Olympic snowboarder Bleiler to speak on global warming
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- Created on Monday, 11 October 2010 14:37
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By WHITNEY BRYEN, BOULDER DAILY CAMERA
Olympic medalist and pro snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler is giving her first formal presentation on global warming at the University of Colorado tonight.
After becoming an advocate for global warming awareness and eco-friendly living more than four years ago, the X Games champion and Maxim magazine model is taking it a step further.
"I'm obviously not a scientist or a specialist on climate change, but I think I have a unique and personal perspective that can help convey the message," Bleiler said in a recent interview. "I live it."
As she travels the world "chasing snow," Bleiler has seen it all when it comes to powder -- including diminishing snow packs.
"It's easy as a snowboarder to talk about it because my livelihood depends on snow and that's what's going to be the first thing to go if we don't do something," Bleiler said.
The Colorado native -- who won a sliver medal at the Turin Olympics in 2006, and repeatedly has claimed gold at the X Games -- said she is hoping to use her career as a snowboarder to connect with students who share her love for nature and the outdoors, and she couldn't think of a better place to start then CU-Boulder. Bleiler said she wants to continue doing similar presentations about global warming and sharing her knowledge with people across the world.
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