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Mayor Hickenlooper Unveils Greenprint Denver Initiative
July 13, 2006
Greenprint Council to Help Shape Sustainability Agenda
(DENVER) During his third annual State of the City Address on Wednesday, Mayor John Hickenlooper focused on issues of sustainability while unveiling the ambitious agenda of the City's Greenprint Denver initiative.
"Denver is almost unique in the nation by having Blueprint Denver - a comprehensive planning document that protects and enhances our neighborhoods," said Hickenlooper during his remarks. "In the same vein, Greenprint Denver will allow us to expand that comprehensive planning approach to our relationship with energy and the environment."
The Greenprint Denver action plan centers around energy and emissions, green building and industry, urban design and transportation, water and the environment, and waste reduction. Details of the plan are available at www.greenprintdenver.org. The full text of the Mayor's State of the City Address is available online.
"By focusing on areas that offer opportunities for local government innovation and regional cooperation, the plan we are unveiling focuses on what we can do today," Hickenlooper said during the State of the City Address. "Even if there's a two percent chance that 95 percent of the world's top climate scientists are right about the dire consequences of global warming, we run the risk of being the first generation in history to leave the next generation a problem for which there is no solution. We must have a sense of urgency to seize the low-hanging fruit that saves taxpayer money, preserves the environment and creates economic opportunity."
During his speech, Hickenlooper attributed Greenprint Denver's vision to the work of many City departments and members of the newly formed Greenprint Council - a leadership group that brings together civic, business and environmental leaders to help shape this sustainability agenda. Leading by example, the Greenprint Council has pledged to operate in a carbon-neutral fashion by conducting low-waste meetings and walking or taking transit to meetings or purchasing annual offsets for their vehicle use in getting to meetings.
The Greenprint Council includes the following individuals:
Members
Rutt Bridges
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bighorn Center for Public Policy Research
Jill Cooper
Sustainability Program Director, Colo. Dept. of Public Health and Environment
Susan Daggett
Environmental Attorney
Peter Dea
President and Chief Executive Officer, Western Gas Resources
Mark Falcone
Founder and Managing Director, Continuum, LLC
Catherine Greener
Managing Director, Domani Sustainability Consulting, LLC
Senator Gary Hart
Wirth Chair Professor, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado, Denver
Happy Haynes
Community Partnerships Director, Denver Public Schools
John Hereford
Hereford Capital Partners
Kirk Johnson
Vice President, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Elise Jones
Executive Director, Colorado Environmental Coalition
Tom Kaesemeyer
Executive Director, Gates Family Foundation
Melissa Knott
Director of Sustainability, Forest City Stapleton
Hunter Lovins
Founder and President, Natural Capitalism Solutions
Peggy Montano
Partner, Trout, Raley, Montano, Witwer & Freeman
Rusty Perry
Co-Founder, Revolution Cleaners
John Powers
Executive Director Pro Tem, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
David Schaller
Sustainable Development Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency
Pete West
Managing Director of Local Affairs, Xcel Energy
City of Denver Members
Beth Conover
Director, Greenprint Denver
Kim Bailey
Manager, Department of Parks and Recreation
Tamara Banks
Neighborhood Liaison, Denver Mayor's Office
Margaret Browne
Director of Finance, Budget and Management Office
Luis ColÓn
Manager, Department of General Services
Jack Finlaw
Director, Theaters & Arenas Division
John Huggins
Director, Denver Office of Economic Development
Councilwoman Peggy Lehmann, Denver City Council, District 4
Peter Park
Manager, Department of Community Planning & Development
Councilwoman Jeanne Robb, Denver City Council, District 10
Nancy Severson
Manager, Department of Environmental Health
Bill Vidal
Manager, Department of Public Works
Andrew Wallach
Special Assistant to the Mayor, Denver Mayor's Office
Turner West
Manager of Aviation, Denver International Airport
Media Contacts
Lindy Eichenbaum Lent
(720) 865-9016
lindy.e.lent@ci.denver.co.us
