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Gus Schumacher went to D.C. to testify on climate change. Then a senator dredged up four-year-old tweets.
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Gus Schumacher went to D.C. to testify on climate change. Then a senator dredged up four-year-old tweets.

Nathaniel HerzMarch 25, 2024

This story was first published by Northern Journal, Nat Herz’s news site and newsletter in Alaska. Subscribe here. Gus Schumacher, the Anchorage Olympic cross-country skier, arrived at his first-ever congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., knowing he could be a target. The Senate Budget Committee’s chairman, Rhode Island Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, invited Schumacher to testify last week in one of a series of more than a dozen hearings about the harm climate change is inflicting on...

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Can jet-setting ski racers be climate activists? Schumacher, Diggins lean into “imperfect advocacy.”
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Can jet-setting ski racers be climate activists? Schumacher, Diggins lean into “imperfect advocacy.”

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 25, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — After Gus Schumacher’s upset win at an international cross-country ski race here last week, one of his first moves was not to celebrate at a bar, but instead, to stand in front of the crowd and talk about climate change. With hundreds listening to the panel discussion from the grandstand, Schumacher, his teammate Jessie Diggins and activist and author Bill McKibben passed a microphone back and forth. The subject, for Schumacher, is immediate...

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Lobbying for change: Gus Schumacher heads to Washington, D.C. with Protect Our Winters
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Lobbying for change: Gus Schumacher heads to Washington, D.C. with Protect Our Winters

Rachel PerkinsMay 6, 2022

On April 27th, Gus Schumacher and Jessie Diggins headed to Washington, D.C. with six other winter Olympians and Paralympians as members of the Protect Our Winters (POW) athlete alliance to advocate for progressive changes in climate policy. While Diggins has been partnered with POW for several years, Schumacher only recently came on board, making the trip his first experience lobbying for climate activism; it was also his first trip to the nation’s capital.   While in...

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Op-Ed from Pete Vordenberg on Getting Involved
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Op-Ed from Pete Vordenberg on Getting Involved

FasterSkierMarch 29, 2019

  This op-ed comes from Pete Vordenberg, former fast skier and U.S. Ski Team Coach, and present dad, husband, photographer and climate activist.  Join POW, CCL, and a huge list from the outdoor industry and many of our outdoor and Olympic skiing heroes such as Jessie Diggins, Lowell Bailey, Alex Honnold, Angel Collinson and others in supporting the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act A bipartisan bill that will help make the United States a...

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Maddie Phaneuf on Finding Her Voice, Lobbying in D.C.
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Maddie Phaneuf on Finding Her Voice, Lobbying in D.C.

Jason AlbertMay 9, 2018

Young and empowered. Twenty-three-old Maddie Phaneuf, a 2018 Olympic biathlete and member of the US Biathlon’s national team, has been finding her voice this short offseason as she lobbied members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on April 25. Phaneuf, along with 2018 U.S. Winter Olympians High Performance Team. While continuing to train and race with the national team, she planned to move from Lake Placid, N.Y., to her new training...

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Nordic Nation: Two Words … Jessie Diggins
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Nordic Nation: Two Words … Jessie Diggins

Jason AlbertApril 30, 2018

Olympic gold medalist, her time and attention have been in high demand. Just a few of those commitments have involved the following: an appearance at the Minnesota State Capitol where she advocated for a Minneapolis World Champs. And just last Wednesday, April 25, Diggins was in Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Protect Our Winters (POW), lobbying members of Congress about the effects of climate change on winter snow sports. Reflecting on...

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Nordic Nation: Andy Newell on a Greener World Cup
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Nordic Nation: Andy Newell on a Greener World Cup

Jason AlbertFebruary 2, 2018

A few weeks ago we released our interview with climate-justice activist and Vermont resident Bill McKibben. After the interview, we received a few comments that spoke to the perceived large carbon footprint of World Cup skiing and possible changes that might be implemented to curb that environmental impact. With that in mind, we called up Andy Newell, who himself is a climate activist to address some of the questions. We spoke to Newell on Jan....

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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 6
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FasterSkier’s 12 Days of FBD Christmas: Day 6

Jon "Fast Big Dog" SchaferDecember 15, 2017

Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 *** Day 6: Kick-Ass Gear  There is gear and then there is kick-ass gear. You know what I’m talking about — that backpack that you got in college, have taken all over the world, and is still going strong? Those skis that always seem to do well in testing despite getting “a little long in the tooth.” Your lucky “windies,” the wind briefs that have help guide you...

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What Does the Climate Future Hold? Research Predicts Much Shorter Ski Seasons

Chelsea LittleJuly 24, 2017

“I think if you’re a nordic skier in New England, you should definitely be alarmed.” “That’s one of the main take-homes: skiing is not going to disappear completely, but it will generally be higher [in elevation].” So says Cameron Wobus, a Bowdoin ski team alumnus and a researcher at Abt Associates, a global research firm. Wobus and colleagues based in Boulder, Colo., and Washington, D.C., recently published a study in Global Environmental Change assessing the...

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Time for Action – Protect Our Winters

Caldwell SportApril 18, 2017

On Earth Day, April 22nd, we will accept $100 deposits for new ski orders. Those deposits will be applied to the cost of a new pair of skis, and the $100 deposits will be donated in their entirety to Protect Our Winters. For specifics, and to place an order and a deposit, follow http://shop.caldwellsport.com/ski-order-protect-our-winters-donation/ Why Protect Our Winters? Well, we looked at them first because of their partnership with Andy Newell and Simi Hamilton. We reached...

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With Climate Changing and Political Action Neglected, Snow Sports Have Much to Lose – From Dollars to Jobs
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With Climate Changing and Political Action Neglected, Snow Sports Have Much to Lose – From Dollars to Jobs

Chelsea LittleDecember 25, 20125

A recent report published by Protect Our Winters and the Natural Resources placed an economic value on climate change: for the winter sports and tourism industry, a billion dollars of revenue have been lost in bad snow years in the last decade, and a bad season means a six percent drop in employment compared to a good one. Yet the industry hasn't taken action.

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