You recycle. Shari Malloy helped start a citywide recycling effort in Longmont. You try to cut down driving to save gas. John Putnins converts engines to run on fry oil. You have a “Save the Whales” bumper sticker. Travis Rummel is fighting for the rights of a salmon habitat through filmmaking. That’s just the beginning—the region is filled with people saving the environment in unique ways. These are a few of our favorites.

Kim Coupounas: Entrepreneur, Boulder
Alexander Degelman: Interior Designer, Henderson
Shari Malloy: Citizen Activist, Longmont
John Putnins: Mechanic, Erie
Travis Rummel: Filmmaker, Denver

July 2008