Sustainability

Protect Our Winters Launches 2024 Holiday Collection to Support Climate Advocacy and Outdoor Sustainability

The winter of 2024 marks a pivotal moment for the outdoor industry as Protect Our Winters (POW) unveils its most…

Receipts in Hand: How the Outdoor State Showed Up for the Arctic

In a coordinated effort to influence the trajectory of American land management and climate policy, representatives from Protect Our Winters…

COP30 in the Amazon: Global Climate Ambitions Face Geopolitical and Economic Roadblocks in Belém

The 30th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), held in the Brazilian city of Belém, concluded with a complex…

A Comprehensive Reversal of Federal Climate and Energy Policy The Trump Administration Halts Renewables and Expands Fossil Fuel Mandates

In a series of rapid-fire executive and departmental actions coordinated during the recent holiday season, the Trump administration has initiated…

Decoding the Modern Disinformation Campaign Against the Global Renewable Energy Transition

As the global energy sector undergoes its most significant transformation since the Industrial Revolution, the rapid scaling of renewable energy…

Statement from Protect Our Winters Calling for the Resignation of Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially announced the repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, a landmark regulatory determination…

Arctic Research and Climate Feedback Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Permafrost Thaw Slumps on Alaskas North Slope

Scientists from the Protect Our Winters (POW) Science Alliance and the Woodwell Climate Research Center recently completed a critical field…

Antarctic Glaciology and the Critical Role of Ice Shelf Stability in Global Sea Level Projections

At the southern reaches of the globe, where the expanse of the Antarctic Ice Sheet meets the frigid waters of…

From Glaciers to Grassroots Mike Douglas and Salomon Forge a New Path for Climate Advocacy in the Outdoor Industry

The permanent suspension of summer skiing operations on the Horstman Glacier at Whistler Blackcomb marks a definitive turning point for…

Federal Lease Sales and the Future of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska: Balancing Energy Security and Arctic Conservation

On March 18, the federal government officially opened the first of five mandated oil and gas lease sales in the…