Snowmass Perspective On Global Warming
The Con Man’s mail box is always chock-full-o’insights, including this one from Snowmass about global warming.
Continue Reading Add comment February 16th, 2007
You've Got To Love Amory Lovins
Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins knows that eccentricity in the defense of energy independence is no vice at the think tank in Old Snowmass. "While Lovins' eating and work habits appear a bit out of the ordinary," reports Roger Fillion, "there's an explanation. Blame it on global warming and $100 oil. Lovins' views on weaning the nation of fossil fuels have come more into vogue, especially in corporate America. So he's been burning the midnight oil in his solar- powered home and office. Companies such as Wal-Mart, Ford and Pacific Gas and Electric--plus the Pentagon and the White House--have sought advice from Lovins and the environmental think tank he co-founded here, the Rocky Mountain Institute."
Skico's Impossible Green
"I've succeeded in doing a lot of sexy projects yet utterly failed in what I set out to do," says Aspen Skiing Company's Auden Schendler. "How do you really green your company? It's almost f------ impossible."