It’s important to understand why Old Maine Outfitters decided to go carbon neutral. Climate change is one of the greatest threat to fish and fisheries on the planet, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel in Climate Change (IPCC), the world would have to curb its carbon emissions by at least 49% of 2017 levels by…
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Photographer Joe Klementovich Goes Carbon Neutral
Rick Crawford I am stoked to have helped Photographer, Videographer and Storyteller, Joe Klementovich, achieve carbon neutrality. Joe is the first photographer to join the Fly Fishing Climate Alliance and it was also cool to work with a fellow 1% for the Planet member, as well as such a talented photographer, as Joe. Also, a…
Driftless Angler Becomes the Midwest’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Shop
Rick Crawford I am very proud to announce that Fly Fishing Climate Alliance (FFCA) member and Emerger Strategies client, Driftless Angler, has become the Midwest’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Shop! Driftless Angler joined the FFCA in January 2021 and we worked with them to calculate their 2020 carbon footprint, put in place strategies to reduce…
The Sustainable Angler Podcast: Bajio Sunglasses CEO Al Perkinson
Rick Crawford In this episode of The Sustainable Angler podcast, I interview Bajio Sunglasses CEO and Founder Al Perkinson and we discuss everything from cause marketing and sustainable business; to our mutual love of flats fishing (Bajio is the Spanish word for the shallows, that part of the ocean that sits between land and deep…
Fly Fishing Climate Alliance Announces 1st Annual Carbon Neutral Award Winners
The Fly Fishing Climate Alliance, whose members have committed to going carbon neutral by 2030, have announced their first annual Carbon Neutral award winners to members who have achieved carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality “means annual zero net anthropogenic (human caused or influenced) CO2 emissions by a certain date. By definition, carbon neutrality means every ton…
Kyle Schaefer of Soul Fly Outfitters becomes World’s 1st Carbon Neutral Fly Fishing Guide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Climate change is the single greatest threat to fish on the planet and nobody knows this better than Soul Fly Outfitters owner, and seasoned fly fishing guide, Kyle Schaefer. Kyle has guided all over the world, including: Argentina for golden dorado, Colorado for trout and his home waters of southern Maine for…