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Proposed Resolution on Rollback of PRPA’s 100% Non-carbon Goal
Good evening, Mayor Francis and Councilmembers Pignataro, Fudge, Potyondy, Hoeven, Nelsen, and Conway – The Fort Collins Sustainability Group proposed a four-part resolution at the council meeting tonight, related to PRPA’s non-carbon goal and the…
FCSG Questions Concerning the 2027-2028 City Manager’s Recommended Budget
Dear Mayor Francis and Councilmembers Conway, Pignataro, Fudge, Potyondy, Hoeven, and Nelsen – The Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) has reviewed the 2027-2028 City Manager’s Recommended Budget, with a particular focus on items that might…
FCSG Open Letter to Council on Our Climate Future Strategic Funding Plan Discussion
Dear Mayor Francis and Councilmembers Conway, Pignataro, Fudge, Potyondy, Hoeven, and Nelsen – We appreciate Councilmembers Conway and Potyondy bringing up the importance of scoring staff’s proposed “Our Climate Future” investments based on dollars per…
FCSG Statement on Our Climate Future Strategic Funding Plan
The Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) offers the following comments on the “Our Climate Future Strategic Funding Plan” agenda item that council will consider at its work session on Tuesday, April 28th: Fort Collins’ climate…
‘Frackaging’ is on the Rise
Hey guys, Safe and Healthy got this cool video from our friends at FocoTrashMob this week. Please check out the youtube video and see the connection between fracking and the plastics industry!! Did you know…
Call to Action: Tell Gubernatorial Candidates to Stand with Coloradans in Stopping the Expansion of Fracking
This November, Colorado has the chance to choose a new Governor—one who must be ready from day one to tackle both our state’s long-standing pollution and climate issues and the current lack of federal oversight….
Request for Legal Justification of the City’s Limits on Speech Placed on Ecofest Exhibitors
This request was addressed to the Fort Collins City Council at their meeting on April 7th, 2026. In June of 2025, the Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) hosted a booth at the City’s “Ecofest” event…
A Real Colorado Alternative to Fracking: What We Saw at Jack’s Solar Garden
We recently visited Jack’s Solar Garden to learn what solar development can look like when it’s designed to work with agriculture instead of replacing it. When we were there, the fields were still early in…
Fracking Is Reaching Our Food Supply
The United Nations has released a report that should stop us in our tracks: we’ve officially entered an “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy.” This is not rhetoric—it’s reality. 75% of the world’s population now lives…
Ten years since the Bella Romero permits and Fracking the System
It has been ten years since mothers, children, and community members at the Bella Romero school 4th through 8th grade have fought against fracking permits that have discounted their health and safety. Unfortunately the same…