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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

Aspen Energy Challenge winds down

http://www.energysmartcolorado.com/aspenenergychallenge

As 2016 draws to a close, so does the Aspen Energy Challenge, but the city is continuing work on energy efficiency.

 

For two years, city workers have been giving out light bulbs and other freebies and encouraging residents to find ways to reduce energy consumption in an effort to win the Georgetown University Energy Prize.

The $5 million jackpot will be awarded to the small city in the United States that has not only cut consumption, but has also created a replicable model for others to follow. Standings from the university haven’t been updated since March, when Aspen was in second place behind Winter Park, Florida. The city will report final numbers in January.

Win or lose, Aspen will next shift focus to a valley-wide campaign to engage communities from Aspen to Glenwood in energy saving.

Aspen native Elizabeth Stewart-Severy is excited to be making a return to both the Red Brick, where she attended kindergarten, and the field of journalism. She has spent her entire life playing in the mountains and rivers around Aspen, and is thrilled to be reporting about all things environmental in this special place. She attended the University of Colorado with a Boettcher Scholarship, and graduated as the top student from the School of Journalism in 2006. Her lifelong love of hockey lead to a stint working for the Colorado Avalanche, and she still plays in local leagues and coaches the Aspen Junior Hockey U-19 girls.
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