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Environmentally-Friendly Ranch Real Estate Investment

July 20th, 2009

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The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford’s Said Business School has published an excellent article entitled “Blended Value Investing: Innovations in Real Estate.”

This article defines Blended Value Investing as investment that focuses not only on meeting defined financial return targets, but on preserving and creating ecological conservation value as well.  The paper focuses specifically on Blended Value Investing in real estate, and begins by listing the vehicles available to invest in such properties.  These vehicles are niche-individual deals, funds, and a marketplace.  Since much ecological and conservation-based real estate investment involves large tracts of land that trade infrequently, niche deals and funds provide the best way to access this kind of investment.

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Rare Ouray Retreat for Sale

July 15th, 2009
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With a 1,500 sqft cabin, onsite fishing, and serene, waterfront privacy, this 9.95-acre property is a rare find in the Ouray area.  Located in the mountains of southwestern Colorado, the summertime destination of Ouray is a five-minute drive from this parcel while the resort town of Durango is within 70 miles. Ouray was voted by Men’s Journal as one the best places to live in the United States and offers recreational opportunities that include hot springs and the world’s largest ice climbing park. Forest Service lands border all four sides of the property, providing seclusion in woodland splendor. Two onsite scenic freestone creeks hold exciting and intimate fishing for native Greenback cutthroat trout.  The two-story cabin features three bedrooms, two baths, an open floor plan and a deck that overlooks Canyon Creek.  The outdoor enthusiast will delight in the mountain adventures that are possible via foot, bike, ATV or rope. With views of rugged cliffs and the enclosure of the surrounding valley, this Ouray acreage is a private retreat in a dramatic and peaceful setting. Offering price is $950,000.

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Groups Praise New Colorado Law to Protect Vulnerable Rivers, Streams

June 12th, 2009

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DENVER, June 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire

Environmental Defense Fund called legislation signed into law today by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to protect Colorado‘s vulnerable rivers and streams “a national model for protecting the iconic and vulnerable waterways of the west.”

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