2020 Annual Report
2020 was quite the year, eh? It was a bumpy road for us all, but there were also many wins worth celebrating along the way. Our CrushIt4Climate campaign with Strava drew in 434,800 people who crushed it for their outdoor playgrounds. When the pandemic locked us down, we held virtual events where high profile athletes and members of the outdoor members engaged with climate scientists and policymakers. And when the rubber met the road during the most contentious election in our lifetime, POW reached over 33 million potential voters with our civic engagement and GOTV messaging. We checked off some big goals in 2020.
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2018 ECONOMIC REPORT
The impacts of climate change are hitting the U.S. winter sports tourism industry particularly hard.
This report examines the ways in which warming winters are impacting the economic contributions of winter snowsports tourism to U.S. national and state-level economies.
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ADVOCATE MOTIVATION STUDY
In 2019, we embarked on a national consumer research project to fully understand how to increase the number and intensity of climate advocates by thoroughly understanding the motivations of outdoor enthusiasts, and how they can be convinced to do something that we now know is very hard for them to do: fully engage as advocates for policy changes that will alleviate the worst effects of climate change.
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Cost of Carbon Tool
We don’t believe that having a carbon footprint should ever preclude you from becoming a climate advocate.
Instead of chasing perfection, pursue progress by offsetting the carbon footprint of your adventures and learn the value of advocating for the outdoor places and experiences that you love.
News
“Drop” Reveals The Impacts Climate Change Is Having On The Rivers Of The American West
Twenty years ago, professional fly fishing guide and POW Alliance Member Hilary Hutcheson was told that her whole world was about to change, thanks to a rapidly warming climate. Over two decades on the rivers in...
The POW Dispatch: Our take on climate news, April 9, 2021
WORDS: DONNY O'NEILL | HEADER IMAGE: ADAM CLARK Welcome to The Dispatch, Protect Our Winters' weekly wrap-up of climate news, complete with our take on each topic and how that impacts our ongoing efforts to reduce the...
Some gobble-wobble, others fat-bike across Iceland in winter. 🤠
📸 @rebeccarusch on a fat-bike-packing expedition across Iceland with @chrisburkard and @thatisgus, captured by @_ryanhill_
2021 Olympian @christopherblevs and Earth Scientist @dillon.osleger have been hard at work.
The Great Traverse drops online TOMORROW and we're beyond excited. The film is about learning from, and loving, the landscapes we ride in.
"Through the story of an iconic 80-mile ride, Christopher and Dillon consider the history of their landscape and our place within it, grappling with the realities of forest fires and extraction, while letting the bike show us all we can appreciate and learn as people on the land." - @iamspecialized
AND if you're down for an in-person premiere, join the crew at @chrisburkardstudio in Pismo Beach, California on Monday, November 29th 6pm! (Link in our bio for more details)
💥 POW Merch DROP! 💥
Perhaps you're looking for the perfect holiday present? Or maybe you want to support your favorite (😏) non-profit? Whatever the reason, we've got you covered. The link is in our bio!
Get it now, before those holiday supply chain hiccups catch ya waiting for months! 🤠
This team is making a SPLASH!
@theapproachfilm is here and it's the content we've been waiting for!!(!!!!!!) Spend some time following this team's tracks in an action-driven ski and snowboard film elevating people of color, women, and adaptive athletes. 💥💙
Featuring @curlsinthewild @vasu_sojitra @sophiarou
@peaksandpuddles @badgal_brooky @ingridbackstrom @leannepelosi @mariefranceroy
@spencerobrien @taylorgodber
🎥 @annethene with @sofia_jaramillo5 @keenanjeff
@holler.film @kooshpow
Watch it NOW! Link in our bio!
YEW!
📸 @taylormboyd
Meet @stephaniemariehowe, POW's Trail Captain!! 🏃🏼♀️💥🏃🏼♀️
As a powerful runner, superstar mom, and rockin' climate activist, Stephanie inspires us everyday!
Swipe to see her short video intro and drop a warm "welcome" in the comments below! 👇🏼
There is hope in solutions & we are here to get nerdy. ☀️☀️
With all the doom and gloom talk these days, it is often hard to remember the amazing social and technological climate solutions on our horizon.
That's why POW is launching "Solutions Sunday," to highlight the cutting-edge movements pushing us towards a vibrant future. ⛷️⛰️
No one solution can solve the climate crisis, but there is optimism in the collective commitment to a healthy planet. 🌎
📸 @chrisfigenshau captures @kitdski and @hilareenelson in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
@amieski said it, not us! 👉🏼
(JK, we said it too. 🐯 )
📸 @ming.t.poon
#BuildBackBetter passed the House! 👀
This bill is a huge step in addressing climate change - representing many priorities needed to limit global warming to 1.5ºC.
Up next, the legislation is headed to the Senate for negotiations. Stay tuned for the juicy details!! ❄️
📸 @scottmarkewitz
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