Outdoors: "Fishing with a president" features Steve Brown, Denver native and fly-fishing guide based out of Telluride and Honduras

Quoting from Karl Licis, Special to The Post:

"Steve Brown, a Denver native who splits his time between Telluride and Honduras, is prominently mentioned in an article by former president Jimmy Carter appearing in the current issue of 'Fly Fisherman' magazine.

The piece describes fishing on Guanaja Island, about 50 miles off the coast of mainland Honduras, where Brown is a fly-fishing guide. Brown, a graduate of Cherry Creek High School and Colorado College who has a master's degree from Colorado State, also guides for Telluride Outside and Gunnison River Expeditions."

Link to denverpost.com

The article, bylined by former President Jimmy Carter and covered in today's Denver Post, is found in the Jan-Feb 2011 issue of Fly Fisherman (page 14). The issue is displayed on newsstands until March 7, 2011. "Fly Fisherman is the world's leading magazine for fly fishing. Every issue provides expert advice on the latest fly fishing techniques, the newest tackle and the hottest new fly patterns. Through informative articles, it highlights the best destinations for trout, salmon, steelhead, bass and saltwater species around the world," according to the publication. Link for subscription information

Steve Brown's website is http://www.flyfishguanaja.com/ - he can be reached at Steve@flyfishguanaja.com or 970-708-0626.

Note: blog author Maggie Holben is a friend and business colleague of Denise Brown, Steve's mother.

Absolutely PR adds social media offerings

"DENVER, CO: Absolutely PR added social media PR strategy and tactics to its product offerings. After having worked with current clients the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) and the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association (CCIA) on social media outreach, the agency now offers consulting on embracing tools including news feed blogs, SEO PR, podcasting, Wikipedia, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and video channels."

Link to the PRWeek post

Link to the related PR Web newswire

Colorado is a stand out in the Clean Energy Economy

The August 28th Wall Street Journal mentioned Colorado in a quote from the Pew Environmental Group:

"'Oregon is one of the top three states in the country in terms of growing its clean-energy economy' along with Colorado and Tennessee, said Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Environment Group's U.S. Global Warming campaign, a nonprofit that is part of the Pew Charitable Trusts."

Link to the article posting

The information comes from the June 2009 Pew report entitled "The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across the Country." Colorado is singled among the "large and fast growing" category. Quoting from the report:

"Large and fast growing. Three states have large and fast-growing clean energy economies: Colorado, Oregon and Tennessee. In 2007, each of these states exceeded the national averages for both the number of jobs in the clean energy economy (15,106) and the average annual growth rate for those jobs (1.9 percent). These states are geographically dispersed, demonstrating that location is not the sole factor in the success and vitality of a state’s clean energy economy. Tennessee has had success developing jobs in the Conservation and Pollution Mitigation category, which includes recycling, waste treatment and water management; more than three quarters of the state’s jobs in the clean energy economy are in this category. Colorado has capitalized on its natural wind and sun resources to stimulate job growth in Clean Energy, while Oregon has become a leader in Energy Efficiency, with a quarter of its jobs in the clean energy economy in this category."

Link to a pdf of the Pew report