- POW Project
Jeremy Jones, uno dei più famosi freeriders al mondo, è fondatore della
POW (Protect-Our-Winter), una organizzazione non-profit mirata alla creazione di un fronte di sportivi per la sensibilizzazione della società sui problemi dell'inquinamento. Insomma, mica vorrete passare un inverno così:
Nel loro sito forniscono anche una sorta di "decalogo" coscienzioso:
While shredding the mountain, shred your carbon footprint!
Arthur Rosenfeld, a physicist and member of the California Energy Commission says that if Americans can reduce their energy use 2 percent each year for the next 30 to 40 years we would be halfway to stabilizing our greenhouse-gas emissions.
Below are some ways in which you can help protect our winters and reduce the amount of carbon emissions:
1.) Always remember the three essential R’s… Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
This could be as simple as: if you are a coffee drinker waking up for the early pow mornings, reuse your travel mug. Almost every coffee shop will fill your own mug instead of using their paper or styrofoam cups.
2.) Try not to buy bottled water. Carry a Nalgene instead which aids in reducing use of plastic production. Plastic production creates emissions and allows more opportunities for plastic littering the environment. If you plan to hit the mountain, carry a Camelbak and fill it with tap water; this will also keep you hydrated all day which is important!
3.) Insist on glasses while at bars and restaurants instead of plastic cups. The cleaning system for most high traffic bars and restaurants is water efficient and this also cuts back on plastic use as well as reducing waste for landfills.
4.) Vote! Vote for people who are going to help reduce emissions. Be sure to read and understand policies being proposed before you vote.
5) Use less paper! Bring your own bags to the grocery store. This will cut back on the use of paper and help save our trees. Also, many stores reward customers like you and give cash back! According to the National Resources Defense Council, the virgin pulp and paper industry is a top emitter of greenhouse gases. You will help save forests, water and help reduce carbon emissions.
6.) Use email whenever possible vs. stamped mail. By doing this, you are cutting back on paper use. Request your bills to be electronic via email instead. These are just a few ways in which you can help.
7.) Plant a tree. Trees act as a natural carbon sink and one single tree can absorb more than a ton of carbon over its lifetime. You can also add plants to your home indoors. Plants help clean the air and give off more oxygen along as aiding in the absorption of CO2.
8.) If possible, drive less! Use public transportation as often as possible, catch a ride to the mountain with your friends. If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, go green and purchase a fuel efficient, less polluting hybrid. This will not only cut back on CO2 emissions but will also save a tremendous amount in fuel costs. Think about how long you warm your car up in the morning.
9.) After a long strenuous day on the mountain and you want to wash up, think shorter, warmer showers. Not only by making your showers warm and not hot help cut back on the energy used, but it is also better for your dry, winter skin. Conserving water is extremely important. Clean water is highly valued and is a diminishing natural resource so we should try and conserve it anyway possible.
10.) Purchase Carbon Offset Credits and help neutralize carbon emissions. These credits purchased replace customary polluting sources with sustainable renewable energy that are used on projects such as schools, communities, power grids, etc. You can calculate your emissions and purchase them right here through Protect Our Winters. Reduce your carbon footprint!
11.) During the off season, build a compost pile. It’s super easy. You can build your own or purchase an inexpensive compost bin. Yard waste and waste from your kitchen will add to the compost pile. Compost makes great mulches and is also great for an alternative fertilizer which is much cleaner for the environment than chemical fertilizers. By adding a compost to your household, will help eliminate the amount of waste that goes to the overused landfills.
12.) Speak Up! Talk to your local mountains about their plans to reduce emissions. Write suggestions in their suggestion box or via email. Participate in your local government and demand that they be smarter about local emissions policies.
13.) Conduct an energy audit for your household, or ask your folks. This will allow you to learn how you can cut back energy use in your home. Seal windows, doors, even flooring to help keep in the heat which will save on energy and keep green in your wallet. It is said by the Natural Resources Defense Council that having a leaky home is equivalent to a 3×3 foot hole in your wall!
14.) While resting up at home, protect your pipes and water tanks from heat lost. Make sure they are properly lagged. Use an insulation blanket if your water tank is a few years old. This is an energy-efficient way to save heat and it also saves on your bill.
15.) Workplace. Choose to work at places that reduce emissions. You are giving these companies competitive edge over the others. Ask your current employer what their plans are and if they don’t have any, speak up!
16.) Join Protect Our Winters! Help bring awareness to these important issues that are damaging our earth and creating shorter winters.
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