“I’m trying to encourage my teammates to do the same things I’m doing using the canteens,” said Ahmed, 31, who started focusing on the health of the planet a few years ago when he sought out healthier foods and sustainable. “And then you tell the kids to recycle and think about it. Nobody responds well if they are hit in the head and told to do something ”.
Suter said gamers have become more open to discussing the planet. In 2016, he was teased by teammates for bringing food to the clubhouse in reusable containers and talking about the environment.
During his 15 years in professional baseball, including parts of seven seasons in the major leagues, Dickerson said he felt there was a group of “good old guys” in clubs who thought of climate change as “a myth invented by the Democrats.” or “some hippie nonsense.”
“But now,” he said, “as it affects your hunting in the off-season, and you see how it’s changing, you see the fires affecting the wildlife, the deer you hunt, the fish you catch. Then it’s a problem, and then you’re going to say, ‘Oh, man, there might be something about that.’ “
Norris, in particular, saw firsthand how the planet has changed. While cultivating his passions for surfing and wildlife photography, he said, he learned more about ocean health and saw more plastic in the water, which he called “disgusting.” He said he has seen surf waves around the world ruined due to changing sandbars or damaged coral reefs.
