In Town Events
Summer means outdoor markets, music festivals, culinary & arts experiences, and an Aspen original, the Aspen Ideas Festival. If it's happening, it's happening here!
WELCOME TO SUMMER Gain an elevated perspective at Aspen/Snowmass this summer. Your adventure is waiting to happen. Use the links to the left to discover all the exciting activities, dining and cultural experiences that Aspen/Snowmass has to offer in the summer.
You decide. Learn about our sustainability work and philosophy. Then email us with your thoughts.
Articles:
Aspen Food & Wine Classic Brings it Home: an article about local food purchased by The Little Nell
Corporate sustainability is not sustainable
Making use of methane
Coal Methane Clean Energy Project
Can Strong Communities Help Build Solutions To Climate Change?
Report: Ski Industry Sees $1 Billion In Global Warming Losses
Turning a Coal Mine’s Gas Problem Into a Ski Resort’s CO2 and Energy Solution
The Future of Skiing: Auden Schendler
Lofty Philanthropy: Roaring Fork Valley Locals Use Snowsports to Further Good
Rotten Fruit: Why ‘Picking Low-Hanging Fruit’ Hurts Efficiency And How To Fix The Problem
Climate change threatens our livelihoods -- and yours. Steve Rendle, CEO The North Face and Mike Kaplan, CEO Aspen Skiing Company, from High Country News.
Losing Money Through the Walls - Why we can't save the planet without a massive building retrofit program, from Slate.
Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing: "Towards a Clean Energy Future: Energy Policy and Climate Change on Public Lands." March 15, 2007
Climate Revelations, from Orion Magazine
Code Green: Snow Job - How Eco-Friendly are Ski Resorts, from Outside
The Big Green Lie: The Hope and the Hype, from Orion Magazine
Stewards of Our Mountains: Colorado Ski Industry Backs Ritter's Climate Action Plan
Travel and Leisure: The Downhill Battle - Global Warming and the Traveler's World
Fast Company: Degree of Difficulty
It's Bout Time: Humanity faces the fight of a lifetime against heavyweight climate change
Harvard Business Review: Energy Credit Buyer Beware
Coming Clean: Is greenwashing good for business?
Raise High the Green Beam, Carpenter
Use Environmental World's Fair to Show Progress
LEED is Broken: Let's Fix It
Sustaining Skiing: Snowmass Ski Area Gets Hydro
Why should the Arctic Refuge matter to the ski industry?
Trouble in Paradise: The Rough Road to Sustainability in Aspen
Where's the Green in Green Business?
Applying the Principles of Industrial Ecology to the Guest-Service Sector
Greening the Piste: Aspen Skiing Company Environmental Affairs Program Described
Greenwashing Construction: LEED Certification Helps Avoid 'Building Makeovers'