Environmentalism is not a new concept in Park City and while the green movement may just be getting a foothold in some cities, it is almost considered mainstream at our local city hall.
It is no surprise, then, that a number of area businesses are participating in Saturday’s nationwide ‘Step it up’ demonstration to encourage Congress to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Park City got a preview of the growing grassroots effort to turn global warming talk into global warming action during the Sundance Film Festival in January. One of the films, “Everything’s Cool” featured long-time environmental activist Bill McKibben and a number of other national figures talking about the federal efforts to debunk early warnings about climate change and the dire consequences that have come about as a result.
The film’s screening in Park City was especially significant because of the prominent role played by a local snowmaker, John Neuhauser. He was among the first to connect the environmentalists’ warnings with what he was seeing at the ski resorts warmer and shorter winters.
Neuhauser, though, didn’t just talk about the problem, or try to blame the usual bureaucratic culprits, he decided to make a difference at home and at work. He began by making biodiesel fuel for his car and for the equipment he used to groom ski runs.
His example is exactly what ‘Step it Up’ organizers are trying to encourage with more than 1,000 events across the country today. Participants are planning to dramatize the potential effects of unchecked global warming.
Park City Mountain Resort decided to join in the day’s events by inviting residents to help post a banner on the mountain where the snowline may end up if residents, business owners and government officials do not work toward reducing greenhouse gases. Recycle Utah, the Park City Film Series and the Sierra Club are also participating by staging a march and a mini film festival at the Miners Hospital from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Whether you choose to hike up the mountain today or not, take some time to make a personal effort to ‘Step it Up.’ That can be as simple as changing an old light bulb to an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb, or as radical as taking your home ‘off the grid’ with solar or wind powered generators.
Parkites can be proud of the fact that their city is not only part of this new movement, it is helping to set the pace. Let’s help ‘Step it Up.’
Environmentalism is not a new concept in Park City and while the green movement may just be getting a foothold in some cities, it is almost considered mainstream at our local city hall.
It is no surprise, then, that a number of area businesses are participating in Saturday’s nationwide ‘Step it up’ demonstration to encourage Congress to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Park City got a preview of the growing grassroots effort to turn global warming talk into global warming action during the Sundance Film Festival in January. One of the films, “Everything’s Cool” featured long-time environmental activist Bill McKibben and a number of other national figures talking about the federal efforts to debunk early warnings about climate change and the dire consequences that have come about as a result.
The film’s screening in Park City was especially significant because of the prominent role played by a local snowmaker, John Neuhauser. He was among the first to connect the environmentalists’ warnings with what he was seeing at the ski resorts warmer and shorter winters.
Neuhauser, though, didn’t just talk about the problem, or try to blame the usual bureaucratic culprits, he decided to make a difference at home and at work. He began by making biodiesel fuel for his car and for the equipment he used to groom ski runs.
His example is exactly what ‘Step it Up’ organizers are trying to encourage with more than 1,000 events across the country today. Participants are planning to dramatize the potential effects of unchecked global warming.
Park City Mountain Resort decided to join in the day’s events by inviting residents to help post a banner on the mountain where the snowline may end up if residents, business owners and government officials do not work toward reducing greenhouse gases. Recycle Utah, the Park City Film Series and the Sierra Club are also participating by staging a march and a mini film festival at the Miners Hospital from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Whether you choose to hike up the mountain today or not, take some time to make a personal effort to ‘Step it Up.’ That can be as simple as changing an old light bulb to an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb, or as radical as taking your home ‘off the grid’ with solar or wind powered generators.
Parkites can be proud of the fact that their city is not only part of this new movement, it is helping to set the pace. Let’s help ‘Step it Up.’
Environmentalism is not a new concept in Park City and while the green movement may just be getting a foothold in some cities, it is almost considered mainstream at our local city hall.
It is no surprise, then, that a number of area businesses are participating in Saturday’s nationwide ‘Step it up’ demonstration to encourage Congress to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Park City got a preview of the growing grassroots effort to turn global warming talk into global warming action during the Sundance Film Festival in January. One of the films, “Everything’s Cool” featured long-time environmental activist Bill McKibben and a number of other national figures talking about the federal efforts to debunk early warnings about climate change and the dire consequences that have come about as a result.
The film’s screening in Park City was especially significant because of the prominent role played by a local snowmaker, John Neuhauser. He was among the first to connect the environmentalists’ warnings with what he was seeing at the ski resorts warmer and shorter winters.
Neuhauser, though, didn’t just talk about the problem, or try to blame the usual bureaucratic culprits, he decided to make a difference at home and at work. He began by making biodiesel fuel for his car and for the equipment he used to groom ski runs.
His example is exactly what ‘Step it Up’ organizers are trying to encourage with more than 1,000 events across the country today. Participants are planning to dramatize the potential effects of unchecked global warming.
Park City Mountain Resort decided to join in the day’s events by inviting residents to help post a banner on the mountain where the snowline may end up if residents, business owners and government officials do not work toward reducing greenhouse gases. Recycle Utah, the Park City Film Series and the Sierra Club are also participating by staging a march and a mini film festival at the Miners Hospital from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Whether you choose to hike up the mountain today or not, take some time to make a personal effort to ‘Step it Up.’ That can be as simple as changing an old light bulb to an energy efficient compact fluorescent bulb, or as radical as taking your home ‘off the grid’ with solar or wind powered generators.
Parkites can be proud of the fact that their city is not only part of this new movement, it is helping to set the pace. Let’s help ‘Step it Up.’