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Denver firm to track DNC environmental impact

By Joanne Kelley, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)

Published March 6, 2008 at 12:15 p.m.
Updated March 7, 2008 at 11:51 a.m.

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A Denver-based company has been picked to measure and reduce the impact that the Denver National Convention will have on the environment during its four-day run in the Mile High City this summer.

The DNC committee said it chose Camco International Group Inc. as its first-ever "carbon adviser" for its political convention to be held Aug. 25 through 28.

"This 2008 Democratic National Convention will make history in so many ways, and our commitment to making this the 'greenest' convention ever is no exception," Leah D. Daughtry, CEO of the DNC, said in a statement.

Camco's role includes estimating the convention's so-called carbon footprint, which involves tracking:

* Greenhouse gas emissions from travel to and from the event, as well as from transporting and providing food to the Pepsi Center and the Colorado Convention Center

* Energy use and waste by delegates, the news media, program participants and convention staff.

Camco also will quantify the greenhouse gas benefits of various environmental initiatives, including waste reduction, energy efficiency and the use of alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles.

Comments

  • March 6, 2008

    4:48 p.m.

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    jbartholomew42 writes:

    In this day of the internet and computers, why does the DNC have to get together for a convention. The delegates could login online, and "vote" online. This would be the greenest solution.

  • March 7, 2008

    1:52 p.m.

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    Brockage writes:

    What a bunch of wussie headline grabbers.