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Aspen divorces U.S. Chamber of Commerce over disagreement about climate change

By | 04.27.12 | 7:03 am

Aspen isn’t the first to sever ties with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over political differences. One of the last to do it, Homer, Alaska, made national headlines when its chamber canceled its membership.

Endless summer: Ski resorts struggle to keep terrain open in new climate change frontier

By | 03.28.12 | 12:41 pm

ASPEN — Flowers are blooming along the sidewalks. Snow on the mountains is melting fast. Residents here aren’t sure whether to ski or golf. But most of them are certain of one thing: Climate change is for real.

Aspen’s green guru takes on critics, touts new book on sustainability

By | 02.23.09 | 10:18 am

Can Colorado’s ski industry, which markets to millionaires who jet in on fuel-guzzling Gulfstreams, inhabit 10,000-square-foot starter castles two weeks a year, ski on artificial snow and walk on snow-melted streets, in any way lay claim to being a green leader?