Businesses embrace tenets of Earth Day

Business and the environment aren’t always considered in the same thought.

But as the 26th anniversary of Earth Day approaches April 22, some say the two go hand in hand — especially in tourism-oriented regions such as Colorado — more than the general public might think.

“A lot of Colorado’s economy is based on recreation and tourism industries,´ said Marie Livingston, professor and chairwoman of the Department of Economics at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. “It’s an example of how business and the environment go together.

“There’s a few areas where it’s very profitable to be green,” she said.

In Northern Colorado,…