Over the weekend, the American Birkibeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) announced on its website that the foundation has chosen to “dissolve our agreement” with the Superior office of Enbridge Energy as a Birkie sponsor.
The statement did not disclose the amount of money at stake, but did say the decision was influenced by the foundation’s Birkie Green initiatives, an effort to curb the impact of climate change.
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