SIX YEARS?!! Shout out to the students who’ve been part of this over the years (>50 of you!) bringing so much energy and ambition to the space. When the SEG started, I was a doc student looking to connect with others who were doing similar work. And here we are now. 🤯

The Sport Ecology Group@sportecogroup.bsky.social · last yr.

As of Earth Day, the SEG is now 6 years old! 🎂 - 8 ➡️ 37 members - 4 Industry Reports (more to come 👀) - 5 Earth Day webinar series - 6 Reading lists - Too many papers published to count - Thousands in scholarships to student researchers - 1 amazing #sportecology team

Tomorrow is Earth Day 🌏 Tomorrow is our final Earth Month webinar on women’s sport and climate with @sportmgmtprof.bsky.social, Hilary Meyer and @maddyorr.bsky.social See you there!

The Sport Ecology Group@sportecogroup.bsky.social · last yr.

Almost Earth Month again and our annual webinar series is back! We hope to see you online for these important conversations. sportecology.org/earthday

Ahhh!!! 😭 😭 😭 Wow! Flattered to have my book recognised among these wonderful titles. 📕📚🤩

Bloomsbury Sport @bloomsburysport.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to all of our brilliant authors for being shortlisted for The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2025! @sportsbookawards.bsky.social @iaincartergolf.bsky.social @lauralaker.bsky.social @maddyorr.bsky.social @mphcrawley.bsky.social

Almost Earth Month again and our annual webinar series is back! We hope to see you online for these important conversations. sportecology.org/earthday

If you haven’t read it yet, my (audio)book is now on Spotify! Take the stories with you on your commute, your morning run, or on your headphones in the office. 🤓https://open.spotify.com/show/5gk51YCJG0gfJNudaVAGcz?si=D28u2exsSJOhfu6Za7DXOw

"Researchers have calculated that the human-caused climate emergency has contributed to a 172% increase in California’s burned areas since the 1970s, with a further spread expected in the decades ahead."

Seeing reports that NHL game cancelled, NFL game possibly being relocated due to #LosAngelesWildfires… but struggling to care much about that in the context of so much devastation to the local communities. Hoping the leagues use the opp to talk about #climatechange and find ways to help Angelenos.

Well, this is pretty cool! My book was named a top five sports book of 2024 by The Guardian ✨📚 Makes a great gift for the sports lover on your list! 🎁 amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

'Warming Up: How Climate Change is Changing Sport' by @maddyorr.bsky.social is one of The Guardian's 'Five of the best sports books of 2024'. "A must-read whether you’re helping out at your local club or running Fifa". 👍 👇 www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

Five of the best sports books of 2024

Tales of Ohio hoop dreams, Joseph O’Neill’s football-accented new novel and the effect of the climate crisis on sport

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New campaign by #ProtectOurWinters in Canada: check out the value of snow in your community, so you can know exactly what's at stake if climate change leads to the demise of winter sports and recreation. www.snowmethemoney.ca

Protect Our Winters: Snow me the money

Snow is more than a season. Canada needs to put a price tag on snow. See how much this white gold is worth.

snowmethemoney.ca

📣 New report! What’s Stopping Us? Applying psychology to accelerate climate action in sport www.sportpositive.org/news-article... By me, @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social @samhampton.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social & Kate Sambrook Funded by @sportpositive.bsky.social & #UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action

The sport ecology conversation is over here 👇 It’s a growing/changing list so just message me up to be added if you work in this space! 💙🩵🌱🌍🥇🏆 go.bsky.app/94DCpjE

Are you working at or interested in the intersection of nature/climate and sport? Then this discussion is for you, one that unpacks a recent evaluation of 95 biodiversity impact assessment tools, frameworks and guidelines to identify which can work for sport. Register: bit.ly/Biodiversity...

How can sport help tackle the climate crisis? With COP29 as the backdrop, Olympians Eliza McCartney (NZL), Sam Mattis (USA), Ajla Del Ponte (SUI), Rhydian Cowley (AUS) and Elena Vallortigara (ITA) share stories of how climate change has impacted their sport and offer some solutions. /1 (vid 1/2)

COP29 is wrapping up this week and people are (finally) calling for the process to be overhauled to *maybe* reduce oil industry influence over it. New documents we uncovered reveal they used a little known UN org to infiltrate from jump. First of three stories: drilled.media/news/IPIECA1

The Great COP Co-opting: New Documents Show Big Oil Has Been There All Along

As global leaders call for overhauling the COP process, new documents show it’s been flawed from the start.

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New critical sports account starter pack just dropped. go.bsky.app/DBrXiQV

Taylor Swift's influence on women and sport is undeniable. I wrote about it for CBC Sports. www.cbc.ca/sports/taylo...