Colorado makes environmentalism profitable

Righties would have you believe that our environment and our economy are enemies. But there's a lot of money to be made in the switch to alternative energy. From the Pueblo Chieftan:

Strong winds in the area are the attraction for the development of alternative forms of energy in this day of rising prices and supply problems for coal, gas and other fossil-based fuels. "We are very pleased with this," Bent County Commissioner Bill Long said. "Although it will not have a lot of employment, it will definitely improve our tax base and our property tax revenue, which is pretty critical at this time."

Hm. Maybe Democratic candidate for governor Bill Ritter is on to something with this whole New Energy Economy thing.

By the way, the photo of Ritter is from his fancy-schmancy new blog. Make sure to check it out.