Posts Tagged ‘Sustainability’
The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments is creating a regional sustainability plan for El Paso and Teller counties.
The plan is still in its initial phases, and the PPACG has already developed regional goals to be reached by 2030.
The group has developed goals for transportation, natural environments, economic development, energy, water, health, materials management, education, [...] [...]
Thursday, Nov. 18
9 a.m.-noon
Recycling Summit – Explore ways to increase recycling in the area. Panel: County Commissioner Jim Bensberg, Colorado Springs council member Jan Martin, and representatives from Waste Management, Waste Connections, Bestway and the Recycling Coalition.
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Rural Farms and urban gardens, closing the food gap – Small farms, ranches, community, schoolyard and backyard gardens [...] [...]
The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments is seeking input from the community as it creates measurable regional sustainability goals for El Paso and Teller counties.
The group is asking for advice from cities, counties, businesses, economic development organizations, as well as environmental groups, schools, citizens and the military.
The first meeting is scheduled for Aug. 27 [...] [...]
Colorado State University is offering a new program aimed at making companies more valuable through sustainable business practices.
The new program, called SEE (Sustainability Executive Education), is being offered through CSU’s College of Business and the Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Enterprise.
“Business education at Colorado State University is entering a new era today with the [...] [...]
As the country struggled to recover economically, many people placed hopes on green jobs and renewable energy.
But big oil still has a role to play, even as stimulus money targeted new and alternative energy solutions during 2009. And as companies sought to reduce costs, sustainability became even more mainstream — and consumers learned to be [...] [...]
Colorado Springs is again attracting national attention – this time not for its expanding military population or faith-based organizations, but for its ranking as the #6 city on SustainLane.com’s “Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets.”
The survey was conducted by SustainLane, a “people powered guide to sustainable living” Web site that tracks and promotes green and [...] [...]
A new nonprofit organization will advocate for the responsible development of oil shale in the United States.
Headquartered in Glendale Springs, the National Oil Shale Association says its mission is to educate the public about the alternative oil source.
The organization believes oil shale production – extracting oil from rocks in places like [...] [...]
The Governor’s Energy Office has awarded $350,000 in grants to eight organizations for “New Energy Economic Development,” or NEED, efforts.
NEED grants must be used to develop emerging technologies that could attract additional investment to Colorado’s growing energy-efficiency and renewable-energy industries.
Tom Plant, director of the energy office, said the grant program [...] [...]
In this month’s Reed Construction Data report about the Rocky Mountain region, comes news that Colorado Springs Utilities is ready to appeal a November water line ruling of Pueblo District Court Judge Dennis Maes to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
CSU plans to build a $1 billion pipeline to [...] [...]
More CEOs apparently held on to their jobs last year than in 2006 – despite the subprime lending fallout.
Chief executive departures fell 8.3 percent from 2006’s record levels, say analysts from Challenger Gray & Christmas.
Last year, 1,356 chief executives were relieved of their duties, down from nearly 1,478 during 2006.
Of the exits, 134 came from [...] [...]
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