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Keep up on the news, even among the trade show madness. Here are today's top headlines: During the Industry Breakfast, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), Snowsports Industries America (SIA) and the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), announced the formation of the Outdoor Business Climate Partnership , an alliance that will provide...

Gov.-elect Jared Polis has named Will Toor, a former Boulder mayor and city council member and a former Boulder County commissioner, to be the next executive director of the Colorado Energy Office. Toor is the transportation program director for the Boulder-based Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, which promotes energy-efficiency and clean-transportation...

Since 1964 the Land and Water Conservation Fund has used royalties from oil and gas leasing to protect natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, as well as to provide recreation opportunities. The Fund expired at the end of September, but both the House and Senate have proposed bills to...

Schiits’ ukum st’ ‘maltmsh Bringing back our bison The American Bison has lived in tandem with North America’s climate for thousands of years. Evolving with the ecosystem around it, bison ranged the American Great Plains and reached as far north as Alaska and into the plains of Northern Mexico, as...

This fall, the Masters of the Environment Graduate Program welcomed new faculty member Nicole Civita. With a background in law and passion for social justice, Nicole leads MENV’s Sustainable Food Systems specialization in addition to teaching International Food Systems and U.S. Food Policy graduate courses. Read more about Nicole’s background...

In late 2009, a group of small business owners — a heating contractor, an architect, an interior designer, a landscape architect and a general contractor — have gathered around a table. The group has been charged by their client with making a new hotel in Atlanta compliant with the Leadership...

Luis Benitez isn't summiting the world's tallest peaks as often as he used to, but he's remained grounded for an important reason. Famous for his many mountaineering feats, Benitez is the first director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office , which Governor John Hickenlooper created in 2015. Under Benitez,...

Boulder County commissioners on Tuesday morning pledged to the eventual electrification of county government's entire fleet of vehicles A resolution approved by commissioners states that "100 percent of the new light-duty vehicles purchased by the county will be electric vehicles when the technology accommodates the needs of the vehicle use."...

Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) today took major steps in its ‘Commitment to Zero,’ as the Company announced a long-term wind energy contract to purchase the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power 100 percent of its estimated FY 2019 North American operations by 2020. Additionally, Vail Resorts announced a...

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Friday signed an executive order creating a new council to promote the state’s outdoor recreation industry and help the continual growth of one of the state’s most iconic characteristics. With Confluence Park serving as his backdrop, Hickenlooper said the council will be a “big step forward.”...