Rick Crawford In the history of the world, democracy has proven itself to be the most effective way to govern people because everyone gets a vote. As citizens, we get to choose our elected officials based on their position on issues that are important to us. Sadly, there are fewer and fewer people turning out…
Category: Climate Change
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Patagonia Founder, Yvon Chouinard
Rick Crawford Patagonia has an incredible story from how it was founded to why “Patagonia” is the company’s namesake. Yvon Chouinard initially started making climbing pitons that could be used over and over again, therefore causing less damage when climbing and an environmental ethos was born. In 1968, Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Dick Dorworth and Chris…
The Sustainable Angler: Fishpond Founder & CEO, John Land Le Coq
Rick Crawford I fell in love with fly fishing during the summer of 2008 working as a waiter on a guest ranch in Wyoming called the A Bar A Ranch. As it turned out, the decision to move from Savannah, GA to Encampent, WY is the best decision I ever made because I met my…
Sustainability 101: What is Sustainable Business?
Rick Crawford In “Sustainability 101: What is Sustainability?” we defined ‘sustainability’ using the 1987 Brundtland Commission’s definition: “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Similarly, a ‘sustainable business’ takes into account the role it plays in affecting the ability of future generations to meet…
The Sustainable Angler: Tudor Caradoc-Davies from The Mission
Rick Crawford I want to kick off this month’s “The Sustainable Angler” with a quick thank you to everyone who has been reading and following along! For those who may be reading The Sustainable Angler for the first time, the intent is to educate and create more awareness about the negative impacts that things like…
Sustainability 101: What is Sustainability?
Rick Crawford I was talking to a friend the other day about sustainability and he stopped me mid-sentence and said, “what the hell are you talking about?” I had been using the term “sustainability” as if it would be automatically understood. I put some more thought into it, and realized I could be doing a…
