Local Green Resource Listings
Please keep checking back as more resources are added weekly.
We are happy to see this list grow! Please email us if you have a Resource you think needs to be listed here. Kathleen@ColoradoLovesGreen.com
Alternate Transportation
RTD - Regional Transportation District
Find schedules, trip planners, and fare information.
http://www.rtd-denver.com/
RideArrangers
RideArrangers helps businesses and individuals avoid traffic congestion and reduce pollution by promoting and providing transportation options.
http://www.drcog.org/index.cfm?page=RideArrangers
Earth Clock
Recycling
Denver Recycles
Directory to assist residents of the City and County of Denver in locating the nearest drop-off recycling center for a wide range of materials. http://www.denvergov.org/RecyclingDirectory/tabid/425356/Default.aspx
Colorado Recycles
Recycling guide, tips, and a listing of 2,000 recycling resources for 50 different products and materials.
http://www.colorado-recycles.org/main.html
Colorado Association for Recycling - Turning today's waste into tomorrow's resources.
http://www.cafr.org/
Electronics Recycling at Best Buy
Two items per household per day.
Nearly everything electronic, including TVs, computers, DVD players, monitors, or cell phones.
We charge $10 for TVs under 32", CRTs, monitors and laptops. But you receive a $10 Best Buy gift card.
Desktop or laptop computers with the hard drive removed. See this Geek Squad video for Do-it-Yourself instructions, or we will remove it for $19.99. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=category&id=pcmcat149900050...
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Directory
Habitat ReStores are outlets that accept donated goods for resale. While every ReStore is a little different, most focus on home improvement goods—furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances. These donated goods are sold to the general public at a fraction of the retail price to help local affiliates fund the construction of Habitat homes within their communities.
http://www.habitat.org/cd/env/restore_detail.aspx?place=79
Waste Management
Waste Management is the largest recycler of municipal solid waste in North America. Check out their services here: http://www.wm.com/wm/services/recycling.asp
Farmer's Markets
Colorado Farmers' Market Association
Find a local market near you! http://www.coloradofarmers.org/
Water
Colorado WaterWise Council
http://www.xeriscape.org/
Colorado Division of Water Resources
http://water.state.co.us/
Denver Water
http://denverwater.org/
Colorado Water Conservation Board
http://cwcb.state.co.us/
Energy
Colorado Renewable Energy Society
http://www.cres-energy.org/links_div1.html
Colorado Energy Forum
http://www.coloradoenergyforum.org/
Colorado Governor's Energy Office
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/
University of Colorado Environmental Center
http://www.colorado.gov/energy/
Colorado Energy.org - cut costs at home and office
http://coloradoenergy.org/tips/default.htm
Colordado Environmental Events Calendar
Colorado State University http://www.fm.colostate.edu/sustain/index.cfm?page=events/home
Environmental-Expert.com
http://www.environmental-expert.com/events.aspx?idproducttype=3&cmp=1&id...
The Green Generation Manifesto
As a representative of the human race, organized as the Green Generation, believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of the Earth are the sole cause of environmental destruction and social unrest, I have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural, unalienable, and sacred rights of the Green Generation so that this declaration, being constantly before all inhabitants of this planet, shall remind them continually of their rights and duties to the world. Therefore, as a member of the Green Generation, I recognize and proclaim, in the presence of Mother Nature, the following responsibilities of the Green Generation and its members. Get the full Manifesto
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colorado local news
- Colorado Regulators Hear On Xcel Energy Smart Grid
- Northern Leopard Frogs Return To Great Sand Dunes
- Homebuyers See Neighborhoods Better On A Bike
- Tire Maker Uses Oranges To Go Green
- Huge Names In Aspen For Renewable Energy Talks
- Group To 'Green' Historic Denver School
- Appeals Court: Mud From Logging Roads Is Pollution
- Fort Collins Bike Library Proves To Be A Success
- Colorado Could Benefit In Wake Of Gulf Oil Spill
- Salazar Brings Conservation Campaign To Utah
national news
- Electronics recycling law taking effect
- PSC recommends wind turbine rules
- Clean energy bus tour to stop in Wis.
- School districts using hybrid buses
- Text, video: President Obama's speech
- Panel: Compensate wind farm neighbors
- Electronics recycling law starts soon
- Kohl's honored for energy efficiency
- Port restoration to move forward
- Boldt Co. selected to convert plant
global news
- Indonesian Volcanos
- Priceless rock art in National Conservation Lands being defaced, destroyed, stolen
- The Environmentalist’s Paradox
- NOAA Reopens More than 4,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area
- Marine Animals Suggest Evidence for a Trans-Antarctic Seaway
- Proposed Vehicle Labels to Include GHG Emissions and Fuel Economy Comparisons
- The Gulf Slowly Returns
- Plastics and Detergents May Contribute to Lobster Die-Offs
- Kihansi Spray Toads Make Historic Return to Tanzania
- Oregon Dead Zone
