Green Business Roundtable

The Green Business Roundtable (GBR) is one of the most innovative and successful lunchtime networking events in Durango. Routinely attended by over 90 business leaders, elected officials, and influential community members, GBR inspires innovative discussions on timely issues affecting our region. GBR is non-partisan.

2020-2021 Season

We will be kicking off Virtual GBR on September 9th. You won’t want to miss any, so mark your calendars for the 2nd Wednesday of each month through December 2020. Virtual GBR will be free!

Spring 2020

- January 13th: Shop Local for Health Insurance, Monique DiGiorgio & Claire Brockbank
- February 10th: Forward, Better with Local Investing, Michael Shuman

March 10th: Community Planning for Education and Mitigation of Crowds in the Outdoors, Nathan Fey

April: TBD

How it works

Virtual GBR will be held via Zoom. We will send an email with the topic and speaker the week before Virtual GBR along with a registration link. All participants must register using this link in order to join Virtual GBR. The presentation will begin promptly at noon. Local, regional, and national speakers engage us in diverse topics related to business, the regional economy and environmental stewardship. After the presentation, there will time for a Q&A session and attendee announcements. Then you will have the option for informal networking in two separate spaces until 1:00pm.

Registration: We will send an email the week before Virtual GBR with a link to register or contact susan@sanjuancitizens.org.

Fall 2020

- September 9th: A Walkthrough of the Animas Watershed and the Economic Impacts of Healthy River Systems, Marcel Gaztambide, Watch Presentation
- October 14th: Will Repealing the Gallahger Amendment Benefit Southwest Colorado?, Reeves Brown

November 11th: Innovative Financing for Efficiency Projects Through C-PACE, Tracy Phillip, Watch presentation

December 9th: Using Brand Strength for Conservation, John LeCoq

Last Year’s Sponsors

2019-2020 Season

- September 11th: Revolutionizing Local Building Materials and Methods, Kyle Hanson
- October 9th: Using Policy to Drive Better Business, Debra Brown
- November 13th: Mountain Futures – Sustaining Mountain Regions with Less Snow, Heidi Steltzer
- December 11th: Impact of Creative Districts in Colorado, Hayley Kirkman

January 8th: LPEA Takes on a New Energy Future, Jessica Matlock

February 12th: Healthy Soil: The Many Impacts of Regenerative Agriculture. Hana and Daniel Fulmer. View Presentation Slides

March 11th: Colorado Roadmap to 100% Renewable Energy and Bold Climate Action, Will Toor

April 8th: Cancelled

Recent San Juan Citizens Alliance News

Can Carbon Capture Save Coal?

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We don't think so. Check out this video to learn more:

SJCA Annual Update Video

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Since we couldn't see everyone in person this year, we made a video to show you what our staff has been up to & update you on some of our top campaigns! Check it out!