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On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Gov. Bill Ritter recognized more than 80 companies for their outstanding environmental achievements that help keep Colorado a popular place for people to work and to live.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, in cooperation with the Pollution Prevention Advisory Board and the Colorado Environmental Partnership, presented the 10th annual Environmental Leadership Awards at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The awards recognize Colorado organizations with gold, silver and bronze designations for voluntarily going beyond compliance with state and federal regulations and for their commitment to continual environmental improvement.

“I am pleased to be part of a program that recognizes so many companies and other agencies for their leadership in helping to make Colorado a greener state,” said Gov. Ritter. “It is my hope that the voluntary efforts of these companies – to go beyond what is required in the state’s environmental regulations – will set an example for others to follow.”

This year’s program recognized 26 new Gold Leaders, including Ellis Elementary School, the City and County of Denver and InfoPrint Solutions.  These 26 new Gold Leaders join 33 other companies and organizations already designated as Gold Leaders. Twenty-eight companies will be added as Silver Partners and 33 new companies will be designated as Bronze Leaders.

The Colorado Environmental Leadership Program is a statewide environmental recognition and reward program administered by the Department of Public Health and Environment's Office of Environmental Integration and Sustainability. The program is open to all Colorado businesses, industries, offices, educational institutions, municipalities, government agencies, communities, nonprofits and other organizations. This year more than 300 government, business and community leaders are expected to attend the award ceremony.

For a complete list of the gold, silver and bronze leaders and summaries of their environmental efforts, please contact Lynette Myers, Environmental Leaders Program manager at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, at lynette.myers@state.co.us., or visit the Web site at http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/oeis/elp/index.html. 

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