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03.01.20102010 Sustainability Champion Awards
By Mike CoteAs sustainability becomes mainstream, it’s a tougher task to honor people, companies and organizations that transcend business as usual.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Environmental Partnership have partnered with Connected Organizations for a Responsible Economy (CORE), and ColoradoBiz to present the 2010 Sustainability Champion…
12.08.2009Green Acres
By Susanna SpeierIn June 2008, ColoradoBiz published a story profiling Colorado companies embracing sustainable practices. The Boulder Outlook Hotel was highlighted for its initiatives toward becoming a “zero waste property.”
At the time, Colorado’s capital was gearing up to host its first Democratic National Convention since William Jennings Bryan garnered the nomination…
12.01.2009How to keep old office furniture out of landfills
By Dan RayA DVD player, a piano, a fax machine or a pet cat: searching the “free stuff” section on craigslist can net a wide range of useful or fun items. If you want a desk chair for your new office, look no further.
But what if you want 40 matching desk…
12.01.2009Colorado’s green policy initiatives
By Kris Wiesenfeld and Kevin GeminiucThe market for green technology is simply the largest market ever seen in the history of mankind. Whether motivated by carbon emission reduction or by the desire for energy independence, the worldwide replacement of the energy production and distribution infrastructure, the switching of how we transport ourselves and our goods,…
11.30.2009Pepsi Center goes green
By Heather McWilliamsWhen it comes to business, Jeff Scott believes in a bottom-line hat trick rather than a slap shot.
“My passion is to reduce the impact on the planet, make money and feel good because we’re doing the right thing. I definitely subscribe to the triple bottom line,“ said Scott,…
Priming the new energy pump
By Todd Neff
Having a hands-on job in the Colorado energy business used to mean roughnecking on a rig or laying natural-gas pipe. Jonah Coles’ energy job involves laying silicon sheets on roofs.
Coles, 30, leads a solar panel-installation crew for Boulder-based Independent Power Systems, a…
11.03.2009State of the State: Entrepreneurs
Pictures flash across the screen: the blue whale, the ocelot, the bald eagle. “Extinct is Forever,“ posted by Plant It Film Productions, is just one of more than 2,700 videos on EarthProtect.com.
Colorado-based Earth Protect launched its website worldwide in April, focusing on providing an entertaining place where people can…
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12.04.2008Neighborhoods of the future
By Greg OchisIt’s important to remind ourselves that how we live today directly impacts how our tomorrow will be. In the real estate development community, this concept is particularly important.
Economic and environmental issues facing the U.S. today are causing major shifts in consumers’ decisions about where they want to live,…
Green one-stop shop
By Rebecca ColeEarlier this month, Steve Savage whipped out his iPhone to check how far the Dow had plunged already — 400 points and it wasn’t even noon on the East Coast.
Savage, president of Eco-Products, had reason to be worried about the economy. In two days, he planned to launch…
Green tech: Bigger than the Internet?
By Kris Wiesenfeld and Kevin Geminiuc“Green tech could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century,“ said John Doerr, partner with Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, when he announced in 2006 that the company is raising a $100 million “green tech” fund.
The VC giant behind Compaq, LSI, Sun Micro, Amazon.com, Google and…
Energy independence: realistic goal or pipe dream?
By Mike CoteBarack Obama and John McCain have both espoused the goal of achieving energy independence for the United States, hoping to sway voters tired of $4-a-gallon gas and worried about the country’s economic security.
Good luck with that, Stephen Brand might say. The oil-and-gas industry veteran knows the difference between…
Is green the new gold?
By Rebecca ColeThe U.S. is falling behind other countries like Germany and Denmark in capitalizing on a renewable energy economy. That’s what a panel of business executives, high-profile politicos and senior activists told a crowd of about 200 people on Tuesday at a roundtable session during the Democratic National Convention focused on…
03.05.2008Go green ... get rich
By Rebecca ColeSustainability is big business.
In a “post-carbon economy” farsighted companies able to capitalize on sustainable opportunities will attract investment, new technologies and skilled employees, former Sen. Gary Hart says.
Hart, now the University of Colorado Wirth Chair, opened the 2008 Sustainable Opportunities Summit last week by stressing the…
