Green Options » denver http://greenoptions.com/tag/denver Posts tagged 'denver' Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Transit Use Boom, but in Some Surprising Cities http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:44:03 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/
Transit use boomed from 2006-2008, but not in traditionally transit-friendly areas. This shows hope for more transit use in traditionally car-oriented places in the US in the future.

An analysis of the most recent transit use data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that transit use grew by up to 47% in major metropolitan areas in the U.S. from 2006-2008, with several metro regions in the South and West growing by more than 10%.

The South and West, being more dominated by automobile-oriented development and auto use, have historically struggled to get significant transit ridership. However, the top ten cities with the highest recent increase in ridership include several metro areas in the South and West, including Charlotte, NC (47%), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (26.7%), Pheonix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (23.6%), San Antonio, TX (15.1%) and others. This seems to shine a light of hope on increased transit use in the southern and western U.S. in the future.

First, however, why are we seeing a boom in these places?

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/feed/ 10 Global Cities & Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/25/10-global-cities-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/25/10-global-cities-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:36:04 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/25/10-global-cities-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions/

A new report ranks ten leading world cities on their greenhouse gas emissions. It also examines how and why the emissions differ.

As the report says, over 50% of the world’s population lives in urban areas. Leading cities of the world, global cities, are the places where greenhouse gas emissions really need to be cut. The greenest city from the study is Barcelona and the worst is Denver.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/09/25/10-global-cities-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions/feed/ Who’s At Fault for Coyote Attacks: People or Animals? http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/13/whos-at-fault-for-coyote-attacks-people-or-animals/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/13/whos-at-fault-for-coyote-attacks-people-or-animals/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:46:18 +0000 Michael Ratliff http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/13/whos-at-fault-for-coyote-attacks-people-or-animals/ 5 coyotes shot by Colorado Division of Wildlife last week following a coyote attack

Coyote attacks are on the rise in the Denver area this winter.  Unfortunately, the simple solution that people have come up with is to shoot coyotes.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/03/13/whos-at-fault-for-coyote-attacks-people-or-animals/feed/ Solar Exalted at Stimulus Package Signing in Denver http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/18/solar-exalted-at-stimulus-package-signing-in-denver/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/18/solar-exalted-at-stimulus-package-signing-in-denver/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:09:24 +0000 Natasha Mooney http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/18/solar-exalted-at-stimulus-package-signing-in-denver/

The largest stimulus package in US history was signed today, and it’s putting a smile on the face of the solar industry. President Obama returned to Denver, where he accepted the Democratic nomination, to sign this landmark legislation–this time in front of solar panels, not neoclassical pillars.

“I don’t want to pretend that today marks the end of our economic problems,” Obama said before signing the bill. “We are laying the groundwork for a green energy economy that can create countless green jobs. We will transform the way we use energy.”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/02/18/solar-exalted-at-stimulus-package-signing-in-denver/feed/ 150,000 Reasons Obama Will Win the Election http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/150000-reasons-obama-will-win-the-election/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/150000-reasons-obama-will-win-the-election/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:00:24 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/150000-reasons-obama-will-win-the-election/

Framed by the fall color of 100 year-old cottonwoods, Senator Barack Obama addressed an estimated crowd of 50,000 people in the Oval at Colorado State University in Fort Collins on Sunday. The stop was the second of the day for the Democratic candidate for President, who drew 100,000 people to Civic Center Park in Denver, 60 miles to the south.

Seeing the sheer volume of people attending these two events patiently waiting in lines that stretched up to two miles long, striking up unlikely conversations and talking politics with new friends, was to see the tangible evidence of the punctuation on a political shift in Colorado that might just help put Barack Obama in the White House.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/29/150000-reasons-obama-will-win-the-election/feed/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks on Energy, the Environment, and Obama at DNC Sunfest [w/video] http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:22:52 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/ Clear skies and Colorado’s strong, high-altitude sun provided an appropriate setting for a solar energy event at this week’s Democratic National Convention. Held in and around Coors Field in Denver, the event mixed two of my favorite things–renewable energy and politics–at one of my favorite places to be–a baseball park. Unfortunately, there was no baseball.

Outside the stadium was the normal smattering of solar demonstrations, booths, and vendors, Inside the stadium was a political rally of sorts; mixing music with speakers, including an impassioned talk given by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/30/robert-f-kennedy-jr-speaks-on-energy-the-environment-and-obama-at-dnc-sunfest-wvideo/feed/ Democratic Convention Organizers See Green http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:13:52 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/ Sascha Brück at Wikimedia Commons under a GNU Free Documentation license to publish.)Organizers of the Democratic National Convention now in full swing in Denver have taken a lot of steps to reduce both the event’s carbon footprint and its overall impact on the environment. In fact, they say their mission is to produce "the most environmentally sustainable political convention in modern American history."

Among the green innovations presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama, Democratic leaders and and delegates are encountering:

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/democratic-convention-organizers-see-green/feed/ Peña Channels the Spectre of 1970s Energy Crisis at Democratic Convention in Denver http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/pena-channels-the-spectre-of-1970s-energy-crisis-at-democratic-convention-in-denver/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/pena-channels-the-spectre-of-1970s-energy-crisis-at-democratic-convention-in-denver/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:40:33 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/pena-channels-the-spectre-of-1970s-energy-crisis-at-democratic-convention-in-denver/

Thousands of Democratic delegates and members of the press may have had one of those “ah-ha” moments at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Tuesday night when former mayor, Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Energy during the Clinton administration, Federico Peña took to the podium at the Democratic National Convention.

For the vast majority of attendees to the event, plane travel was the preferred method of travel. And of those who flew into Denver, virtually all of them had to drive (or were driven) down Peña Boulevard, which connects Denver International Airport to Interstate 70. As mayor of Denver, Peña led the effort to build the airport - and hence led to the ah-ha moment for the visitors many years later.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/27/pena-channels-the-spectre-of-1970s-energy-crisis-at-democratic-convention-in-denver/feed/ Denver Launches Online Carbon Calculator http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/denver-launches-online-carbon-calculator/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/denver-launches-online-carbon-calculator/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:46:39 +0000 Kelli Best-Oliver http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/denver-launches-online-carbon-calculator/ Just in time for thousands of delegates, press, politicians, staffers, and protesters descending on the city, Denver’s Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau (DMCVB) last week launched an online carbon calculator to help those coming to the Mile-High City figure out just what the environmental impact of their visit might be. The Carbon Calculator and Offset Program allows travelers, tourists, and event planners an easy way to calculate the tons of CO² emissions their trip will produce, determines the amount of carbon credits necessary to offset their trip, and directs users to a website where they can purchase the recommended amount of offsets.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/27/denver-launches-online-carbon-calculator/feed/ Mean Joe Green #23: Extreme Weather Has an Audience in Denver http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/26/mean-joe-green-23-extreme-weather-has-an-audience-in-denver/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/26/mean-joe-green-23-extreme-weather-has-an-audience-in-denver/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:13:27 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/26/mean-joe-green-23-extreme-weather-has-an-audience-in-denver/ Tornadoes send a reminder to Democrats in Denver.

With just about every report (even one from “W” himself) linking the increase in extreme weather (floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc) to global warming, it was quite a coincidence that four tornadoes touched down near Denver on Sunday. With the Democratic National Convention beginning there on Monday, it seemed like an attempt by Mother Nature to remind the Democrats to treat climate change with the attention it deserves when they finally take the White House in a few months.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/26/mean-joe-green-23-extreme-weather-has-an-audience-in-denver/feed/ Colorado to Ditch Two Coal Plants, Moving to Solar and Wind http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/21/colorado-to-ditch-two-coal-plants-moving-to-solar-and-wind/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/21/colorado-to-ditch-two-coal-plants-moving-to-solar-and-wind/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:32:50 +0000 Andrew Williams http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/21/colorado-to-ditch-two-coal-plants-moving-to-solar-and-wind/

State regulators in Colorado have given the green light to plans by Xcel Energy to shut down two coal-powered energy plants in the state, and build one of the world’s largest utility-scale solar-power facilities.

Following discussions lasting several days, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) backed the power company’s voluntary decision to close the two coal-fired plants at Denver and Grand Junction, making Xcel the first utility in the U.S. to make such a move solely in an effort to reduce emissions.

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/08/21/colorado-to-ditch-two-coal-plants-moving-to-solar-and-wind/feed/ Wheeling, Not Dealing, at the National Conventions: Free Bike-Sharing Kicks Off http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/05/wheeling-not-dealing-at-the-national-conventions/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/05/wheeling-not-dealing-at-the-national-conventions/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:27:33 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/05/wheeling-not-dealing-at-the-national-conventions/ Freewheelin/Humana, free license to use.)Joke all you want about politicians’ hot air contributing to global warming, but at least the folks attending the Democratic and Republican National Conventions this summer will have a chance to limit their greenhouse gas emissions off the convention floors.

That’s because both Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul plan to use their respective conventions to kick off a new bike-sharing program called “Freewheelin.” Created by the health benefits company Humana Inc. and the not-for-profit Bikes Belong, Freewheelin will bring 1,000 bikes to each city during the convention. Convention-goers will be able to use the bicycles free of charge to get around town without the need for cars.

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]]> http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/08/05/wheeling-not-dealing-at-the-national-conventions/feed/ Tip o’ the Day: Celebrate Earth Day! http://rebeccacarter.greenoptions.com/2007/04/20/tip-o-the-day-celebrate-earth-day/ http://rebeccacarter.greenoptions.com/2007/04/20/tip-o-the-day-celebrate-earth-day/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:05:44 +0000 Rebecca Carter http://rebeccacarter.greenoptions.com/2007/04/20/tip-o-the-day-celebrate-earth-day/ It's Earth Day weekend, so get on out there and celebrate this greenest of holidays!

Atlanta: Arms Around Atlanta sounds like a blast. It's all going down at Grant Park on Saturday & Sunday.

Boston: Clean Up the Charles on Saturday, April 21!

Chicago: Check out Green Festival happening all weekend long! Green vendors & organizations galore!

Dallas: Run, don't walk to downtown today for EarthFest from 10am - 2pm.

Denver: Visit the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and enjoy yourself at their Earth Day Renewable Energy Expo April 21-22.

Houston: The Houston Zoo is celebrating Earth Day all weekend - family fun.

Los Angeles: Lots to choose from. Clean Rivers, go to a Conscious Living Fair, or Let Worms Eat Your Garbage!

Miami: Check out EarthFest:WaterFest Gone Green a full day of music, eco-village, food, and fun. (Organized by yours truly.)

New York: Choose from a variety of events, and don't forget the slideshow in Grand Central!

San Francisco: Get on over to East Bay on Saturday and have fun at the Berkeley Earth Day Festival.

Seattle: Do a little Earth Day tour and check out several events this weekend in Seattle.

Washington, D.C.: Go to GreenDC Week Earth Day Celebration or check out some other events.

I didn't mention your city? Search for local events at Earth Day Network or EnviroLink.

Rather not party it up? Do something green like a beach clean-up or planting a tree.

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