Testimonials from Supporters of the Colorado Carbon Fund
"It’s our business to offer the best possible product to our guest, whether it’s a ski run or a carbon offset. But all carbon offsets aren’t all equal. We choose to work with the Colorado Carbon Fund because we could see how dollars donated by our guests actually result in new projects that reduce CO2 emissions. We can track these projects, touch them, visit them, and we can show that they wouldn’t have happened without the fund."
- Auden Schendler, executive director of Sustainability at Aspen Skiing Company
"KeyBank is growing strong in Colorado. As a result we are providing more resources, capital and jobs to individuals and businesses in our state. As we grow in Colorado, we believe it's also important to support efforts like the Colorado Carbon Fund. KeyBank believes it's critical that we invest in new technologies that will make our state cleaner and create an even stronger economy in Colorado."
- Stuart Pattison, KeyBank’s Colorado District President
"What this means is we are shifting about $50,000 student dollars to support Colorado projects that fight climate change while increasing economic prosperity, assisting local communities and creating service learning opportunities for students. We want to focus our efforts to fight climate change on tangible opportunities in our own backyards and Gov. Ritter's new program gives us that option."
- Hadley Brown, University of Colorado at Boulder student government president
"Our students are already actively engaged in local community climate change reduction efforts - and the Colorado Carbon Fund program will increase these efforts. This is a great example both of the leadership of Gov. Ritter on climate change issues and of our students in answering his call."
- CU-Boulder Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson
"RMH has practiced the principles of sustainable design for over 25 years, so our commitment to climate change reduction is a integral part of our business. Participating in the Colorado Carbon Fund directly supports those principles and helps advance the broad goals of sustainability by creating a funding source for local climate mitigation and clean energy projects. It is vital that we all support broad carbon reduction goals and we applaud the Governor’s Energy Office for organizing this initiative. RMH is proud to support these efforts and looks forward to a building a cleaner future in Colorado."
- Bill Green, President, The RMH Group, Inc.
"Hanna Design tries to do our part to limit the environmental impact of design in three ways: 1. We proactively engage in a dialogue about the environmental impact of design. 2. We evaluate sustainable alternatives in design and its environmental, social, and economic impact. 3. We actively participate in initiatives within the creative community that promote sharing knowledge about green design and sustainability. We’re proud to be an early adopter of the Designer’s Accord, a global coalition of designers, educators, and business leaders working together to create positive environmental and social impact. Through their programs and initiatives, solid strategies and platforms are developed for designers to declare their sustainability goal, and help them define a plan to address the environmental and social issues in their work. "