Alison’s Global Cooling Ski Adventure show

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:52:44 -0700

A one-hour multi-media presentation

Show Description:
Alison Gannett's Global Cooling Ski Adventure Show
Entertain yourself with one woman's journey to save the world in this multimedia adventure presentation. In addition to many World Champion “extreme” freeskiing titles and starring ski film roles, Alison Gannett has dedicated the majority of her life to saving our snow, water, and ecosystems from the devastating effects of climat change. In addition to designing and building the first straw bale house in a National Historic District and converting the world's first solar-powered plug-in-hybrid (an SUV that gets over 100 miles to the gallon), she has led ski expeditions to document glacial recession all over the world. She also travels the globe promoting her four-step CROP climate change solutions framework, training such notables as Al Gore's staff. This year she was selected by Outside Magazine as a Green All-Star, alongside Willie Nelson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Longer Show Description:
Entertain yourself with one woman's journey to save the world in this multimedia adventure presentation from Straightlining vertical faces in Alaska to first ascents in Pakistan. This World Champion freeskier has spent most of her life working on solutions to Global Warming. Also a proponent of "walking the talk", she designed and built the first strawbale house in a National Historic District in 1997 and has converted the world's first solar-powered Ford Escape Hybrid, an SUV that gets over 100 miles to the gallon. She has led ski expeditions to document global warming in Bolivia, Argentina, Bhutan, India, South Africa, Pakistan, France, Switzerland, Canada and the US. She also travels the world as a global cooling consultant, training such notables as Al Gore's TCP staff. She was also nominated by Outside Magazine as a Green All-Star, alongside Willie Nelson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

In addition to many world “extreme” freeskiing titles, starring roles in ski films, endurance mountain biking titles, Rippin Chix steeps camps and avalanche courses, she has dedicated the majority of the last 20 years to saving our snow, water, and ecosystems from the devastating effects of global warming. She graduated with a Batchlor of Science in the Environment in 1987, Magna Cum Laude, with Honors from UVM, and subsequently founded her first business to battle climate change in 1991. She is the founding president of several non-profits to combat climate change – The Office for Resource Efficiency www.resourceefficiency.org and the The SOS Foundation www.sosfound.org. She works with The Equilibrium Fund www.theequilibriumfund.org in Central America verifying, certifying, and brokering the carbon credits of Maya Nut trees, directly funding local women, providing leadership training, and providing food security from the native rainforest trees.

Her ongoing “Global Cooling Tour” includes many educational projects , including touring with the world’s first solar-powered plug-in-hybrid Ford Escape SUV, showing the world what is possible in vehicles, buildings, food productions, waste management and policy change, with an action adventure entertaining format. She speaks widely to individuals, schools, businesses, communities, and governments on her four-part solution framework, CROP™, which seeks measuable authentic and cost-effective solutions for global warming.

Entertain yourself while supporting the Save Our Snow Foundation.

Be green, Save Green

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:13:26 -0700

This seminar will focus a business plan framework to systematically green your business, school, event communitiy or government. Learn how a transparent and authentic strategy can improve sales, reduce waste, increase employee retention, and customer loyalty. Study real world company and community examples - such as Walmart, Head Skis, Timberland, City of Fort Collins, and Patagonia, and how they have made changes - both benefiting business, green marketing and the planet.
Alison presents this seminar around the world, including Al Gore’s Climate Project trainings.
Contact Alison to book a presentation for your event or business today ; snow@rmi.net