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This is The Methane Moment [Video]

Slashing methane emissions as quickly as possible is the fastest way to slow global warming. EDF discovered the magnitude of the methane problem 12 years ago — and has been putting the urgency of solving it in the global spotlight ever since. Finding these invisible emissions is tough, and we don’t have a clear picture of where they are or who’s responsible for them. With the data produced by MethaneSAT, we’ll be able to measure methane at a scale never before seen — and polluters worldwide will have no place to hide.Learn more at edf.org

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Veterans No Boundaries provides free skiing for disabled veterans [Video]

A Maine nonprofit organization is helping to make recreational sports like skiing and snowboarding more accessible to veterans and their families.Every year Maine Adaptive and its program Veterans No Boundaries put together a free ski camp at Sunday River.Everything is provided for free to disabled veterans and their families. That includes adaptive equipment for mobility issues and disabilities, lodging on the mountain, coaching and meals.This four-day ski camp is a great opportunity for veterans and their families to get out together and just enjoy a fun time in the mountains and have that experience of getting out and enjoying recreation, returning to sports and recreation with their support systems, said Amy Bannon, the Managing Director of Advancement at Maine Adaptive.Just a sample of some of the equipment they have available for use includes mono-skis, tri-skis and riggers. Then, they have volunteers, many of whom are veterans themselves, train and guide them down the slopes.One skier says its great up on the mountain because theres always something there to help.If the coaches cant help you enough then you can talk to each other because were all veterans and even the coaches are veterans. We have so many levels to connect on, he said.David Koombs served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years. He has been coming to Veterans No Boundaries events and appreciates being able to bring his family.For the last six years now Ive been a part of this program, both the summer and winter programs and my family gets to spend time with other veterans in an environment that kind of brings us back to what we did when we were in the military, Koombs said.For veterans who are hesitant to leap, organizers say that they will meet people where they are, and they can still come for the community.Those strong community ties that are built are a major reason why people keep coming back.It enables us to build a network of friends that have experienced a lot of the same things that we have and through that, we build a lot of great friendships, and we build that camaraderie we had during our military service, Koombs said.Surrounded by support in every direction and seeing other people taking the first step, it can be a life-changing experience for some.People tend to find that when they come up here and something really scary and full of fear becomes something that is encouraging and exciting and pushes their limits and tests their boundaries in really exciting and transformative ways, Bannon said.