by Developer | Apr 15, 2021 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Mike Völlmin knows that making serious progress on climate change will not be easy. But the defenseman for Genève-Servette HC of the top ice hockey league in Switzerland by way of Wilmington, North Carolina is used to challenges. “Growing up in Wilmington,...
by Developer | Feb 6, 2021 | News
Green Teams — volunteer squads who help fans with recycling, composting and more — have been fixtures at mega-sports events like Super Bowls, Final Fours and MLB All-Star Games for years. Laura Stargel, Sustainability Coordinator for the Super Bowl LV Host Committee,...
by Developer | Dec 14, 2020 | Champions, New Athlete, News
* You read that right: Mermaid. To say Merle (pronounced MYRHH-luh) Liivand is multi-faceted is an understatement. Aside from being a champion open water and ice swimmer, an environmentalist as well as, yes, a mermaid (more on that later), Liivand is also persistent,...
by Developer | Apr 24, 2020 | News
On Earth Day, Brewers pitcher Brent Suter is a role model for all of us Lori Nickel, sports writer with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, penned this Earth Day interview with EcoAthletes advisory board member and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brent Suter that mentioned his...
by Developer | Apr 22, 2020 | New Athlete, News
Joie Leigh knows how much dedication, hard work and perseverance it takes to win an Olympic Gold Medal. She experienced all of that and more as a member of Team GB, the British women’s field hockey team that won Gold at Rio 2016. As difficult as that was, Leigh...
