Sentences with phrase «snowmobiling industry»

The North American snowmobiling industry (valued at US$ 27 billion)(ISMA, 2006) is more vulnerable to climate change because it relies on natural snowfall.

According to a study recently made public, Vermont's $ 600 million snowmobiling industry could be hard hit by climate change.

Declining snowfall in Vermont, a likely byproduct of a warming climate, is sure to negatively affect the state's $ 600 million snowmobile industry.

«Given the importance of the snowmobile industry as an economic driver, in Vermont and elsewhere,» Manning said, «this one more reason why we need to do all we can to address the challenge of climate change.»

In April 2000 the Park Service announced plans to ban snowmobiles in national parks, but later reversed itself following a lawsuit by the snowmobile industry.

Data from 2009 - 10 show that the ski, snowboard, and snowmobiling industries were directly and indirectly responsible for employing 211,900 people and adding an estimated $ 12.2 billion in economic value to the U.S. economy.

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Under his leadership, Bombardier grew from a small snowmobile manufacturer into one of the giants of Canadian industry, with 74,000 employees in 60 countries and sales of 20 billion dollars.If Laurent Beaudoin was a professional athlete, he would be inducted into the Hall of Fame right now.

«The abundant and often remote forests and waters of Central New York's Tug Hill region are essential to the surround communities for the economic benefits they provide through the tourism industry and more increasingly via one - of - kind outdoor recreational activities, like hunting, world - class fishing, and snowmobiling in some of the heaviest snowfalls in the U.S.,» Duffus said.

Over the years, Baffin has created a line of industry - leading footwear that performs in extreme conditions for an ever - growing list of loyal users and activities, including snowmobiling, ice - fishing, hunting, mushing and working in industries like construction, oil, mining, forestry, and outdoor winter recreation.

It is the successor to Polaris Industries Partners L.P., which began manufacturing snowmobiles in 1954.

About Polaris Industries Polaris Industries designs and manufactures off - road vehicles, all - terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and motorcycles for distribution around the world.

This is the reason the outdoor power equipment, boating, UTV, snowmobile, auto, and motorcycle industries, as well as the American Automobile Association (AAA) and the Coast Guard, oppose this higher ethanol fuel.

I guess that's why, when the section dealing with how global warming could affect North American tourism got written, the IPCC chose to quote a dollar amount plucked from... drumroll please... a press release issued by an industry lobby group — in this case the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association.

In mountains along the Maine and New Hampshire border, snow depth decreased by 16 percent in recent years, affecting outdoor recreation industries like skiing and snowmobiling.