The Denver Post
June 24, 2009, Claire Trageser

As President Barack Obama scouts solutions to the country's economic and environmental problems, one of the places he'll look is Denver. Environmental Protection Agency director Lisa Jackson and Mayor John Hickenlooper visited Highlands' Garden Village, a "smart growth" community that works to minimize its environmental impact, Tuesday to recognize its answer to some of the country's biggest problems. "There are a host of economic challenges we must face, and there are also escalating environmental consequences right in front of us," Jackson said. "But President Obama has said we don't have to choose, because we can have both a green environment and a green economy. "What we're seeing right here is how we can make that change happen." ...

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