via Barb Parnell and Jeanne Parsons Go Slow Whoa is a simple and fun program designed for children but making its way to adults throughout Routt County. The program teaches participants to make healthier food choices. Go Slow Whoa is a simplified way of helping parents and children identify foods to eat every day. The [...]
The Colorado Climate Festival: Uniting Against Climate Change
May 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Join us Saturday, May 11th in Civic Center Park Denver for an afternoon of Live Music, Local Beer and an Eco-Village of Colorado businesses uniting against Climate Change and it’s impact on Colorado. Special guests will be on hand to discuss the issues, and bring together new and old friends across the snow sports, wildlife [...]
Taking political sides… a wise woman once told us… and SB-252
April 24, 2013 By 7 Comments
Typically, the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council doesn’t advocate for political issues – it’s not in our mission statement, and often times the waters are never as clear as some think they are. A wise woman recently stood up at one of our community meetings and shared, “Educate yourself thoroughly: know both sides of an issue [...]
Happy Earth Day from YVSC!
April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Earth Day always falls on the week when Steamboat’s pretty empty, but that shouldn’t stop all of us from doing our part for Mother Earth! When you travel, we urge you to still conserve – we’re all connected, and our water and energy consumptions and our carbon output are all still important things to maintain [...]
March 6th Energy Roundtable Event a huge success
March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday’s numbers showed the obvious local interest in the topics of Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Sustainability, as over 50 participants showed for the Northwest Energy Roundtable event with YVSC and the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. Participants included individuals and business representatives, as well as government and utility directors and officials, and experts throughout the [...]
The Big Picture
March 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Sarah’s Letter to the Editor makes today’s news: Last week, the Steamboat Today’s editorial board, in response to a poor environmental rating Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. received from the Ski Area Citizens’ Coalition, cited a Yampa Valley Sustainability Council blog post. Our intention in that blog was to highlight the hard work of select [...]
Transition 2.0 brainstorming
February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last night’s Transition 2.0 movie spawned a great (too brief!) brainstorming session with about 30 locals on three key topics of Food, Energy and a Time Bank. Here are the key points that came out of the evening. If you’d like to be included in on the future meetings of these grassroots groups, please email [...]
What we learned from Sustainability Manager Peter Brandom
February 16, 2013 By 1 Comment
During his short tenure as Sustainability Manager for the City of Hillsboro, Oregon, a rural, growing community just west of Portland in what is nicknamed the Silicon Forest, Peter Brandom has been working hard to achieve attainable goals, set higher standards, and praise the work that the city departments have already done. Brandom’s two sessions [...]
Come network and pick the brain of Sustainability Expert Peter Brandom
February 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yampatika and YVSC are excited to introduce a guest speaker who lead an inspiring luncheon today with key City, County, and Community representatives. Join us this evening!! What: Happy Hour with Peter Brandom, Sustainability Manager for the City of Hillsboro, Oregon When: February 15, Friday, 5:00pm – 6:30pm Where: Steamboat Smokehouse, 912 Lincoln Ave, Steamboat [...]
Green Building Products: Panacea or Oxymoron?
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Last Tuesday David Adamson of EcoBuild Inc in Boulder Colorado gave a thorough and informational presentation on Green Building Products. If you missed that presentation, you can view his slideshow (powerpoint, PPT) here: http://www.yvsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/GB-products-Panacea-or-Oxymoron.pptx For more about David’s expertise and history, view the blogpost on him here: http://www.yvsc.org/green-building-products/
