"Winter is in Trouble": 75 Olympic Medalists and Other Winter Sports Athletes Urge Obama Action on Climate, Clean Energy

As pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones receives White House “Champions of Change” Award, he and 75 top athletes speak out

(Washington, D.C.) - Warning that “winter is in trouble,” 75 Olympic medalists and other winter sports athletes – including White House “Champion of Change” awardee and pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones – are sending a letter to President Obama today urging the President to take action on climate and clean energy.

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Big City Mountaineers and Backpacker Magazine Launch Biggest Mountaineering Fundraiser Ever Staged on US Soil

Sixty Backpacker Magazine readers will join editor-in-chief and longtime BCM board member Jonathan Dorn on climb of Mt. Whitney

(Golden, Colo.) – Big City Mountaineers (BCM), the leading non-profit that instills critical life skills in under-resourced urban youth through wilderness mentoring expeditions, will raise over $250,000 from a series of Mt. Whitney Summit for Someone (SFS) fundraising climbs April 16-29.

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Polartec® Hires Colin True as Account Manager

True honored as ’40 Under 40’ award recipient by Sporting Goods Business (SGB) magazine

(Lawrence, Mass.) - Polartec, LLC, a leading global supplier of performance fabrics, announces the hiring of Colin True as Account Manager for the Southwestern US territory. Concurrently, True has been selected as a ’40 Under 40’ award recipient by Sporting Goods Business (SGB) magazine, which recognizes young leaders in the sporting goods industry.

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