How Routt Built a Roadmap for Building Electrification
For mountain communities, buildings can be a climate problem hiding in plain sight. They are where people live, work, gather, vacation, and stay warm through long winters. They are also, […]
How Jackson Hole Airport is Reducing Emissions
Air travel is one of the hardest emissions problems mountain communities face. Flights are essential — for residents, emergency services, and the visitor economy that sustains these towns — and […]
Can Tourism Play a Role in Climate Resilience?
Tourism powers many mountain-town economies. But as climate impacts accelerate — from low-snow winters to drought, wildfire, and shifting visitor patterns — tourism leaders are increasingly asking a new question: […]
Powering Resilience: How Innovative Energy Storage is Strengthening Mountain Towns and Ski Areas
At the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckenridge, CO, energy experts explored how advanced battery and inertial-based systems are helping mountain communities and ski areas secure clean, reliable power […]
Wildfire & Climate Resilience with Biochar: How Communities Can Finance Fuels Reduction
As wildfire seasons grow longer, hotter, and more destructive across the West, mountain and rural communities are under growing pressure to reduce hazardous fuels, restore forest health, and protect people, […]
Real talk from ski industry leaders on the winter that wasn’t: “We can take the profile of this issue to a whole new level
By Anna Robertson “It was dire.” That was how one outdoor industry leader categorized this winter at a frank conversation among leaders in the ski industry at the Progression conference, […]
Rethinking Transportation in Mountain Towns: Local Leaders Share Innovation & Challenges
Transportation in mountain towns comes with unique constraints—remote geography, steep terrain, seasonal population swings, and growing workforce housing challenges. At the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckenridge, transit leaders […]
How Mountain Towns and Utilities Can Shape a Sustainable Energy Future
Mountain towns face unique challenges when it comes to energy and climate resilience. Physical geography places many ski areas and mountain towns at the headwaters of critical watersheds, where forest […]
Harnessing the Heat Beneath Our Feet: How Geothermal Energy is Powering Mountain Towns’ Climate Future
One of the most exciting clean energy technologies with the potential to impact the future of mountain towns is geothermal energy, which has been embraced by both political parties as […]
How this country transitioned to run on 99% renewable energy in just five years: “If we can do it, why can’t you?”
It’s an astonishing story: in less than five years, a small South American country shifted their energy production to run on renewable energy – and it was all driven by […]