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Professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones is in Washington, D.C., to talk about climate change. (Photo courtesy of Protect Our Winters)

Pro snow riders bumming out over GOP’s assault on the EPA and climate science

By | 09.14.11 | 6:28 am

A trio of professional snow shredders are charging the biggest hill in
Washington, D.C., this week. Their message: Congress is getting too radical on Capitol Hill.

X Games athletes Bleiler, Wescott take on climate change in ‘Hot Planet/Cool Athletes’

By | 01.25.11 | 1:58 pm

ESPN’s Winter X Games turns 15 this week in Aspen, and like any stubborn and rebellious teenager, the event doesn’t like to delve too deeply into bummer topics like global climate change. But the pro snow riders set to compete on Thursday seem to realize their livelihood is directly linked to the planet staying cold and snowy enough for them to engage in the nation’s preeminent winter action sports festival.