Blog Author Archive
Sustainable Business
- Celebrating Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s 40th Anniversary (06/14/2013)
- Renewable Choice Honored as a ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corp (05/29/2013)
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
- Colorado “Head of Class” for Electric Vehicle Policies (06/10/2013)
- AWEA 2013: Production Tax Credit, State RPS, and Direct Corporate PPA Interest Hot Topics (06/04/2013)
- Good News from Duke Energy (05/29/2013)
- The High Price of Natural Gas (05/24/2013)
- Understanding the Greenhouse Effect (05/23/2013)
Lifestyle
Amy Haddon Blog Archive
Amy is the Vice President of Communications for Renewable Choice Energy. Amy is responsible for the coordination and deployment of marketing and communications strategy for the company as well as driving content generation, brand leverage, and media relations. She supports the development and delivery of sustainable business solutions to Renewable Choice clients including environmentally preferable and socially accountable practices, supply chain sustainability, and corporate messaging. She also applies her background in human resources and organizational development to support the creation of conscious culture at Renewable Choice.
Amy holds a M.Ed. in Organizational Performance & Change from Colorado State University and has completed the GRI Sustainability Reporting Certification. Amy has also completed advanced study in leadership and organizational development, group processes, and human behavior, and is a former coach for the Authentic Leadership program at Naropa University. Amy is a Boulder native and avid conservationist who feels grateful every day for the opportunity to do work she loves.
Celebrating Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s 40th Anniversary
by Amy Haddon on 06/14/2013
Tags: events, green events
Next week, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival celebrates an historic occasion, its 40th anniversary of playing bluegrass in the heart of the Colorado mountains under a bright summer sun. For the... [more]
Renewable Choice Honored as a ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corp
by Amy Haddon on 05/29/2013
Tags: corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability, renewable choice news
We are delighted to share the news that B Lab, the nonprofit organization behind the B Corporation movement, has recognized us as one of the ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corps in the... [more]
The High Price of Natural Gas
by Amy Haddon on 05/24/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, climate change
Interest in and consumption of natural gas in the U.S. is at an all-time high, thanks to advances in extraction technology, low prices, and growing distaste for emission-heavy coal. As a... [more]
Reducing Carbon Emissions Becomes Mission Critical
by Amy Haddon on 05/14/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, carbon footprint
Last Friday, the New York Times reported that global carbon dioxide (CO2) has reached concentrations not seen on the planet since the Pliocene period, when the ice caps were far smaller and... [more]
Our Silent Partners in the Fight Against Climate Change
by Amy Haddon on 04/26/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, carbon footprint, green events
We’ll cap off our Earth Week with a nod to national Arbor Day. Arbor Day was first observed in April, 1872 when an estimated 1 million trees were planted. Every year since... [more]
The Power of RECs to Improve Human Health
by Amy Haddon on 04/25/2013
Tags: carbon emission, climate change, events
Every day at Renewable Choice, we help our customers buy renewable energy, primarily in the form of renewable energy credits, or RECs. RECs are the way that clean power is tracked and... [more]
Our Planet’s Most Precious Resource
by Amy Haddon on 04/24/2013
Tags: events, green events
One of the hottest topics in sustainability is water: water scarcity, water reusability, increasing sea water. Water is essential to life on earth—we can’t live longer... [more]
Treading Lightly
by Amy Haddon on 04/23/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, carbon footprint, events, green events
Modern life is full of fun toys and fast pace, but those conveniences come with a price: namely, the impact that our lifestyles have on the earth and its inhabitants, including... [more]
Happy Earth Day!
by Amy Haddon on 04/22/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, events, green events
It’s Earth Day! More than a billion people from 192 countries will participate in this important observance dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of our planet... [more]
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere - Part two of two
by Amy Haddon on 04/08/2013
Tags: carbon footprint, sustainability best practices, sustainability initiatives
In our last blog, we discussed the integration of plastic material in our everyday lives and the environmental impact our consumption of plastics have on municipal waste... [more]
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere - Part one of two
by Amy Haddon on 04/01/2013
Tags: carbon footprint, sustainability best practices, sustainability initiatives
This morning, I emptied another shampoo bottle. In that moment, I was struck by just how much plastic I use in my day-to-day life. Soap containers, sauce and... [more]
Take an Hour for the Earth
by Amy Haddon on 03/20/2013
Tags: events, green events
Join the Earth Hour Movement, this Saturday, March 23, as millions of global citizens will switch off their lights in an act of solidarity.
The ability to harness energy in order to generate electricity is arguably one of the most important discoveries ever made by humankind. Without electricity, there... [more]
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