Beyond Carbon Neutral: How American Ski Resorts Are Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions In an ever-changing world of combating climate change, some ski resorts are leading the sustainability charge. Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico was the first North American resort to go carbon neutral in 2021, and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado did it soon after, also going carbon neutral in 2023, just under two years ahead of its 2025 goal. Going carbon […] Brains Jake Benton | January 3, 2025 0 Comments
California Couple with Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals Plead Guilty to Defrauding Investors of $1-BILLION The owners of a solar energy company based out of the San Francisco Bay Area just plead guilty to defrauding investors of $1 billion with a massive Ponzi scheme they had been running for years, the Tahoe Daily Tribune reports. Jeff Carpoff, 49, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and is facing up to 30 […] Martin Kuprianowicz | January 29, 2020 0 Comments
Solar Power Now Required For All New California Homes Solar panel field. Image: The Buffalo News In a unanimous vote by the 5-member California Energy Commission in front of a standing-room crowd, the state will now require all new homes to have solar power. The law is to take effect in 2020. California law already states that by 2030, at least 50% of the state’s electricity is to come from […] Jenah MacGrain | May 17, 2018 0 Comments
Boreal Tahoe Goes Green! | California Ski Industry’s Largest Solar Project Unveiled Boreal Mountain Resort has set a great example by installing a 235 kw solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Woodward Bunker. This is the largest solar project by any California ski resort…hopefully other resorts will follow suit and make solar energy plans of their own. “The California sun is a beautiful thing,” said Amy Ohran, general manager of Boreal Mountain […] Industry News Matt Brennan | September 19, 2017 0 Comments
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