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Climate Change Threatens Outdoor Industry

Date Posted: 
July 6, 2010
Publisher: 
Huffington Post

Some of the fastest ways to observe the impacts of climate change on the landscape can be on an outdoor adventure, like hiking or rafting. Unfortunately, this means outdoor activities, and the businesses that cater to outdoor enthusiasts, face a more imminent threat from future climate change than other business sectors. Thus, outdoor business leaders have formed Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy (BICEP), with the goal of pressuring Congress to pass climate and energy legislation.