FCSG Statement on Proposed 2022 Fort Collins Building Codes

Updated on March 8, 2022 The FCSG appreciates City Council’s support for adopting the 2021 ICC code with local amendments on first reading on February 15th.  We believe that two additional amendments would both help…

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FCSG Statement on Proposed 2021 City Budget and Follow-up Letter

The FCSG sent the statement below to City Council on October 7th.  Council ended up not cutting the Air Quality or Climate Action Program budgets, and we sent the follow-up letter to council on November…

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Linking Climate Protection and Peace

Speech delivered by Kevin Cross at the Fort Collins Peace Festival on September 28, 2019 The Fort Collins Sustainability Group/FCSG was formed back in 2005. We’ve spend the last 14 years focusing on climate action…

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FCSG Statement on Progress Toward Meeting Fort Collins’ CAP Goals

Fort Collins City councilmembers discussed progress made toward meeting the community’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals during their work session on Tuesday, July 23rd. While the final numbers for 2018 won’t be available for…

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Proposed Climate Emergency Resolution

Extinction Rebellion Fort Collins (XR FC) and the Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) are calling on the City of Fort Collins to declare a Climate Emergency. We have submitted a resolution to City Council that…

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Climate Crisis Demands Both Mitigation and Adaptation

Published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan on June 18, 2019 Larimer County Commissioner John Kefalas is to be commended for recognizing that we are in a climate crisis (“Climate crisis demands planning and resiliency”, May…

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Colorado Should Set Bold Climate Change Goals

Published in the Colorado Independent on April 2, 2019 The Colorado General Assembly soon will consider establishing additional climate goals for our state. The bill, HB19-1261, would set goals of a 50% reduction in greenhouse…

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“The Human Element” Film Screening

September, 2018

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Fort Collins 100 Percent Renewable Energy Resolution

WHEREAS the Fort Collins Council adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP) in 1998 to promote social equity, environmental stewardship, and economic vitality for all residents and businesses of Fort Collins and has updated it twice,…

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Healthy, Sustainable Communities and a Livable Planet

(For March 6, 2018 Colorado Precinct Caucus Platforms)  Prepared by the Fort Collins Sustainability Group Fort Collins Community Action Network P.O. Box 400 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Ph. 970-419-8944 http://fcsg.fccan.org  Platform Elements:  1. Accelerate a…

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