Released on: September 11, 2008, 2:25 pm

Press Release Author: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado

Industry: Environment

Press Release Summary: The first of its kind event brings hundreds of bloggers and
celebrities to the Alliance Center during DNC Convention.

Press Release Body: DENVER, September 11, 2008 –The Alliance for Sustainable
Colorado (www.sustainablecolorado.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to
unifying the sustainability movement in all 50 states across the country, today
announced that it was successful in exposing over 500 bloggers, journalists,
celebrities and political and business leaders to its message of a more unified
environmental sustainability network at the “Big Tent” event during the 2008
Democratic National Convention.

The Big Tent, an 8,000 square-foot two-story structure, for the first time provided
500 bloggers and new media journalists with work space during the Democratic
National Convention. The Tent also hosted in-depth panels with prominent national
leaders including energy executive T. Boone Pickens, Executive Director of the
Sierra Club Carl Pope, Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO), Congresswoman Donna Edwards
(MD-4); Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Digg founder Kevin Rose, President and CEO of the
Center for American Progress John Podesta, and many more (For a full list of
panelists, see www.bigtentdenver.org.)

Katie Couric Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjy-HOupcq8

Political leaders — including Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Gov. Brian Schweitzer
(D-MT) — as well as actors Sean Penn and Darryl Hannah and other celebrities visited
the tent, making it one of the places to be during the DNC. In addition, The
Smithsonian Institution will archive Big Tent memorabilia in its political
collection.

“The Big Tent will be remembered as a defining moment for the sustainability
movement and new media,” said Aaron Nelson, Project Director for Alliance for
Sustainable Colorado. “New media has tremendous influence and we will work closely
with them as we unify the sustainability movement across the country.”

Colorado Biz Magazine- People Planet Report Interview:
http://www.cobizmag.com/video.asp?do=openvideo&video=129&channel=4

The “Big Tent” hosted by the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, Progress Now and
Daily Kos, hosted panel discussions on topics such as the economy, energy
independence, the war, the environment, and the role of media in politics. During
the event over 4,000 new media, traditional media and thought leaders passed through
the “Big Tent” flap on August 25-29th, making it a first of its kind event.

The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado is a nonprofit organization created to unify
the sustainability movement in Colorado by building collaborative networks among
individuals, nonprofit organizations, business, government, and academia. The
Alliance for Sustainable Colorado\'s green office building, the Alliance Center at
1536 Wynkoop Street near Union Station, is home to 27 nonprofit organizations. To
request a tour of the Alliance Center, contact Emily Andrews at
eandrews@sustainablecolorado.org.


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Web Site: http://www.sustainablecolorado.org/

Contact Details: For more information, please contact:
Dan Mahoney
CSG|PR
970-405-8060