The Mountain Fund's partner, Save Our Snow Foundation, is on a mission to calculate, reduce, and offset greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, while also producing local alternative energy, and stimulating economic development for the outdoor sports industry.
Snow not only provides the medium for recreation in summer and winter sports, but also provides three quarters of the world's drinking water, irrigation for agriculture, and the key for life on our entire planet.
Hot dog super-skier Alision Gannett founded Save our Snow and has created a web site with tons of timely and useful information for ways we can reduce energy consumption and the resulting carbon release that comes from it.
Did you know...
+ The average home produces 12 tons (2,400 lbs.) of Carbon for heating and cooling.
+ An average car (20 MPG) -produces 6 tons (12,000 lbs.) of Carbon a year.
+ A medium flight round trip - 2.5 hours or 800 miles - produces 1.2 tons (2,400 lbs.) of Carbon.
You can take action! Buy renewable energy. Buy local, organic foods, clothing and products. Use Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs. Carpool, buy a hybrid or switch to biodiesel. Get an energy audit.
More about this foundation HERE.
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