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David O. Williams is the editor and co-founder of RealVail.com and has had his awarding-winning work (see About Us) published in more than 75 newspapers and magazines around the world, including 5280 Magazine, American Way Magazine (American Airlines), the Anchorage Daily News (Alaska), the Anchorage Daily Press (Alaska), Aspen Daily News, Aspen Journalism, the Aspen Times, Beaver Creek Magazine, the Boulder Daily Camera, the Casper Star Tribune (Wyoming), the Chicago Tribune, Colorado Central Magazine, the Colorado Independent (formerly Colorado Confidential), Colorado Newsline, Colorado Politics (formerly the Colorado Statesman), Colorado Public News, the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Colorado Springs Independent, the Colorado Statesman (now Colorado Politics), the Colorado Times Recorder, the Cortez Journal, the Craig Daily Press, the Curry Coastal Pilot (Oregon), the Daily Trail (Vail), the Del Norte Triplicate (California), the Denver Daily News, the Denver Gazette, the Denver Post, the Durango Herald, the Eagle Valley Enterprise, the Eastside Journal (Bellevue, Washington), ESPN.com, Explore Big Sky (Mont.), the Fort Morgan Times (Colorado), the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, the Greeley Tribune, the Huffington Post, the King County Journal (Seattle, Washington), the Kingman Daily Miner (Arizona), KUNC.org (northern Colorado), LA Weekly, the Las Vegas Sun, the Leadville Herald-Democrat, the London Daily Mirror, the Moab Times Independent (Utah), the Montgomery Journal (Maryland), the Montrose Daily Press, The New York Times, the Parent’s Handbook, Peaks Magazine (now Epic Life), People Magazine, Powder Magazine, the Pueblo Chieftain, PT Magazine, the Rio Blanco Herald Times (Colorado), Rocky Mountain Golf Magazine, the Rocky Mountain News, RouteFifty.com (formerly Government Executive State and Local), the Salt Lake Tribune, SKI Magazine, Ski Area Management, SKIING Magazine, the Sky-Hi News, the Steamboat Pilot & Today, the Sterling Journal Advocate (Colorado), the Summit Daily News, United Hemispheres (United Airlines), Vail/Beaver Creek Magazine, Vail en Español, Vail Health Magazine, Vail Valley Magazine, the Vail Daily, the Vail Trail, Westword (Denver), Writers on the Range and the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Williams is also the founder, publisher and editor of RealVail.com and RockyMountainPost.com.
Xcel lauds local Holy Cross Energy as 8-state utility rolls out carbon-free plan
Holy Cross Energy – the local rural electric co-op – got some serious love on an Xcel Energy conference call with reporters to announce what the eight-state electric utility is…
Xcel Energy announces plan to be 100-percent carbon-free by 2050
Xcel Energy officials in Denver on Tuesday unveiled what the eight-state electric utility is calling “the most ambitious [carbon reduction plans] announced to date within the electric power industry.” The…
Double gold medalist Ligety gives Utah edge over Denver in Olympic chase
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — With Reno-Tahoe now out of the running, some of Utah’s most accomplished Olympic athletes feel very confident their state has a strong advantage in its competition…
Svindal gets why Vonn is coming back for one last shot at Lake Louise
Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal knows what it’s like to come back from injury to take on one of your favorite ski-racing venues. The Norwegian superstar suffered a terrible injury at…
Led by Patagonia, outdoor industry pushes back on Trump’s climate-change denial
Outdoor clothing and gear manufacture Patagonia on Wednesday announced it’s giving the company’s $10 million windfall from last year’s “irresponsible tax cuts” to groups “defending our air, water and land,”…
Please support RealVail.com, journalism in general on #GivingTuesday and beyond
On this #GivingTuesday, I encourage anyone concerned about the state of our democracy to find a worthy for-profit or non-profit news organization and make a contribution, no matter how small.…
Dire climate report underscores lost policy opportunities under Obama, Pelosi
Thirteen Trump administration agencies on Friday issued a dire warning about the economic and environmental threat posed by man-made global climate change – directly contradicting the fossil-fuel-friendly policies of the…
Snow continues as rumors swirl around opening of Back Bowls at Vail
Editor’s note: Sun Up Bowl opened on Saturday morning, Nov. 24, with both Chair 5 and Chair 9 cranking up. Heavy snow started pounding the Vail Valley at about 12:15…
Following LEV OK, Colorado to consider California’s zero emission vehicle (ZEV) standard by 2022
As expected, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission on Friday approved new low emission vehicle (LEV) standards for new light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicles sold in Colorado beginning in the 2022…
Glorious (early) opening day at Vail, with Beaver Creek and some more snow on tap for Saturday
Opening day at Vail on Wednesday saw spring-like temperatures, loads of soft snow (by early-season standards) and a relative lack of crowds – especially given that cars filled both parking…