Planet Profit Report
March 2010
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…
January 2010
01.26.2010Ranchers versus environmentalists
By The Colorado Cattlemen’s AssociationWith public lands diminishing due to urban sprawl, beef producers have fewer and fewer options on where to raise their cattle. One option, which has been around for over a century, is to utilize grazing allotment permits from the U.S. Forest Service. These grazing allotments allow producers to stay in…
December 2009
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,…
November 2009
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…
October 2009
10.01.2009Tapped out: The future of water on the Front Range
By Allen BestI. STORM ON THE HORIZON
It’s been said that every glass of water in Colorado comes from the Western Slope. Strictly speaking, that’s wrong. A few places - Burlington, Trinidad and Castle Rock come to mind - get no water from west…
