Just one week from today within the blank walls of a federal building in Centennial, CO, I will take the Oath of Allegiance—the final step in the climb to becoming a U.S. Citizen. “I will perform work of national importance…without any mental reservation or purpose of...
POW Board Member and Senior VP of Sustainability for Aspen Skiing Company, Auden Schendler, recently wrote about the importance of all Olympians to sound the alarms about climate change. They are uniquely positioned to accomplish this feat at a time when “rising...
BOULDER, Colo. – October 10, 2017 – Protect Our Winters (POW), the leading climate nonprofit in the outdoor industry, is thrilled to announce that Mario Molina has joined the team as executive director. An avid alpinist, snowboarder, mountain biker, guide, and life...
Professional snowboarder and POW Rider’s Alliance member, Forrest Shearer, recently wrote about the harmful impacts of a proposal to increase net-metering fees on Utah solar customers. The op-ed, found here, was originally published in the Salt Lake Tribune....
Cape Cod native, Jeremy Jones, and Harvard University professor, Naomi Oreskes, teamed up to write an op-ed in support of carbon pricing in Massachusetts. The original post, found here, was published in the Boston Globe. Here’s what Jones, POW’s founder...
Two years ago we introduced the idea of onsite activism at the Burton US Open – the premiere snowboarding competition in the world and one of our favorite events of the season. We had never asked our community to call their elected officials before, let alone from a...
