A report released last Tuesday by the environmental group 350 Colorado found that 70% of the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stem from the oil and gas industry.
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Paying Politicians to Criminalize Protest
A few years ago, massive protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock changed the popular narrative about what climate activism looked like. The protests made clear that ramming dangerous pipelines through vulnerable communities wasn’t going to be easy anymore.
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As the Climate Crisis Rages in Colorado, Latino Voters Poised to Have Outsized Impact in 2020 Election
The smoky air hanging over Colorado is a daily reminder that the climate crisis is here. Colorado, like many Western states, has seen record-breaking wildfires driven by climate change. While all Coloradans are feeling the effects of the climate crisis, the Latino community is disproportionately affected.
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Activists Light Up the Exterior Wall of Gardner’s Office Building with the Words “Fire Pendley”
In a protest calling for the complete removal of William Perry Pendley from any position at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Progress Now Colorado, a progressive advocacy organization, used a powerful projector to beam the phrase “FIRE PENDLEY” on the building housing the office of U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO).
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The Climate Crisis is Here (Even if You Won’t Hear About it at the RNC)
A few short weeks ago when President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act, he claimed that the United States has “Among the cleanest air and water on Earth” in modern history. Trump touted the law as so-called proof that his administration is “working every day to keep it that way.” More recently, he even compared himself to Teddy Roosevelt and said he would “go down as a great environmental president.”
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Greenwood Village Dems Host Virtual Town Hall on Recycling and Reducing Emissions
At a virtual town hall Sunday, two Greenwood Village Democrats, state Rep. Meg Froelich and state Sen. Jeff Bridges, spoke to the importance of recycling and the value of legislative action to fight climate change.
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Protect First Responders by Regulating Toxic Chemicals
In mid-July I attended Colorado’s Water Quality Control Commission meeting to join concerned stakeholders, environmental leaders, and organizations in providing compelling testimonies about the use of poly- and per-flouroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS, a class of chemical that can be found in a range of uses including flame retardants, has been connected to significant health problems including cancer.
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Report Spotlights Poor Air Quality Along Front Range and Calls on Gardner to Act
Rocky Mountain Values (RMV), a progressive advocacy group, released a report today titled ‘Colorado’s Air Under Threat’ which detailed the dire state of Colorado’s air quality and called on Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) to help solve the problem by standing up to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
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Climate Activists Make Demands as Gov. Polis Delivers ‘State of the State’ Address
As Colorado’s Democratic Governor Jared Polis prepared to deliver his State of the State address inside the state Capitol this morning, climate activists outside rallied and made demands.
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Polis Signs Climate Action Bills Aimed At Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) signed several climate action bills today that will contribute toward the administration’s goal for the state to become entirely reliant on renewable energy sources by the year 2040.