25. The Power of Sports to Change the World: Roger McClendon of Green Sports Alliance

This episode is cohosted with Beth Knox, President of the Seattle Sports Commission and a board member of Circlewood, the parent organization of this podcast. Together we talk to Roger McClendon, Executive Director of the Green Sports Alliance—an organization that leverages the influence of sports to promote healthy, sustainable communities. According to Roger, sports has the power to unify people, and even to help them have common vision to engage big issues like climate change.Notes:Guest: Roger McClendon - Green Sports Alliance Cohost: Beth Knox - Circlewood board member and President of the Seattle Sports Commission TV show - Wild Kingdom Cuyahoga river catching fire Flint, MI water crisis United Nations sustainable development goals Nelson Mandela quote - "sport has the power to change the world":  Clean Water Act - 1970's MLB - changing lightbulbs;  PlanLED - changing lights in Safeco Field ESPN network's ESPY awardsmethane produced by food waste in landfills bioplastics Tesla - focusing on performance, but creating best electric vehicles Apartheid in S. Africa - 1980's boycott of gas companies that supported Apartheid Super Bowl 2021 - NFL Green Mohammed Ali - refused the draft and lost his title Colin Kaeperknick - kneeling protest George Floyd's death Ahmaud Arbery's death Breonna Taylor's death Lebron James' talking about Black Lives Matter Environmental Justice - correlation between areas of lower socio-economic status and rates of environmental pollution ESG - eFind us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple