Glacier Park embracing green initiative

Against the backdrop of a warming world, Glacier National Park http://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm and its waning namesakes have for years stood out as one of the most tangible manifestations of climate change.

And because the park’s administrative brass consistently marches at the vanguard of research, education and climate-friendly initiatives, Glacier Park has assumed a dual role, serving both as a poster child for the perils of global warming and a trailblazer in the efforts to mitigate its effects.

So last week, when the National Park Service unveiled its Green Parks Plan and set a target of collectively reducing its carbon emissions by 35 percent by 2020, Glacier National Park stood poised to easily hit that mark.

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Missoulian

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