Whitney Painter spent a decade in Washington DC, and was fortunate to gain experience from a variety of angles–CNN, the U.S. Senate and a range of environmental and women’s issues organizations. It was a great experience and she gained a genuine appreciation for the idea that each of us should participate in the policy process–from the most local to the broadest national issues–because these things truly affect our daily lives. We may not always get the outcome we seek, but every once in a while it’s possible to make an essential change or difference, and this makes the entire effort worthwhile.
Currently, Whitney Painter and Bart Sheldrake are co-owners of Buglet Solar Electric, based in Golden, Colorado. As a small, community-based business, Buglet Solar has been installing residential and commercial photovoltaic (PV) solar systems, since 2006, throughout the Front Range and other areas of Colorado. Bart & Whitney are invested in Colorado, and in utilizing our planet’s natural resources in the most efficient ways possible.
There also is a strong connection between the Buglet Solar’s name and mission to improve the human condition through renewable energy. Because our planet’s precious bug populations underpin their ecosystems, the welfare of bugs provides a barometer of ecological health. Buglet Solar is always striving to install enough solar energy to make more bugs—and along with them, our entire community—a little more happy and healthy.