Protect Our Winters
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POW helps passionate outdoor people protect the places and experiences they love from climate change.
🌊🌊 INTRODUCING: POW WATER 🌊🌊
Since 2007, POW has shown that athletes, creatives, scientists, and brands can shift storytelling and make impact at the margins. Now, with support from our Brand Alliance partner, 11th Hour Racing, we’re diving in.
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Since 2007, POW has shown that athletes, creatives, scientists, and brands can shift storytelling and make impact at the margins. Now, with support from our Brand Alliance partner, 11th Hour Racing, we’re diving in.
protectourwinters.org/the-water-al...
From Ridge to Reef: POW Launches the Water Alliance - Protect Our Winters
Thanks to Brand Alliance partner 11th Hour Racing, we’re expanding our reach and bringing that same model to a vital, urgent space: water.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🌊🌊 INTRODUCING: POW WATER 🌊🌊
Since 2007, POW has shown that athletes, creatives, scientists, and brands can shift storytelling and make impact at the margins. Now, with support from our Brand Alliance partner, 11th Hour Racing, we’re diving in.
protectourwinters.org/the-water-al...
Since 2007, POW has shown that athletes, creatives, scientists, and brands can shift storytelling and make impact at the margins. Now, with support from our Brand Alliance partner, 11th Hour Racing, we’re diving in.
protectourwinters.org/the-water-al...
We're working to advance 500 MW of clean energy—That’s why we built the Clean Energy Toolkit packed with facts, tools, and actions to help you advocate for responsibly developed local projects and drive real change.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We're working to advance 500 MW of clean energy—That’s why we built the Clean Energy Toolkit packed with facts, tools, and actions to help you advocate for responsibly developed local projects and drive real change.
protectourwinters.org/clean-energy...
protectourwinters.org/clean-energy...
The Republican budget bill, passed by the House and now barreling through the Senate, could gut our critical clean energy progress. It’s time to take action.
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What's At Stake in the Fight for Clean Energy - Protect Our Winters
POW talks with energy expert Brian Janous — POW board member and Chief Commercial Officer at Cloverleaf Infrastructure — and POW COO Ryan Laemel about what the latest House bill means for clean energy...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Republican budget bill, passed by the House and now barreling through the Senate, could gut our critical clean energy progress. It’s time to take action.
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protectourwinters.org/whats-at-sta...
“Defined by their immense size and slow, steady flow, glaciers hold stories of Earth’s past—and warnings for its future.” - Mauri Pelto, Glaciologist and Science Director of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project.
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Beyond the Ice: Understanding the Far-Reaching Impacts of Glacier Loss - Protect Our Winters
Defined by their immense size and slow, steady flow, glaciers hold stories of Earth’s past—and warnings for its future.2025 is the United Nations International Year of Glacier Preservation—a global ca...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Defined by their immense size and slow, steady flow, glaciers hold stories of Earth’s past—and warnings for its future.” - Mauri Pelto, Glaciologist and Science Director of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project.
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protectourwinters.org/beyond-the-i...
The House GOP just introduced the biggest climate rollback in U.S. history.
What’s at risk:
🏔️ 460K+ acres of public lands
💰 $250B in clean energy credits
🔋 1M+ clean energy jobs
🌎 $6.5B in community climate funding
🌱 NEPA protections
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What’s at risk:
🏔️ 460K+ acres of public lands
💰 $250B in clean energy credits
🔋 1M+ clean energy jobs
🌎 $6.5B in community climate funding
🌱 NEPA protections
protectourwinters.org/most-dangero...
The Most Dangerous Climate Rollback in U.S. History: What it Means - Protect Our Winters
A dangerous new proposal is steamrolling through Congress—and it’s the most significant threat to U.S. climate progress in history.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The House GOP just introduced the biggest climate rollback in U.S. history.
What’s at risk:
🏔️ 460K+ acres of public lands
💰 $250B in clean energy credits
🔋 1M+ clean energy jobs
🌎 $6.5B in community climate funding
🌱 NEPA protections
protectourwinters.org/most-dangero...
What’s at risk:
🏔️ 460K+ acres of public lands
💰 $250B in clean energy credits
🔋 1M+ clean energy jobs
🌎 $6.5B in community climate funding
🌱 NEPA protections
protectourwinters.org/most-dangero...
“There is a way forward–it’s not the biggest and most efficient, but it might just be the most persistent if we start with what and who we love, in the places we already live.” - Erin Sprague (POW CEO, runner, and advocate)
Read more from our CEO:
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Read more from our CEO:
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The Other Power Source: How Community Organizing Can Accelerate the Energy Transition
by Erin Sprague, CEO of POW
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May 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“There is a way forward–it’s not the biggest and most efficient, but it might just be the most persistent if we start with what and who we love, in the places we already live.” - Erin Sprague (POW CEO, runner, and advocate)
Read more from our CEO:
newsletter.mcj.vc/p/pow-erin-s...
Read more from our CEO:
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🚨Congress is fast-tracking the budget—and clean energy and public lands are on the line. It’s time to take action. 🚨
Speak up to your reps before we hit the hill.
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/120...
Speak up to your reps before we hit the hill.
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/120...
April 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
🚨Congress is fast-tracking the budget—and clean energy and public lands are on the line. It’s time to take action. 🚨
Speak up to your reps before we hit the hill.
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/120...
Speak up to your reps before we hit the hill.
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/120...
“If little girls aren’t allowed to get the dirt of public lands under their fingernails, we risk losing those wild Montana women who make history.”
– Hilary Hutcheson, angler + POW Board Member
Read her POV + take action: protectourwinters.org/defend-publi...
– Hilary Hutcheson, angler + POW Board Member
Read her POV + take action: protectourwinters.org/defend-publi...
Echoes in the Rotunda: Defending Our Public Lands & Wild Future - Protect Our Winters
Eight years ago, at the Montana Rally for Public Lands 2017, I stood at a podium set up in the State Capitol Rotunda and felt the energy of one thousand fellow anglers, hunters, skiers, hikers, river ...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“If little girls aren’t allowed to get the dirt of public lands under their fingernails, we risk losing those wild Montana women who make history.”
– Hilary Hutcheson, angler + POW Board Member
Read her POV + take action: protectourwinters.org/defend-publi...
– Hilary Hutcheson, angler + POW Board Member
Read her POV + take action: protectourwinters.org/defend-publi...
Phytoplankton, the tiny powerhouses of the ocean, not only absorb CO2 but release 2x oxygen as all the trees and plants on Earth combined. The harsh reality is that in some parts of the ocean, for every one Phytoplankton, six microplastics are floating in our oceans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOMU...
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Phytoplankton, the tiny powerhouses of the ocean, not only absorb CO2 but release 2x oxygen as all the trees and plants on Earth combined. The harsh reality is that in some parts of the ocean, for every one Phytoplankton, six microplastics are floating in our oceans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOMU...
Public land is where we cast fly rods, bomb singletrack, carve pow turns, and unplug in the wild. It’s our escape. Our heritage. Our shared backyard.
Public land belongs to all of us. Let’s keep it that way. protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/114...
Public land belongs to all of us. Let’s keep it that way. protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/114...
April 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Public land is where we cast fly rods, bomb singletrack, carve pow turns, and unplug in the wild. It’s our escape. Our heritage. Our shared backyard.
Public land belongs to all of us. Let’s keep it that way. protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/114...
Public land belongs to all of us. Let’s keep it that way. protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/114...
Speak up. Show Up. Protect Public Lands.
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#BrandForPublicLands
📸 Anastasia Wilde
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#BrandForPublicLands
📸 Anastasia Wilde
April 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Speak up. Show Up. Protect Public Lands.
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/114...
#BrandForPublicLands
📸 Anastasia Wilde
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/114...
#BrandForPublicLands
📸 Anastasia Wilde
It's time to take action: contact the EPA and urge them to stand up for our planet.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It's time to take action: contact the EPA and urge them to stand up for our planet.
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/pro...
protectourwinters.quorum.us/campaign/pro...
Pop quiz: What’s heating up the planet? 🌡️🌍
97% of climate scientists agree: We’re not just facing the storm; we’re fueling it. protectourwinters.org/what-is-clim...
97% of climate scientists agree: We’re not just facing the storm; we’re fueling it. protectourwinters.org/what-is-clim...
What is Climate Change - Protect Our Winters
A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular, a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Pop quiz: What’s heating up the planet? 🌡️🌍
97% of climate scientists agree: We’re not just facing the storm; we’re fueling it. protectourwinters.org/what-is-clim...
97% of climate scientists agree: We’re not just facing the storm; we’re fueling it. protectourwinters.org/what-is-clim...
Remember when they wanted to make Canada the 51st state? Buy Greenland? Reclaim the Panama Canal? It’s all part of the same playbook—keeping us overwhelmed so we miss what actually matters.
Read more from our Science Alliance Captain, Alex Lee: protectourwinters.org/the-distract...
Read more from our Science Alliance Captain, Alex Lee: protectourwinters.org/the-distract...
The Distraction Problem - Protect Our Winters
Every day, every hour, sometimes every minute, it feels like there is a new shocking headline rolling through our news feeds. A disruptive policy change, or a statement so absurd it dominates social m...
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March 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Remember when they wanted to make Canada the 51st state? Buy Greenland? Reclaim the Panama Canal? It’s all part of the same playbook—keeping us overwhelmed so we miss what actually matters.
Read more from our Science Alliance Captain, Alex Lee: protectourwinters.org/the-distract...
Read more from our Science Alliance Captain, Alex Lee: protectourwinters.org/the-distract...
Today marks the first-ever International Glacier Preservation Day, a reminder of the urgent need to protect these critical ice masses.
Learn more about glaciers from Glaciologist and POW Science Alliance member Dr. Mauri Pelto! ❄️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=clU6...
Learn more about glaciers from Glaciologist and POW Science Alliance member Dr. Mauri Pelto! ❄️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=clU6...
Glacier Preservation Relevance: North Cascade Glacier Climate Project
YouTube video by Mauri Pelto
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March 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today marks the first-ever International Glacier Preservation Day, a reminder of the urgent need to protect these critical ice masses.
Learn more about glaciers from Glaciologist and POW Science Alliance member Dr. Mauri Pelto! ❄️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=clU6...
Learn more about glaciers from Glaciologist and POW Science Alliance member Dr. Mauri Pelto! ❄️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=clU6...
"Today, we count ourselves lucky if we can ski from mid-January to late February—a season barely half as long as what skiers enjoyed sixty years ago."
Dr. Len Necefer, CEO of Natives Outdoors, PhD in Engineering & Public Policy
Read the full blog to learn more
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Dr. Len Necefer, CEO of Natives Outdoors, PhD in Engineering & Public Policy
Read the full blog to learn more
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The Disappearing Ski Town of Tucson, Arizona - Protect Our Winters
How a Changing Climate Is Erasing the Southernmost Ski Area in North America “Skiing began early in November this year,” reported The New York Times in 1961, describing a surprising winter scene—skier...
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March 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Today, we count ourselves lucky if we can ski from mid-January to late February—a season barely half as long as what skiers enjoyed sixty years ago."
Dr. Len Necefer, CEO of Natives Outdoors, PhD in Engineering & Public Policy
Read the full blog to learn more
protectourwinters.org/the-disappea...
Dr. Len Necefer, CEO of Natives Outdoors, PhD in Engineering & Public Policy
Read the full blog to learn more
protectourwinters.org/the-disappea...
This is a key moment for climate action.
⚠️ Take action NOW: Tell Congress to stand against new offshore drilling! Visit win.newmode.net/surfriderfou... for resources from @surfrider.org on how to contact your representatives.
⚠️ Take action NOW: Tell Congress to stand against new offshore drilling! Visit win.newmode.net/surfriderfou... for resources from @surfrider.org on how to contact your representatives.
February 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is a key moment for climate action.
⚠️ Take action NOW: Tell Congress to stand against new offshore drilling! Visit win.newmode.net/surfriderfou... for resources from @surfrider.org on how to contact your representatives.
⚠️ Take action NOW: Tell Congress to stand against new offshore drilling! Visit win.newmode.net/surfriderfou... for resources from @surfrider.org on how to contact your representatives.
🚨 Our public lands are at risk! 🚨
Layoffs & expanded drilling threaten our parks, forests & trails:
❌ 10% of U.S. Forest Service jobs cut
❌ Wildlife & clean air protections slashed
❌ More proposed oil & gas drilling on public lands
Take action! 📢 Contact your rep now: p2a.co/wFgJxqt
Layoffs & expanded drilling threaten our parks, forests & trails:
❌ 10% of U.S. Forest Service jobs cut
❌ Wildlife & clean air protections slashed
❌ More proposed oil & gas drilling on public lands
Take action! 📢 Contact your rep now: p2a.co/wFgJxqt
February 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🚨 Our public lands are at risk! 🚨
Layoffs & expanded drilling threaten our parks, forests & trails:
❌ 10% of U.S. Forest Service jobs cut
❌ Wildlife & clean air protections slashed
❌ More proposed oil & gas drilling on public lands
Take action! 📢 Contact your rep now: p2a.co/wFgJxqt
Layoffs & expanded drilling threaten our parks, forests & trails:
❌ 10% of U.S. Forest Service jobs cut
❌ Wildlife & clean air protections slashed
❌ More proposed oil & gas drilling on public lands
Take action! 📢 Contact your rep now: p2a.co/wFgJxqt
The South got buried in historic snowstorms, while the Midwest & Alaska saw record-low snowfall and floods. This isn’t just a random storm—it’s a sign of a bigger climate shift.
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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February 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The South got buried in historic snowstorms, while the Midwest & Alaska saw record-low snowfall and floods. This isn’t just a random storm—it’s a sign of a bigger climate shift.
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
🚨 Federal websites are scrubbing climate research 🚨
The USDA has removed 8,000+ pages on wildfire mitigation, public health & climate science.
Silencing science won’t change the reality. The climate crisis is undeniable. Raging wildfires, extreme weather, and rising temperatures don’t lie.
The USDA has removed 8,000+ pages on wildfire mitigation, public health & climate science.
Silencing science won’t change the reality. The climate crisis is undeniable. Raging wildfires, extreme weather, and rising temperatures don’t lie.
February 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🚨 Federal websites are scrubbing climate research 🚨
The USDA has removed 8,000+ pages on wildfire mitigation, public health & climate science.
Silencing science won’t change the reality. The climate crisis is undeniable. Raging wildfires, extreme weather, and rising temperatures don’t lie.
The USDA has removed 8,000+ pages on wildfire mitigation, public health & climate science.
Silencing science won’t change the reality. The climate crisis is undeniable. Raging wildfires, extreme weather, and rising temperatures don’t lie.
Nevada's iconic Ruby Mountains are at risk, and it's time to ACT NOW. 🏔️
Your voice matters, and it's time to use it. Submit your comment to the BLM during the 90-day comment period. p2a.co/4jfHzzV
Your voice matters, and it's time to use it. Submit your comment to the BLM during the 90-day comment period. p2a.co/4jfHzzV
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Nevada's iconic Ruby Mountains are at risk, and it's time to ACT NOW. 🏔️
Your voice matters, and it's time to use it. Submit your comment to the BLM during the 90-day comment period. p2a.co/4jfHzzV
Your voice matters, and it's time to use it. Submit your comment to the BLM during the 90-day comment period. p2a.co/4jfHzzV