Hunter Sykes is a sustainability consultant with Coldstream Sustainability Group, a 20-year ski industry veteran and the director of the film: Resorting to Madness: Taking Back Our Mountain Communities. He holds an MA in International Environmental Policy from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. If you are a skier or boarder, have you ever thought [...]
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Ski Industry Develops Alternative Energy for Survival
March 20th, 2011 
Guest Author The Future of Coal
March 13th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Environmentalists and a handful of politicians have dreamed of a day when coal power plants are shut down and supplanted by renewable energy sources. However, even though renewable energy is on the rise, coal will likely continue to be a significant part of the world’s energy supply for decades to come. This is especially true [...]
Posted in Behavior, Clean Technology, Conservation, Guest Authors 
Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Chris DeArmond, Coal, Electricity Generation 
No Comments »Safe Cycling Practices for Bike Commuters
February 13th, 2011 Guest Author The following post is from Ray Thomas, a long-time bike commuter and a bicycle attorney in Portland, Ore. He frequently writes about Oregon bicycle law and bicycle safety. One of the largest ways any single individual can contribute to the health of the environment is to commute to work by bicycle. By simply making the [...]
Centennial Woods: From Old Wyoming Snow Fence to Green Design
February 10th, 2011 Chris DeArmond More than ten years ago, founder and CEO of Centennial Woods, John Pope, thought the replaced snow fences along Interstate 80 in Wyoming ought to end up somewhere else besides a landfill. After winning a contract to maintain snow fencing with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, this idea became a reality. Since then, the company [...]
Posted in Business, Conservation, Economics, Featured Posts, Guest Authors, Recylcing Tags: Chris DeArmond, Green Product, Regenerative Economy No Comments »Solar Techniques That Can Save You Money
February 7th, 2011 Guest Author This guest article was contributed by Jane Sanders from DebtManagement. Visit her website for more personal finance tips, like how to manage your credit card debt. Producing your own solar energy is cheaper than buying it from a power company, and leaves a friendlier environmental impact. By using solar techniques, homeowners can cut their energy [...]
Traffic, Environmental Sensitivity, and Recessions
February 2nd, 2011 Nick Grue Here in Denver, it is common knowledge that should you attempt to return from the ski resorts on a Sunday evening, you will most likely encounter lengthy traffic jams. If there happens to be a winter storm at the same time, you might as well stop at one of the nearby towns along I-70 and [...]
Posted in Behavior, Economics, Featured Posts, Guest Authors, Op-Ed, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Cars, Denver, Environment, Nick Grue, Public Transit No Comments »A Fresh Idea: Self-Powering Desalination
January 2nd, 2011 Nick Grue Lack of clean energy production is an issue that has already been thoroughly covered in media outlets, while the issue of clean water availability is one that the general public may not be as aware of. The fact that most Americans can turn on a faucet and receive ready-to-drink water is something many people around [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Clean Technology, Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Green Products, Guest Authors, Local Energy/Food, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Tags: Alternative Energy, Clean Energy, Desalination, Energy Conservation, Green Technology, Nick Grue, Wastewater, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Green Roofing Benefits: How Green Roofing can Decrease Your Carbon Footprint
December 13th, 2010 Guest Author Learn more about how the installation of a green roof can help decrease energy costs, improve air quality, and decrease your carbon footprint.
