SAM Coverage
Environment
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Veggie Power
It’s safe to drink, reduces noxious emissions, and creates less of a mess when spilled. What’s not to like about biodiesel?
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Looking to Summer
Coming off a soggy season for many, mountain resorts are looking to improve summer business in 2004.
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Staying in the Green
This is a roundup of what resorts across the continent are doing to be environmentally sensitive.
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From Resort Waste to Regional Resource
The recycling, composting program at Keystone, Colo., combines kitchen scraps with horse manure to produce a resource used by landscapers throughout Summit County.
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Green and Profitable
How an environmental audit of the ski area operations can lead to more efficiency, good PR and, best of all, a healthy bottom line.
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Logging by Air
Logging by way of helicopters avoids fragile ground when there’s not enough snowcover. A description of how Marmot Basin, Alberta, did it is a…
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Five Easy Ways to Go Green
The article describes simple conservation measures taken by Aspen Skiing Company that resulted in a savings of money and resources in both the long…
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Doing the Right Thing Pays Off
An oil spill at Bogus Basin, Idaho, spuured the management team into action, taking direct steps, notifying the authorities and working with experts to…
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Less Recreation, More Preservation?
The November cover is a humourous rendition of two Canada lynxs posting a no-skier sign in their territory–it refers to the U.S. Forest Service…
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To the Editor
Two letters about environment: One about the sound pollution of music blaring from loudspeakers on the slopes (responding to John Fry’s Speak-Out in Nov.…
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Learning to Control Our Environmental Destiny
A fuel oil spill at Whistler/ Blackcomb was a wakeup call to management to institute environmental protections at the resort. By jumping in and…
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Setting an Eco Agenda
This is a collection of impressions written by various people involved in NSAA’s development of its environmental charter, bringing together ski-industry people, the government…
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Greening the Sundeck
This is a profile of the economically-built and ecologically sound design of Aspen’s new summit lodge, the Sundeck. From deconstructing the old building (grinding…
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What’s Wrong With Biodiversity?
The vp and general counsel of Aspen Skiing Co. explains why his resort supports the White River National Forest management plan Alternative D.
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Environmental Charter
Stokes, a facilitator with The Keystone Center, explains the center’s role in helping the NSAA hammer out an environmental charter and principles by bringing…
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Growth Issues: Crossroads in Colorado
This commentary opens a special section exploring the question of expansion vs. conservation as demonstrated by a series of events in Colorado. The commentary…
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The Lynx: Coming to a Ski Area Near You?
Best’s piece explores the issues behind the elusive Canada lynx, which if designated as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in January,…
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Vail’s Category III Project: A Case Study
This piece (Part of a special section on the environment) details Vail’s journey through the planning and approval process for the Cat III (Blue…