About the Mountain Independent
The Mountain Independent is a hub of rich information and analysis, bringing together contributors from mountain towns around the world to dive deep into local environmental, social and economic...
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Small Towns, Big Voices
At the end of 2015, we launched the San Juan Independent out of Telluride with the core belief that the small towns of our region have big stories that deserve rich coverage. Sometimes, it’s critical...
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Going Neutral: Telluride’s Road to Carbon Reduction
Photo by Alec Jacobson This August, Telluride’s Town Council voted to raise the bar on climate action. In the forth paragraph of a short resolution announcing that Telluride will join 6 counties and...
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Thinking About the End Goal
In surveys across mountain towns, housing consistently ranks among the most critical problems, with a lack of homes that are affordable to local works underpinning almost every other local issue. Many...
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Though many communities lack affordable housing, the specific dynamics of each region and market are unique. So, we’ve pulled together a set of data points to help compare one mountain town to another.
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Sin Fronteras/ENTERATE
There is a divide in Telluride between our endearingly funky, ostensibly inclusive (though statistically homogeneous) community and what is often distinguished as the Latino Community. This is not...
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Drawing the Line
At this point in the election cycle, it seems nearly crass to say that politics are divided in America. But this takes on a somewhat different meaning from our vantage point in the mountains. While...
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