Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park
2003-2009
Awards
First Place Public Service Award from the Colorado Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest, "Balance of Nature" features six stories on environmental sustainability and green lifestyle alternatives. Award presented at the 130th Annual Convention in Denver, CO on March 1, 2008.
For text of all six stories, click HERE.
For full stories and photos on page, click on dates below:
7/18/2007: Making personal sustainability choices
7/25/2007: Just what is relocalization?
8/1/2007: Having authority over power
8/8/2007 and page 2: Traveling without trampling the environment
8/22/2007 and page 2: Going green comes home
8/29/2007: Life on Earth
2008 Environmental Series
7/25,
8/1, 8/29/08
Series: Creating a renewable future
1.
Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): why not drill in ANWR for oil?
2.
Charging
ahead: Will your next car be electric?
3.
Purchase
power: Estes Park's renewable energy program
4/4/08
A
climate report by atmospheric scientist Dr. Kevin Trenberth
3/28/08
Atmospheric
scientist Dr. Kevin Trenberth to speak on global warming Tuesday
3/14/08
John
C. Feeney, Ph.D. to speak on 'The Population Explosion'
2/29/08
Dr.
Paul Newendorp to discuss 'The World Energy Situation' Tuesday
Award for Best Sports Event Story (2005): LIVESTRONG Community
Thich Nhat Hanh and the Dalai Lama visit Colorado:
8/24/07
Buddhist
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh visits Estes Park
Posted on Plum Village website here
Dalai Lama and Nobel Peace Laureates visit Colorado
9/27/06
Youth
lead the way to peace
Local
Eagle Rock School students meet with Nobel Peace Laureates
9/22/06
Nobel
Peace Laureates visit Colorado
Posted on Canada Tibet Committee website and in the Trail-Gazette
More green stories: click on titles below:
7/31/09
Fostering the next generation of naturalists
RMNA shoots video in RMNP to promote education and conservation
7/15/09 and 7/17/09
Building for the Future Part I and II
Denver architect Michael Tavel to build largest net-zero energy neighborhood in country
5/20/09
LEED
certification process underway for local housing project
5/8/09
Pine Beetle 101: understanding the pest
Educators set the record straight on what's really going on in the national forest
5/6/09
Issues around small wind turbines put on the table
4/22/09
Elementary school students decorate canvas bags for reuse
4/10/09
Good day, sunshine: drawing power from the sun
Solar rebates create opening for local installations
2/11/09
Local
residents install small wind turbine
1/16/09
Helen
Donahue receives invitation to the Inauguration
1/9/09
Second
annual Estes Earth Fest January 17 at the YMCA of the Rockies
9/30/09
Reusable Bag Challenge + page 4
League of Women Voters amps up reusable bag use in Estes Park
9/04/09
Richard Homeier buys electric car for local travel
2008
12/5/08
Overseas
recycling markets tank along with world economy
10/09/08
Life
is fair when you buy fair trade
3/19/08
Construction
begins on local, organic grocery
2/1/08
Launching
cooperation
Manifesting
a local organic, community grocer in Estes Park
3/19/08
State
passes net metering bill
2/1/08
Customers using renewable energy sources wait on new legislation
1/4/08
Community
Festival and Talent Show Jan. 18
1/25/08
Green
community
Estes
Earth Fest - resounding success
2007
11/21/07
Ways
Estes Park can improve the current residential and business recycling system
10/19/07
Renewable
energy proposal raises questions
Estes
Park Light and Power presents net-metering proposal
10/3/07
Renaissance
of Local Fair offers insight on sustainability
6/27/07
5/16/07
Voices
unite for RMNP wilderness bill
Wilderness
community celebrates pending legislation
4/6/07
Dr.
Martin Manning, leading IPCC researcher, visits Estes Park
2006
8/25/06
Dr.
Robert Krear, biologist on the first mission to develop ANWR
2004
10/6/04
Local
group protests nuclear weapons
WMD's
in Colorado inspire peaceful demonstration
9/15/04
Geothermal
energy heats and cools the home