One thing ydt has tried to share this past year is that “greenies” are no longer the tree hugging, sans deodorant wearing, long haired hippies of generations past. The Green Movement has expanded across all borders–social, political, economic and now, action sports.

You heard me, the athletes of the X games: skate boarders, bmx riders, surfers, snow boarders and more have come together to form the Action Sports Environmental Coalition (ASEC). The ASEC members connect through their shared appreciation of the Earth, their outdoor playground.

According to their motto, “We’ve all come together to improve our collective environmental impact and to find better ways of educating the world about the dangers of global warming and the need for social responsibility.”

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.1 To them, much like their action sports, environmental awareness is not a just cool trend, but a movement to be part of and contribute to. As they like to say, “Vive la Resolution.”

This weekend they will be at the Green Lifestyle Section of the Abbot Kinney Festival. Boise Thomas of Alter Eco will be there demonstrating the sport of bicycle polo and original Dogtown Z-Boy Ray Flores will also be there to support the cause.

Want to be active at the festival? Take public transportation or ride your bike and park it free at the bicycle valet. Feel like dancing? DJs will be spinning throughout the day, so if you didn’t get to dance Friday or Saturday night, you can definitely shake it on Sunday..

ydt EVENT: Don’t forget to stop by our ydt booth at the Abbot Kinney Festival (by the bicycle valet) and say hi. We’ll be hanging out and running giveaways for new subscribers and creative commenters.

Tags: Abbot Kinney Festival, Action Sports, Alter Eco, BMX, Dogtown Z boys, Green Living, Guys, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Surfing, Xgames