Colorado Schools Offer Abundant Examples of Environmental Education
School gardens, recycling in the classroom, and science field trips to the local river. What s the common denominator here? Each is a facet of environmental education, or EE, which is coined as a life-long learning process that increases awareness about the environment and its systems while … More »
Urban Agriculture - The Green Revolution
Up to 30 percent of America s food is now grown in metropolitan areas where 93 percent of Americans live. Rural farmland continues to vanish because of erosion, water scarcity, industrial and retail development, and urban sprawl which alone causes annual cropland losses equal to a swath of land half … More »Forecast: Dry and Warm through 2200 AD
It's not all that uncommon in Colorado's ski zones to see hardy souls zipping down the slopes in tee shirts and other unseasonal attire. All it takes is light breezes, the usual intense sun you get at 8,000 feet under a clear sky, and temperatures in the 30s, and out they come. Such days seem likely to … More »The U.S. Military on the Front Lines of Efficiency
At our 8th annual Legislative Briefing last week, we heard from legislators and sustainable business leaders. A couple of surprise speakers, however, left many of us in real thought - they were Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti from the Royal Navy. The … More »Shale Gas: Bridge Fuel to ... Where?
Another pundit has weighed in on the shale gas revolution, and approved. In a column last week, Joe Nocera of the New York Times urged readers to get used to hydraulic fracturing it isn t going away because the gas is too important to leave in the ground. That may be true in market … More »Streamlining Solar Permitting in Colorado
Colorado citizens should soon find it easier to go solar through a new program to streamline permitting for solar energy systems. The Solar Friendly Communities initiative will collaborate with cities and counties across the Front Range and Eastern Plains to cut red tape and make permitting simpler for … More »Better Buildings through Executive Action
A recent report published by the USGBC, supported by groups like BOMA International, the Center for American Progress, Schneider Electric, and United Technologies Corporation (to name just a few of the sponsors), highlighted some of the major developments advocated by federal agencies in 2011 to increase … More »A Sustainability Progress Report for Colorado
How would you like to have an annual, tangible measure of Colorado s sustainability progress (or lack thereof)? In other words, how can we know where we re going if we don t know where we are? We at the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado think it s high time we had a kind of report card for our … More »A Tried and True Business Case for Sustainability
Almost six years ago when I moved to Colorado, there were only a few things I knew about this wonderful state. One of those tidbits of knowledge was the fact that Colorado had WAY better beer and more craft breweries than Alabama. The one I knew the most about? New Belgium Brewing , of course. Fat Tire was … More »Alliance Center: Designing the Future
In the modern world, we spend the vast majority of our lives inside buildings. We love, work, learn and raise our families inside structures built for human habitation. The best of these buildings aim to break even environmentally. Net-zero buildings produce the same amount of energy as they use. Sustainable … More »What do you think about the proposed Colorado Environmental Education Plan?
The Colorado Department of Education has just released a draft Environmental Education Plan for Colorado. The goals of the plan are significant. 1. State agencies, school districts, schools, teachers, and community organizations have a mechanism to share, promote, and collaborate around … More »Regional Sustainability Council Updates
The Regional Sustainability Councils in Colorado are busy with sustainability planning and implementation efforts! Here are a few snapshots of current Council initiatives: In November of 2011, the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) released the Pikes Peak Regional Sustainability Plan to … More »Alliance Center featured in Denver Westword Article
The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado was featured in an article in the Denver Westword on February 14th. The article speaks to Mayor Michael B. Hancock's announcement of Better Buildings Denver at a press event held at the Alliance Center on Monday, February 13th. The Alliance Center, along with our … More »- All Posts by Megan Moore
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