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11 Dec ECOACTION PARTNERS: DECEMBER ROUNDTABLE 12/14/12
What’s happening with recycling and wastes in our region? Does recycling even make sense in our remote rural region? Should you be buying beer in cans instead of glass bottles? For answers and a discussion of recycling and waste in our region come to the...
27 Nov ECOACTION PARTNERS: SURVIVE – ARE YOU READY?
Sandy, the horror-cane was a powerful force in our country in many ways. The human suffering continues even a month after the event. The infrastructure damage caused by Sandy has the states of New York and New Jersey asking the federal government north of $50...
14 Nov ECOACTION PARTNERS: GROWTH OPPORTUNITES?
Are agriculture and heritage tourism potential growth industries? On Tuesday, November 13, the historic Wright Opera House in Ouray was the perfect setting for folks from the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) to gather with local farmers, ranchers, extension agents, and citizens to highlight the growth...
30 Oct ECOACTION PARTNERS: FARM TO CAFETERIA
Last Friday, Sophia Cinnamon, our VISTA student, and I were pleased to join nearly 40 others in Montrose for the Farm to Cafeteria Conference put on by Carol Parker and the Valley Food Partnership. Elaine Brett of Slow Food Western Slope started us off with...
16 Oct ECOACTION PARTNERS: WORMY WAYS
What organism, along with its associated ‘community’ can process its own weight in waste each day – without special equipment, costly buildings and a degree in chemistry? Hints: a pound of them would contain about 1000 individuals, they like the dark, and they’ll be featured...
02 Oct ECOACTION PARTNERS: CROWDFUNDING
October EcoAction Roundtable (EAR) investigates the New Financial Frontier of Crowdfunding We are pleased to have Anthony Edwards – our neighbor from Silverton – coming over the hill on Friday, October 12, to give us an update on how crowdfunding can help revitalize our communities....
11 Sep ECOACTION PARTNERS: AT HOME WITH THE SUN
EcoAction Partners was pleased with a good turnout at last week’s Action Roundtable featuring Tyler Mize of Alternative Power Enterprises AND Chris Binner, Local Realtor. We discussed solar basics and got to see how beautiful and functional a solar-powered green home can look. Colorado...
22 Aug ECOACTION PARTNERS: GARBAGE TO GOLD
The US Pro Cycling challenge blasted through Telluride on Monday, August 20, fast, furious and really fun.We here at EcoAction Partners did our best to help out with our usual compost/recycling and trash efforts. Three of us (thank you volunteers from our board!) worked the...