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Our field organizer's first week on the job

By mgarrington - 2010-08-30 In the five days I have spent in the office I have been to three VIP events, talked to dozens of New Energy Economy leaders, put together several coalition emails and watched my office mates do about three times as much of each ...

From the desk of our clean energy intern

By mgarrington - 2010-07-29 We hope you enjoy this great BLOG by our Federal Clean Energy intern, Nyssa Baechler, on the fight for clean energy and global warming legislation.

America’s Great Outdoors Initiative means YOU!

By gclark - 2010-07-14 What does Colorado’s great outdoors mean to you? Places to relax? To spend time with family? To learn? To get reconnected? To live and work? Whatever your reasons, you know the importance of conserving our diverse Colorado lands, especially in light of new and rising challenges like population growth, landscape fragmentation, climate change, inaccessibility, and loss of open space.

Hitting the Pavement

By gclark - 2009-10-06 I hit the pavement last week, on the street and at peoples’ doorsteps, on campuses, and even in our international airport, talking solar power to the people of our state and all over the world. We are working to triple the amount solar power in our sunny state and we were out there telling people why.

Out campaigning for wilderness!

By mgarrington - 2009-09-29 What a great time for wilderness in Colorado! Today, we held a press event outside the state’s largest outdoor recreation company, REI where we delivered more than 13,700 comments supporting new wilderness protection to Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall.

ALL waterways are created equal! Right?

By gclark - 2009-09-22 I grew up on the simple principal forged into American history that all men and women are created equal. Throughout my years as an environmental organizer I have come to extend that golden rule to encompass all of nature’s gifts. I would like to proclaim that ALL waterways are created equal! Unfortunately, the Supreme Court of the United States doesn’t feel the same way.

Clean energy and Colorado Agriculture

By gclark - 2009-09-08 Thank you to Bill Midcap of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) and American Farmland Trust. Last week’s Agricultural and Clean Energy Summit in Fort Morgan showed the Colorado’s agriculture community will benefit from the Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) and that they continue to be influential stakeholders in transitioning to a clean energy economy.

Recap: Fort Collins Clean Energy Forum

By gclark - 2009-09-01 Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins was the gathering point for local and national political gurus on clean energy last Thursday. The White House sponsored a Clean Energy Economy Forum that brought together some of the most prominent Colorado leaders who have helped bring clean energy and green jobs to our state in the last few years. Gov. Ritter, Rep. Markey, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar were all there to highlight accomplishments and talk about existing barriers in bringing Colorado and the Nation toward a renewable energy future.

Environment Colorado on Twitter!

By gclark - 2009-08-18 This summer Environment Colorado began its very own Twitter account. We aim to educate our followers about the latest news in environmental policy; our updates provide breaking news about the legislative progress of the ACES bill, as well as pending energy initiatives in federal and local government. One of our recent tweets provides a link to Time magazine’s profile on Obama’s Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, a fierce advocate of renewable with the drive to shake up Washington’s perspective on global warming.

ACES in Environment and Public Works Committee

By gclark - 2009-07-13 Passed in the House by a narrow margin of 219-212, The American Clean Energy and Security Act now awaits action in the Senate. The Environment and Public Works Committee has a great task before it – to preserve the integrity of the bill's cap and trade policies while bolstering its energy provisions to reach more responsible levels of regulation.

Where hope and history rhyme- Why we supported the American Clean Energy and Security Act

By gclark - 2009-07-09 "'There's a point in time where hope and history rhyme.' I think we have now reached that [point] on the issue of energy and global warming." -- Congressman Ed Markey, quoting the poet Seamus Heaney, upon passage of the Waxman-Markey bill 11 days ago If you're like many of our members, you're probably wondering if Congressman Ed Markey is right.

American Clean Energy and Security Act

By gclark - 2009-06-19 The good news is that we have a chance to stop global warming in its tracks. The American Clean Energy and Security Act, the first ever comprehensive energy bill to put America on a path to reducing global warming pollution is about to hit the floor of the House. The bill sets a solid cap on global warming pollution and establishes a sound framework to repower America on a clean energy foundation.

2009 Colorado Legislative Session

By gclark - 2009-05-14 Ah, thank god the session has ended! If you read Susan Greene's column in the Denver Post last week [http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12281752] you're probably groaning right now saying "oh great, one more person complaining about one of the greatest privileges that there is— actively participating in democracy." And yes, Greene has a point, but so do all of the lobbyists and lawmakers who streamed out of the capitol on Wednesday like high school students who finally passed finals... this was a tough session.

Happy Earth Day

By gclark - 2009-04-22 Like a fresh spring breeze, change has come to Washington. For the first time, we are celebrating Earth Day with a real opportunity to combat global warming. President Obama has called on Congress to work with him to combat global warming by harnessing the power of clean energy to transform our economy.

Fire in the water

By mgarrington - 2009-03-23 Some things just shouldn’t be tolerated. A few days ago a story broke about a Fort Lupton-area family who could light their tap water on fire. The reason … pollution from a nearby natural gas well.

FASTER

By mgarrington - 2009-03-01 Just two and a half years after stepping into office, Gov. Ritter signed a bill into law that was 17 years overdue.

House Passes Economic Recovery Package

By ecoffman - 2009-01-29 Congress took the first step down the road to a new clean energy economy for America.

Transition of Power

By ecoffman - 2009-01-20 President Obama has made it clear that repowering America is the path to revitalizing the American dream.

Challenges for our next U.S. Senator

By mgarrington - 2009-01-19 Governor Ritter has appointed Michael Bennet as a replacement for Interior Secretary-nominee Ken Salazar. The former Denver Public Schools Superintendent has been a leader in education, and we anticipate that his outside of the box thinking will help bring needed change to Washington.

What the frack?

By mgarrington - 2008-12-01 “What the frack?” The gas industry must be living in outer space claiming that fluids laced with cancer-causing chemicals used in “fracing” are safe.

Environment Colorado Works to Stop "Drill Baby Drill"

By khay - 2008-09-09 Congress will debate new energy legislation this week, and there will be a strong push by some to "Drill Baby Drill." Environment Colorado and Environment America will be working hard to push for better, more sensible solutions to our energy crisis.

Help us Save the Ales

By khay - 2008-06-04 Join Environment Colorado and Drinking Liberally in a fun night of raising a glass to help stop global warming and "Save the Ales."

Solar Home Finance has Its Day in the Sun

By khay - 2008-05-27 Like the morning sun, the victories for our Go Solar campaign keep on rising.

Colorado Experts Testify on Global Warming

By khay - 2008-04-10 As several experts made clear in testifying in support of House Bill 1164, Colorado's future is in gold- the gold of clean, abundant energy supplied from the sun.

Mining exploration kept â€œtop secretâ€

By Matt Garrington - 2008-04-03 Petty politics trumped reason and the environment today as House Bill 1165 was voted down on Wednesday (4/1) in the Colorado House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources Committee. Our legislature failed to lift the veil of secrecy that surrounds mining, and we're disappointed in those representatives who sided with the mining industry over Coloradans and our environment.

Ritter introduces critical plan to slash CO2 emissions

By Matt Baker - 2007-11-06 Yesterday, Governor Ritter released his Climate Change Action Plan that calls for an overall reduction in ColoradoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s global warming pollution 20% below 2005 levels by 2020 and 80% by 2050.

Fight Global Warming Invest In Clean Energy Event

By Matt Baker - 2007-10-26 If we can put a man on the moon we can beat Global Warming. Congressman Jay Inslee and Bracken Hendricks recently wrote a book that outlines a critical strategy in overcoming Global Warming. They are speaking at the Tattered Cover this weekend so check it out.

Colorado Utility Denied Air Permit for 1400 Megawatt Coal Plant

By Matt Baker - 2007-10-18 Tri-State Generation and Transmission (Westminster, CO) who provides power to 44 rural electric cooperatives in 4 states, was denied a crucial Air Permit needed to begin construction on a 1400 MW facility.

Al Gore Wins Nobel Peace Prize

By Matt Baker - 2007-10-12 Environment Colorado congratulates former Vice President Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on receiving this yearâ€™s Nobel Peace Prize. We also thank them for their years of work and public education about the dangers presented by Global Warming.

Climate Panel Sets a Goal

By Matt Baker - 2007-09-13 The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization's Climate Panel set a goal for reducing Global Warming Pollution by 20% by 2020 and 80% by 2050. While this did not go as far as many of us wanted in the 2020 time frame it is a step forward.

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