The LARSEN ICE SHELF EXPEDITION / ANTARCTICA 2008: Mion ambassador Jon Bowermaster and his team spent the first five weeks of 2008 exploring the Antarctic Peninsula. The team departed from Puerto Williams, Chile, by sailboat on New Year's Eve after which they stopped at King George Island, picked up their cached sea kayaks and spent all of January exploring the Weddell Sea from sea level. They explored the areas surrounding the Larsen Ice Shelf and surveyed how the ice and sea that surrounds Antarctica's most exposed corner is changing. Tune in to www.Antarctica2008.com / www.jonbowermaster.com to read the dispatches the team posted during the expedition and to find out when Jon Bowermaster will be giving presentations on his Antarctic adventure at an outdoor specialty retailer event near you.

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Green-E

Green-E is the nation's leading independent certification and verification program for renewable energy products. A Green-E energy seal signifies that Miōn has purchased renewable energy credits from wind turbines to offset the impacts of conventional energy sources used to produce our products.

Terrapass:

TerraPass is the leading consumer retailer of greenhouse gas reduction programs in the U.S. Thousands of individuals and businesses use TerraPass to balance out the global warming impact of their flying and driving. Collectively, TerraPass members have funded the reduction of over 150 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. TerraPass funds clean energy and conservation projects throughout the U.S., including wind farms and biomass energy. All TerraPass greenhouse gas reductions are verified by an independent auditor, the non-profit Center for Resources Solutions, creator of the Green-e renewable energy certification program.

StopGlobalWarming.org:

The Stop Global Warming Virtual March is a non-political effort to bring all Americans together in one place, proving there is a vast consensus that global warming is here now and it is time for our country to start addressing it. With the support of leading scientists, political and religious leaders, prominent Americans and concerned citizens, the Virtual March on Washington will move across the United States via the Internet from one town to the next, showing the evidence of global warming's alarming affects, and highlighting real people's concerns and real solutions along the way.

Outdoor Industry Association:

Outdoor Industry Association: (OIA) was founded in 1989 and provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the Outdoor Industry. OIA programs include: industry research, representation in Washington D.C., professional education and consumer outreach.