 Skiers at Jiminy Peak in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts will see plenty of construction at the resort this season, though it’s not a new base lodge or chair lift. This fall, the resort broke ground on a $3.9 million, 253-foot-tall wind turbine that will generate a third of the resort’s energy consumption. By avoiding fossil fuels, Jiminy Peak hopes to save more than a half-million dollars annually and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to a healthier bottom line and environment.
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"You need to warm the glass in your hand first," said Ted Hall, the proprietor of Long Meadow Ranch, a 650-acre property in the Mayacamas Mountains high above the Napa Valley in northern California. Mr. Hall was standing in the ranch's wine cave, a rammed-earth structure that smelled of earth, damp and pure, with a hint of spilled wine. An original Andy Warhol cow print was hanging in the foyer. On the wood bar, Mr. Hall displayed two wine bottles, proper glasses and a tray of cheese. 
DRIVE to Roxbury, Conn., in Litchfield County — about an hour and a half north of New York City — and you’ll think you’ve somehow made it to Vermont. Maple- and hemlock-lined dirt roads, stone fences in various states of repair and grazing Scottish Highland cattle interrupt the open landscape. 
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