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Associated Press - November 18, 2009 5:04 PM ET
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - Ski officials at 1 of the nation's most-visited resorts are calling on Congress to finish work on a climate-change bill.
Summit County officials joined representatives from the Breckenridge Ski Resort for a slopeside announcement Wednesday calling on the U.S. Senate to pass a climate change bill.
The House has voted to create a cap & trade system to reduce carbon emissions. The measure is still pending in the Senate.
The announcement came as Environment Colorado released a report arguing that Colorado experienced rapid growth in emissions from 1990 to 2007.
Colorado officials say global warming threatens the state's ski industry because of a pine beetle infestation and the potential for shorter ski seasons.
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http://www.environmentcolorado.org/reports/global-warming/global-warming-reports/too-much-pollution
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