Sustainable Golden
Sustainable Golden is an organization that strives for Golden to become an example sustainable city that other cities can follow. We support the City of Golden in meeting its sustainability goals and providing access to affordable, sustainable living alternatives for Golden’s residents, businesses and visitors.
We aim to harness the energy and expertise of Golden's citizens to hasten our progress in three specific ways:
Research & Analysis - The City has limited capacity (a single staff member and a volunteer board comprised of seven private citizens, most of whom have other full-time jobs) to do the serious analysis associated with designing effective policy solutions.
Education & Outreach - While the vast majority of Golden’s residents and businesses would like to do the right thing to make their homes more energy and water efficient, and to reduce the stream of waste that goes to the landfill, they often lack the information that would enable them to do so.
Advocacy - We’ve heard repeatedly from members of the City Council that, while they are supportive, that they can move farther and faster if citizens speak loudly, articulately, and with a common voice to urge more determined actions in support of our common goals.
Our Mission
To provide a local organization for passionate, talented, informed, and professional citizens of Golden to engage in initiatives that support our City in creating a sustainable living environment.
Our Goals
To provide a local organization for passionate, talented, informed, and professional citizens of Golden.
To engage in initiatives that support our City in creating a sustainable living environment.
We achieve this through science-based research, education, advocacy, and action.
We will support the City of Golden in meeting the city’s sustainability goals, and support additional sustainability initiatives that enhance the environmental sustainability of the community.