Nashville isn't just the home of country music, mechanical bulls, and barbecue. It's also where the Honorable Al Gore resides and the location for the July 2010 new presenter training which was based on his latest climate solutions book, Our Choice.

Last month 115 Canadians travelled to Nashville, Tennessee to receive presenter training from Al Gore. These Canadian presenters were joined by 600 other presenters from 26 countries, and among them were Canadian Play It Cool athletes. Given their...

Have you ever wondered exactly how professional snowboarders make their living? It's a common misperception that they earn their money by competing alone. Although some are solely contest riders, for most competition is a platform to get recognized by sponsors. Others may never compete and instead send a demo video, or sponsor-me video, directly to the brand they would like to represent. The hope is to secure an endorsement contract in which the brand pays to be associated with the athlete....

Armed with a friend's fancy Nikon SLR and high hopes, I made my way to Canada Hockey Place for the Women's Gold Medal game. With hardly an American in sight past the entrance, the crowd was heaving with Canadians. I've never seen such a brilliant sea of red and white. 

And then I realized I was wearing a striped red sweater and a navy blue t-shirt embroidered with stars. Attire mishaps aside, the game itself was thrilling.

Now before I continue here I need to come clean: I'm not a hockey fan. I...

By Ian Bruce, Team Lead, Climate Change Program
David Suzuki Foundation

Vancouver's record hot temperatures during the 2010 Winter Games have certainly given organizers a lot a headaches - and have likely made a lot of people nervous behind the scenes. The responses to these problems have garnered a lot of media attention, from flying in snow by helicopter to refunding more than 8,000 tickets to the snowboarding events to protect spectators from dangerous "ice holes" (although not the same...

On the bus trip back from the Ladies' Downhill at Whistler I read some horrible news on CTV's Olympics news feed: Play It Cool snowboarder Justin Lamoureux had bailed and had not qualified for the Men's Halfpipe finals. I was supposed to be heading to Cypress but general admission tickets had been cancelled. Still, with visions of cheering madly for Justin in a crowded beer tent dancing in my head it was deadening news. I called off plans and headed home with dampened spirits. 

And then a...

If only I had a fancy camera with a zoom lens! That little yellow spec speeding through the finish line is Play It Cool's Britt Janyk. Whistler would surely fight me for saying that because really she's this mountain's speed queen. Britt and her brother Mike, who's racing the men's slalom next weekend, grew up in Whistler and Britt's comfort on these slopes shone today.

Surrounded by Americans, Alpine Canada staff and throngs of loud Canadians I actually had tears in my eyes when the first racer...

I met retired Canadian speed skater Ingrid Liepa at our news conference a couple of weeks ago. We're both big fans of Kristina Groves and Ingrid gave me a little insider's insight on the speedy gonzales. After the media had tapered off, Ingrid leaned in close and let me know that Kristina is well poised to medal in all of her events. 

Armed with this knowledge I was confident that another Play It Cool Olympian would be standing on the podium today. This confidence stayed with me throughout the...

The stands at Cypress were drenched but Canadian fans cheered on through the sideways downpour.  We had reason to cheer: reigning world champion Jenn Heil and her teammates Kristi Richards and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe had all qualified for the women's moguls final. 

I had good reason to be proud: not one but two Play It Cool athletes were pushing the envelope.  Kristi was looking incredible in the top half of her run but unfortunately her speed was out of check and she lost control after the first...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver 2010 Olympics have made the podium with a bronze medal for their efforts to reduce the event's climate impact, according to a climate scorecard released today by the David Suzuki Foundation. Achievements of the 2010 Olympics include building energy-efficient venues, using clean-energy sources, relying on public transit during the Games, and offsetting part of the Games' emissions.

"Climate change is a defining issue of our time, and the winter Olympics are an...