Green Sports Pod

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Jun 2026

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The sports world has been greening itself since at least 2004, with LEED certified venues, zero waste games and eco-athletes becoming the rule. Despite this, most fans have no idea about any of this. GreenSportsPod exists to build awareness of Green-Sports and, by so doing, make good on the ability for sport, as Nelson Mandela once said, “to change the world” when it comes to climate change and other environmental calamities. Listeners will learn about the Green-Sports movement’s successes, challenges and opportunities through our interviews with the people who green the games we love to play and watch, and the athletes who are taking positive environmental actions. Host Lew Blaustein has built GreenSportsBlog into the source for news and commentary at the intersection of Green & Sports. He also is a sustainability-focused marketing and communications consultant, helping companies and non-profits create, tell and sell their green stories. Learn more and subscribe to the show today at GreenSportsBlog.com.

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June 25, 202625 min

Dave Newport On How to Monetize the Greening of College Sports

Newport is The Founding Father Green College Sports Movement

June 4, 202627 min

How Extreme Heat Will Impair Player Performance at World Cup

Conversation with Climate Central on Groundbreaking New Study.

December 11, 202533 min

EcoAthletes Champ Michael Meneshian Takes Part in COP30

Cornell University rower shares his experiences at November’s global climate conference.

December 4, 202548 min

Aileen McManamon, Green Sports Alliance Board Chair

Aileen discusses the Alliance’s 15-year history, its future and that of the Green-Sports movement.

September 23, 202532 min

Ruth MacGilp, Action Speaks Louder

How Athletes Can Influence Apparel Companies to Join the Climate Comeback.

August 21, 202542 min

Claire Poole, CEO of Sport Positive

Previews October's Summit and ‘Progress over Perfection’

July 23, 202532 min

EcoAthletes Champions, Pro Soccer Players Jas Spencer & Savannah McCaskill Launch Green Horizons Collective

New Nonprofit Future New Environmental Champions

July 15, 202534 min

US Open Tennis Looks to Ace Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge

US Open Tennis Commits to Reducing Food-Related Emissions by 33% by 2030.

May 28, 202532 min

Garry Gilliam, Author 'The Bleacher Garden'

EcoAthletes Champion, retired NFL offensive lineman, CEO of The Bridge Eco Village real estate development company, Garry talks about his incredible journey to becoming an eco-preneur and the author of eco-children's book 'The Bleacher Garden'

May 9, 202551 min

New Moms of Green-Sports

In honor of Mothers Day, four leading lights of the Green-Sports movement — Kristen Fulmer of Oak View Group, Kristin Hanczor of WM, Dr. Maddy Orr of the University of Toronto, and Aly Criscuolo from New York Roadrunners — share how being first-time moms has altered their perspectives on climate action.