{"id":2451434,"date":"2019-11-21T20:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=316326"},"modified":"2019-11-21T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T03:16:00","slug":"rei-ups-black-friday-ante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/rei-ups-black-friday-ante\/","title":{"rendered":"REI Ups \u2018Black Friday\u2019 Ante"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/gear-atw-112119-1-1024x686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/gear-atw-112119-1-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/gear-atw-112119-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/11\/gear-atw-112119-1-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">For the fifth year running, REI will close its stores and pay all of its 13,000-plus employees to \u201cOpt Outside\u201d for Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">But the company now says it \u2014 and its members \u2014 need to do more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">REI announced new commitments to reduce its environmental impact. And it\u2019s asking members to pledge to follow a 52-week \u201cOpt to Act\u201d plan for the year to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\">REI wants to mobilize its members, in conjunction with its employees, to take action throughout the next year. The Opt to Act plan provides resources for members to find local cleanup efforts across the country and commit to simple acts that reduce individuals\u2019 carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Body_Serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/rei-opt-outside-black-friday-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Click here (opens in a new tab)\">Click here<\/a> to read the full story from Gear Junkie<\/p>\n<p class=\"Special Sections-ATW-ATW_Shirttail\"><em>Stephen Regenold writes about outdoors gear at <a href=\"https:\/\/gearjunkie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"www.gearjunkie.com (opens in a new tab)\">http:\/\/www.gearjunkie.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/rei-ups-black-friday-ante\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the fifth year running, REI will close its stores and pay all of its 13,000-plus employees to \u201cOpt Outside\u201d for Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving. But the company now says it \u2014 and its members \u2014 need to do more. REI announced new commitments to reduce its environmental impact. 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