Kudos to Aspen
Dear Editor:We all should commend Aspen for taking steps to slow down climate change in the absence of any state or federal leadership to deal with this very real problem and its host of implications for our food and water supplies, our economy, our national security – and our reputation around the globe.The senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis asserts that market-driven solutions are a better route than the political one Aspen took. That sounds great, but when it comes to carbon emissions from energy generation in the state of Colorado, we have anything but a free market. You’d think the governor and others, like the Public Utilities Commission, would walk the market talk – and let the free market work; instead they protect the energy utility monopolies and their friends in the coal industry while blocking the entrance of new energy solutions from entering Colorado’s marketplace.While California, New York, New Mexico and other states move ahead, we continue to suffocate competition in the energy sector.Heather RaeDenver
‘One step at a time’: Snowmass resident surpasses goal of 85 uphills for his 85th birthday
At the start of the 2023-2024 ski season, Mone Anthan set an ambitious goal for himself: uphill 85 times for his 85th birthday. By the time his birthday came on March 15, he had surpassed 85 uphills and was shooting for 100.