Submission on Synthetic Turf to Moonee Valley Council for JH Allan Reserve
The following submission to Moonee Valley Council was made 22 March 2023 regarding a plan to redevelop JH Allan Reserve, including a proposal to turn open space natural grass sports field to a synthetic turf soccer pitch. I followed my…
Could climate change really make life harder for short footballers?
From Lionel Messi to Bruce Lee, there are plenty of examples of short sporting superstars. But could the era of the petite professional athlete be drawing to a close? New research has found that taller, leaner athletes could thrive as…
Climate change poses ‘long-term’ threat to Canada’s security, spy agency warns – Global News
Canada’s spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to national security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces to rising sea levels. A newly released analysis by the…
Climate polluters pour money into winter sports as snow disappears – Euronews
Snow cover is melting as global heating intensifies – yet fossil fuel polluters are pouring money into winter sports. This “ironic” relationship will “destroy the very conditions [winter sports] need to survive,” a report from campaign group Badvertising and thinktank…
‘Big irony’ as winter sports sponsored by climate polluters, report finds
Winter sports are being sponsored by high-carbon companies despite their pollution helping to melt the snow the sports require to exist, according to a new report. The report found that more than 100 events, organisations and athletes were sponsored by…
From Valley Fever To Asteroids, Just Blame It On Climate Change!
Omnipotent is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “having total power, able to do anything.” This word is typically used to describe God, but in the new world religion of environmentalism, climate change has replaced God. Climate change is omnipotent,…
Skiiers urge sport’s governing body to act over climate crisis and lack of snow
Top skiers have signed a letter to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) demanding action over the climate emergency. This season, there has been a notable lack of snow across Alpine resorts, leaving holidaymakers disappointed and causing some ski…
Skiers seek climate change moves: ‘The seasons have shifted’ – Yahoo Sports
COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — Overall World Cup winners Mikaela Shiffrin, Federica Brignone and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde are among nearly 200 athletes from multiple disciplines who have signed a letter addressed to the International Ski and Snowboard Federation demanding action over…
Skiers seek climate change moves: ‘The seasons have shifted’ – msnNOW
© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports FILE – People ski on a strip of snow near Schladming, Austria, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Mother Nature and global warming are having just as much say about when and where to…
Mikaela Shiffrin leads push for winter sports sustainability amid climate crisis
US star Mikaela Shiffrin has led calls for ski chiefs to change their approach to sustainability in a bid to make winter sports justifiable to a public ever more aware of climate change. Entitled “Our sport is endangered”, a letter…
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