What's New

Gov. Bill Ritter signed two pieces of clean energy legislation, House Bill 1281 and Senate Bill 100, to help create a New Energy Economy for Colorado. Environment Colorado joined the governor at the signing ceremony outside the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Wind Test Center in Boulder.

How You Can Help

Please call Senators Salazar and Allard and ask them to vote in favor of renewable energy and against any amendments that might include energy sources such as nuclear and liquid coal in the definition of renewable energy.

Summary

The time has come for Colorado to put its technological know-how and natural advantages to work to create a new energy future. By investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind, and biofuels and energy efficiency measures we can reduce our dependence on foreign oil, reinvigorate our economy, create good new jobs, protect consumers, and protect our environment.

Environment Colorado is calling on Colorado's leaders, candidates for the state legislature and governorship, to endorse The Plan for Colorado's New Energy Future.

The Plan for Colorado's New Energy Future

• Reduce our dependence on foreign oil. The fuels of the future are already coming to market in Colorado and many of them are even grown here. Colorado should require 10 percent of our transportation fuel to be from biofuels by 2015.

• Harness clean, renewable homegrown energy. With Colorado's vast potential to harvest wind, solar and biomass power we should lead the country in the production of clean energy. We should get 20 percent of Colorado's electricity from renewables by 2015.

• Save energy with increased efficiency. The fastest way for Colorado to reduce pollution and save money is to reduce the amount of energy we use. We can require utilities to facilitate reducing electricity and natural gas use 10 percent by 2015.

• Invest in a bold, new energy future. By investing more public and private dollars in new energy-saving and renewable technologies, we'll power our future and improve our economy.