Can Skiing Survive Climate Change?-InfoExpress
Climate change poses an existential threat to the ski industry. A warmer climate means less snow and less now menas a shorter season for snowboarders and skiiers. NPR correspondent Kirk Siegler first covered the issue 15 years ago as local station reporter in Aspen. Now he returns to that world-renowned destination and tells Short Wave co-host Aaron Scott about one resort's efforts to push the nation toward clean energy while it continues catering to the carbon-generating, jet-set crowd.
Check out Kirk's full All Things Considered story here.
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This story was produced by Claudette Lindsay-Haberman and Eva Tesfaye. It was edited by Eric Whitney and Stephanie O’Neill. Katherine Sypher checked the facts and Gilly Moon was the audio engineer.
