Environment  December 15, 2015

New Belgium, Ben & Jerry’s donate $100K to fight climate change

FORT COLLINS — New Belgium Brewing has joined forces with Ben & Jerry’s to donate $100,000 to a California-based nonprofit that works to mobilize the snow-sports community to battle climate change.

The two “B-corp” companies, Fort Collins-based New Belgium and South Burlington, Vt.-based Ben & Jerry’s, partnered to create a special beer and ice cream, with a portion of their proceeds going to Pacific Palisades, Calif.-based Protect Our Winters. The companies presented the check to POW on Friday during a celebration at Stoney’s Bar and Grill in Denver.

“We’re honored to have partnered with these iconic and environmentally responsible brands,” said Jeremy…

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.

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