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 ecoathletes2020 | Apr 8, 2021 | News
We launched EcoAthletes as a nonprofit on April 7, 2020 with the mission “to inspire and coach athletes to lead climate action.” Put another way, we exist to find and deploy the Megan Rapinoes, the Colin Kaepernicks of climate change.Despite that first...
by ecoathletes2020 | Apr 6, 2021 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Napheesa Collier may not be the flashiest player you will every see on the basketball court; she is the type of hard working player who simply does whatever it takes for her team to win. She’ll grab a key offensive rebound to keep a possession alive, can score...
by ecoathletes2020 | Mar 9, 2021 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Phoebe Champion has been an EcoAthlete since her childhood in the San Francisco Bay Area. ECO: Phoebe and her three sisters gained an appreciation for animals and the environment from a young age, became vegetarians during grammar school. “My sister Laurel did a...
by ecoathletes2020 | Feb 15, 2021 | Champions, New Athlete, News
Defender Zoe Morse had an eventful rookie year in the NWSL, as her Chicago Red Stars made it to the title match, falling 2-0 to the Houston Dash. The University of Virginia grad is looking to up her game to help her club take that very difficult next step, which means...
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,...
