Aspen Skiing Company Sustainability Director Auden Schendler and Mertz Gilmore Foundation Vice President Lukas Haynes talk about a collaboration between ski resorts and a climate-focused nonprofit to address global warming in The Salt Lake Tribune.
Despite all that's written about climate change, global efforts to address the unfolding crisis are failing miserably. With greenhouse gas emissions continuing to climb and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations higher than they've been in 3 million years, humanity is flirting with disaster. But now there's evidence that some of those who have the most to lose are stirring. Last month, eight iconic ski resorts and a climate-focused nonprofit made the most significant corporate acknowledgment yet of a mortal threat to an important U.S.-Canadian industry. The resorts, including Mammoth Mountain, Squaw Valley/Alpine Meadows, Aspen/Snowmass, Alta, Snowbird and Jackson Hole, which offer a shared lift pass called the Mountain Collective, announced a partnership with the advocacy group Protect Our Winters. Its mission is to create the political will to stop climate change and preserve winter recreation for future generations....