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Category: Sustainable Business :: Green Purchasing
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Beetle-kill pellets find new purpose in absorbing oil and gas spills 12.5.2013 Denver Post: Business
Beetle-kill pellets find new purpose in absorbing oil and gas spills
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Ostrow: Britt Moreno, Brooke Wagner, Tom Green wake up Denver's A.M. news race 11.5.2013 Denver Post: Entertainment
You'd think, in the age of smart mobile devices, that the idea of watching television to check the weather would be outmoded. Morning TV: Isn't there an app for that? Yet despite shrinking audiences and plentiful media alternatives, the battle over local morning TV advertising revenue is fierce.
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A thirst for innovation 10.5.2013 Durango Herald
TOWAOC x2013 The bright green alfalfa fields appear like a surreal oasis tucked into the rolling hills of desert shrubbery that extend south as far as the eye can see. Here, 12 miles southwest of Towaoc, the Ute Mountain Ute Farm amp Ranch Enterprise cultivates 7,600 acres of farmland thanks to a ribbon of water that flows south...
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UN predicts boom in trade of 'green' products 9.5.2013 azcentral.com | business
GENEVA -- The U.N.'s environment agency says the global market for low-carbon and environment-friendly goods and services is projected to almost triple to $2.2 trillion by 2020. The U.N. Environment Program says trade in organic food and beverages is likely to reach $105 billion by 2015, up from $62.9 billion in 2011. Seafood farmed according to certified sustainability standards is forecast to rise to $1.25 billion from $300 million in 2008.
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Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing 1.5.2013 azcentral.com | business
NEW YORK -- You can recycle your waste, grow your own food and drive a fuel-efficient car. But being socially responsible isn't so easy when it comes to the clothes on your back. Take Jason and Alexandra Lawrence of Lyons, Colo. The couple eat locally grown food that doesn't have to be transported from far-flung states. They fill up their diesel-powered Volkswagen and Dodge pickup with vegetable-based oil. They even bring silverware to a nearby coffeehouse to avoid using the shop's plastic utensils.
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Colorado Mountain College forest expo sheds light on sustainable wood products 21.4.2013 Steamboat Pilot
Colorado Mountain College’s first forest expo brought in local and regional forestry experts and professionals to share their views on life after death for beetle-killed pine and other local trees.
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Community Agriculture Alliance: Making the most of the season 5.4.2013 Steamboat Pilot
As part of National Agriculture Awareness Month in March, local food was a hot topic, and many Routt County groups teamed up to spread the word. There are 800 to 1,000 farmers and producers growing and raising food in this historic, agriculture-rich valley. Routt County also has more than two dozen local providers of meat, cheese, eggs, vegetables and fruits, including a hydroponic tomato farmer.
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Longmont-based Haystack Mountain to be exclusive supplier to Mad Greens 23.3.2013 Headlines: All Headlines
Marley Hodgson, who co-founded the fast-casual, health-oriented restaurant chain Mad Greens with Dan Long, recently signed a deal with Longmont-based Haystack Mountain Goat Cheese for that company to be the exclusive supplier of goat cheese for the 11 Mad Greens locations.
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On your mark, get set, go! 12.3.2013 Durango Herald
Get ready for the feeding frenzy NFL free agency is coming.
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On your mark, get set, go! 12.3.2013 Durango Herald
Get ready for the feeding frenzy NFL free agency is coming.
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Kohlrabi cooking demo to be held Sunday at Winter Market 18.2.2013 Vail Colorado: News
Most of you probably walk past the round, hard, green kohlrabi because you have no idea what to do with it. Not anymore, because Sunday at the Edwards Winter Market, culinary student and Edwards Winter Market intern Andrew Cohen, al ...
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Cooking demo set for Sunday at Edwards Winter Market 16.2.2013 Vail Colorado: Columnists
Most of you probably walk past the round, hard, green kohlrabi because you have no idea what to do with it. Not anymore, because on Sunday at the Edwards Winter Market Culinary student and Edwards Winter Market intern Andrew Cohen, al ...
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Discover the beauty of Bristol Bay 3.12.2012 Vail Colorado: News
If you love to eat wild salmon, especially delicious sockeye, then you hate Pebble Mine. Pebble Mine is a proposed open-pit mine located in the headwaters of the Kvichak and Nushagak rivers, two of the eight major rivers that feed Br ...
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Seeking a slice of agritourism pie (Cached) 21.11.2012 Durango Herald
Hare Ranch stretches out across 400 acres of irrigated pasture, aspen groves and forest east of Pagosa Springs. Its a property that Ken Hare and his 11 family members never could imagine selling.We want to figure out how to make our ranching operation be self-sustaining to keep it in family, Hare said.
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Closure of Arizona paper mill leaves Colorado recyclers scrambling 30.9.2012 Denver Post: Business
Closure of Arizona paper mill leaves Colorado recyclers scrambling
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Starbucks turns up heat on coffee brewer market 20.9.2012 Headlines: All Headlines
NEW YORK—Starbucks Corp. is about to turn up the heat on the single-serve coffee market, and someone might get burned.
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Soup's On: Campbell Soup looks beyond iconic cans 8.9.2012 Denver Post: Food
CAMDEN, N.J.—If your lunch still consists of a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, chances are you grew up using a typewriter.
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Store selling green products reopens in Basalt 6.9.2012 Denver Post: Business
Basalt retailer Michelle Lowe didn't let the Great Recession destroy her dream.
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Denver architectural firm SlaterPaull a pioneer in green design 4.9.2012 Headlines: All Headlines
For SlaterPaull Architects Inc., it's easy being green. The Denver firm, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, has been a front-runner in green design since the mid-1990s, and its headquarters reflects that corporate blueprint.
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Provo eco-composter wins grant to expand 24.8.2012 Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune Published Aug 24, 2012 07:28AM MDT EcoScraps, a Utah company that provides organic and manure-free lawn and garden products, has received a $250,000 grant to expand the business. The grant for the Provo-based company came from Mission: Small Business, a joint effort of JP Morgan Chase & Co. and LivingSocial, an online supporter of local businesses. A panel reviewed nearly 70,000 applications from small businesses across the country and the program used votes from 3.1 million consumers to pick the winners. EcoScraps was one of 12 ... ...
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