Highlights of the Longmont Sustainability Awards Fundraising Gala On November 5th, more than 100 community members joined Sustainable Resilient Longmont’s Fundraising Gala in celebrating the winners of Longmont’s Sustainability Awards and other outstanding members of the community. Throughout the event, guests were provided with dinner, drink and dessert supplied by our host restaurant, La Vita Bella....
We know that buying an electric car can seem more complicated than buying a vehicle powered by gas or diesel, so we had experts on site to help potential EV buyers understand how to charge and service their vehicles. But the real highlight of the event was interacting with EV owners to learn about their...
On Tuesday, August 23rd, 51 people attended Sustainable Resilient Longmont’s home electrification workshop at Bootstrap Brewing. The evening featured three speakers: 1) Prateek Shresthra, Ph. D., a researcher in the Residential Buildings Research Group at the National Renewable Energy Labs (NREL), 2) Susan Bartlett, from City of Longmont Power and Communications, and 3) Mike Missimer,...
Naomi Curland is the executive director for Longmont Food Rescue, and the treasurer of Colorado EcoWomen. She also serves as secretary for Recycle Colorado's Composting Council and for the Minnesota-based Arts & Humanities Foundation. Naomi has spent the last decade in the environmental nonprofit sector, with a focus on food waste reduction and rescue, as...
Mike recently retired from a 40 year career in the Boulder high tech community. He spent his career in design and development and is looking forward to helping take complex technical issues regarding sustainability and summarizing them in a simple, clear and concise manner. Mike has volunteered over the years with Boulder Partners youth group,...
The 8th Annual Longmont Earth Day Celebration may be history, but it won't soon be forgotten. Over 800 attendees, 80 volunteers, and 5 little goats went home with fun memories, a fresh connection to our Longmont community, and some renewed motivation to do what's right for Mother Earth - and our neighbors. Jeff and Paige kicked...
The 8th Annual Longmont Earth Day Celebration may be history, but it won't soon be forgotten. Over 800 attendees, 80 volunteers, and 5 little goats went home with fun memories, a fresh connection to our Longmont community, and some renewed motivation to do what's right for Mother Earth - and our neighbors. Jeff and Paige kicked...
