On a recent trip to my old college stomping grounds of Boulder, Colorado I noticed signs in the airport reading, "red, white, blue, and green." Naturally, I was curious. I quickly realized that these were advertisements for the Democratic National Convention that will be held in Denver this year. Organizers for this event are working to make the 2008 Democratic National Convention the most environmentally-sustainable Democratic Convention in history.

From the construction of the event to the execution of it, environmental practices are being incorporated at every level-even down to the politicians who attend. House Speaker and Permanent Convention Chair Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and
Convention organizers announced the "Green Delegate Challenge,"
offering special rewards for the delegation or delegations that
demonstrate the highest level of commitment to offsetting their carbon
footprint from attending the Convention.

"As part of the
challenge, delegations with the highest percentage of members
offsetting their carbon will be recognized in their seating section on
the floor of the Pepsi Center during the Convention. Each delegate,
alternate and super delegate from that state will also receive a
limited edition "green" prize. Any delegate who offsets their travel
will receive a unique wearable "green item" for Convention week,
available only to these delegates, and be recognized individually on
DemConvention.com."

On my bus ride to Boulder I looked out at the Rocky Mountains thinking, "Thank you Denver."

 For more information on how this event is going green check out,

http://www.demconvention.com/green-delegate-challenge/

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