Category: Colorado legislation
Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate Reaction to Draft Executive Order on “Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change”
For immediate release Thursday, August 25th, 2016 Contact: Kevin Cross 970-419-8944, [email protected] Fort Collins, CO – Yesterday, a draft Executive Order titled “Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change” was leaked to the press. The centerpiece…
Colorado GOP and Climate Change
Published in the Denver Post on April 13, 2016 Re: “Wasting Colorado’s money on EPA’s Clean Power Plan,” April 2 guest commentary. State Senator Jerry Sonnenberg claims to want to prevent the Colorado Department of…
Talking Points for Colorado House Bill 16-1004
Concerning a Requirement to Include Measurable Goals that are Subject to Deadlines in Colorado’s Climate Action Plan General Points 1. Although the most recent Colorado Climate Plan was released in September of 2015, that Plan…
Fact Sheet for Colorado House Bill 16-1004
Concerning a Requirement to Include Measurable Goals that are Subject to Deadlines in Colorado’s Climate Action Plan 1. This bill would amend an existing law (Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-20-111) which requires the Governor to create…
Testimony in Support of HB16-1004
Concerning a Requirement to Include Measurable Goals that are Subject to Deadlines in Colorado’s Climate Action Plan Presented to the Colorado House Health, Insurance, and Environment Committee on February 4, 2016 In December of 2014,…
Colorado Falls Behind on Energy Planning
Published in the Denver Post on October 17, 2015 Colorado could once count itself among national leaders on climate change mitigation and renewable energy. In 2004, citizens voted to approve an initiative establishing a renewable…
FCSG Statement on Fracking and Climate Change
Advances in horizontal well drilling since the early 2000s, combined with hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have made it possible to extract “tightly held” oil and natural gas deposits from shale formations economically. These advances have significantly…