Conservationist Study: Climate Change Threatening Winter Sports
They want new regulations, naturally
Snow that serves as the lifeblood of the nation's $12.2 billion winter sports industry is melting under the influence of a warming climate, and dramatic steps are needed to protect the industry and the jobs it provides, a new study prepared for conservation groups concludes.
Alpine and Nordic skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing — even ice fishing — could all be in trouble unless winter sports industry leaders take a leadership role in curbing emissions of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, members of the National Resources Defense Council and Protect Our Winters insist.
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In other news the Conservation group Protect Our Summers insists that summer sports like beach volleyball are threatened by early snowfall caused by global warming, and insist greenhouse gas emissions be cut.