Recent Articles from Carolyn McIntosh
State of the state: Sustainability
When your business is plants and the products to grow them, people believe your business is green. But keeping perishable goods often leads to reaching for fast pest solutions or flipping the switch on energy-guzzling equipment that’s not as earth-friendly as all of those plants suggest. “People assume our industry is green in all aspects, […]
Colorado’s share of the stimulus
President Obama signed the stimulus bill in February at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, returning to the state where he accepted the Democratic nomination for president. That Obama has borrowed the “New Energy Economy” phrase first championed by Gov. Bill Ritter and that Colorado supported Obama in the general election likely influenced the […]