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Worth More Wild!

Colorado's wild lands—places like the Roan Plateau, Browns Canyon and Vermillion Basin—offer Coloradans unmatched recreational opportunities, keep our drinking water safe and clean, and provide habitat for the Canada lynx and other threatened and endangered species.

But with oil and gas drilling operations expanding every day, these places are facing a serious threat. That's why we're calling on Congress to provide wilderness protection for 1.6 million acres of Colorado's last wild lands.

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Latest News

Environment America launches campaign for clean energy, green economy 5/07/2008

Environment America announced a $5.8 million 27 state campaign to focus attention on emerging opportunities to support clean energy that will help solve America’s energy problems while giving a boost to the economy and taking a bite out of our global warming problem.

Environment Colorado Blog

Colorado Experts Testify on Global Warming 4/10/2008

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.

Events

2008 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference
"Renewable Energy: Fueling Prosperity"  3/6/2008-3/8/2008

Keynote address: U.S. Rep. Mark Udall

Click this link for more information about our events.

Our Latest Reports

A Blueprint for Action: Meeting Colorado’s Goals for Reducing Global Warming Pollution 12/18/2007

Governor Bill Ritter recently announced a goal of reducing Colorado’s global warming pollution by 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and by 80 percent by 2050. Colorado has already taken some initial steps toward cutting global warming pollution by increasing our use of renewable resources such as wind and solar power.

When It Rains, It Pours 12/05/2007

Scientists expect that global warming will cause a variety of changes to precipitation patterns in the United States. Many areas will receive increased amounts of rain and snow over the course of a year; some areas will receive less. But scientists expect that, all across the coun­try, the rainstorms and snowstorms that do occur will be more intense – increasing the risk of flooding and other impacts.

In the News

Uranium isn't worth the gamble 5/02/2008

Environment Colorado's Field Director Matt Garrington and CD4 District Leader Angie Blattner write on uranium impacts in northern Colorado and the need to reform the federal 1872 mining law.

Here comes the sun: Solar energy measure goes to Senate 4/21/2008

Article about HB 1164 "New Solar Energy Technologies" and its benefits for clean energy and addressing global warming pollution

Morning Magazine: Pharmaceuticals in America's drinking water 4/18/2008

Interview on pharmaceuticals in America's drinking water with John Rumpler, federal environmental policy analyst for Environment Colorado.