Does the City of Colorado Springs have a plan in case of a Zombie Apocalypse? Find out on this episode of Peak Environment. Learn about the myriad projects and initiatives managed or assisted by the City of Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability. Ryan Trujillo, the city’s Director of Support Services, fills us in. Ryan’s department includes the Office of Innovation, whose functions include sustainability and the Smart Communities Program. The Office is now advertising its first full-time, city-funded, sustainability position.
This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress (SIP) event on January 15, 2020. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month 7:30-9:00 a.m. in the Wildcat Room at the Ivywild School. Coffee and pastries are provided.
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Edited by: Katie Lawrie
About Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
The mission of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future is to promote regional sustainability and advance the Pikes Peak region's sustainability plan (PPR2030) through regional collaboration and outreach.
LINKS:
Speaker’s Powerpoint Presentation
Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability
COS 150 Tree Challenge
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Videos Played in this Presentation:
DiscoverCOS Tree Challenge Kick-Off
Mic’d Up Jerry Cordova (Great American Cleanup)
Storm Drain Art Drone Video
UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS:
Energy Planning WorkshopColorado Springs UtilitiesFriday, January 29, 2020
6 to 8 pm
Library 21C
1175 Chapel Hills Drive
Food Shed ForumGreen Cities CoalitionFebruary 8, 2020
9:30 am to 2:30 pmPikes Peak Community College
Centennial Campus
(Farmsteaders Film Screening at 1 pm)
Register Here
Accessing Clean Water: The PFAS Story in El Paso County, COPikes Peak Environmental ForumFriday, February 28, 2020
Noon to 2 pmMargarita at Pine Creek
7350 Pine Creek Rd.
Event is free; you buy your lunch
RSVP here; very important
Permaculture Design Course 2020Pikes Peak PermacultureFirst class - March 13, 2019Information and Registration
The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.
Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability
Dems Environmental Initiative
Green Cities Coalition
Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Pikes Peak Environmental Forum
Pikes Peak Library District Sustainability Team
Pikes Peak Group of Sierra Club
Pikes Peak Permaculture
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