Environmental Sustainability

Boulder County aims to be a role model for environmentally sustainable operations and policies. One of the Commissioners' three initiatives focuses exclusively on ensuring that Boulder County government incorporates sustainability into all of its practices and policies, from the way our employees get to work to the products we purchase for daily operations.

In 2005, the Board adopted two resolutions setting the County on a path of Zero Waste and sustainable energy use. For a more detailed overview of Boulder County's Sustainability Initiative and related efforts, visit the Sustainability Web site.

The Boulder County Commissioners are working cooperatively with local municipalities and organizations to bring sustainable living and working practices to a countywide level. These collaborations include the Consortium of Cities Energy Strategy Task Force, which was formed to address critical energy concerns and strategies, such as reduction of the emission of green house gases that are producing global warming, the promotion of renewable energy production, and reducing the energy costs incurred by residents and businesses.