Letter to Council Finance Committee on Need for Detailed Information re: “Large Emitter” Tax

Dear Councilmembers Francis, Pignataro, Peel, and Ohlson – Representatives of the Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) met with members of the City climate team last Friday to discuss several issues, including potential ballot initiatives to…

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Letter to Council Finance Committee on Proposed Delay in Tax Measures Supporting Climate Programs

Dear Councilmembers Francis, Pignataro, Peel, and Ohlson – The Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) has reviewed the agenda materials prepared for the Council Finance Meeting this Thursday, February 2nd.  We were shocked to see that…

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FCSG Statement on the Importance of Including Broadcom F-gas Emissions in the City’s Single GHG Inventory

The Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) insists that Broadcom’s massive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be included in the City’s GHG inventory. Those emissions – consisting mainly of fluorinated gases (F-gases) accounted for fully 8% of…

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FCSG Statement on the Importance of Including Broadcom F-gas Emissions in the City’s Single GHG Inventory

The Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) insists that Broadcom’s massive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions be included in the City’s GHG inventory. Those emissions – consisting mainly of fluorinated gases (F-gases) accounted for fully 8% of…

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Hick Moves Colorado Backward on Climate Change

 Published in the Boulder Daily Camera on September 10, 2016   Hick moves Colorado backward on climate change  Published in the Boulder Daily Camera on September 10, 2016  In April of 2008, Governor Bill Ritter issued…

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FCSG Comments on Greenhouse Gas Impacts of the Northern Integrated Supply Project

 Statement posted on July 22, 2015  The Fort Collins Sustainability Group (FCSG) has determined that climate change emissions from the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) would derive from four sources: 1) construction of the project,…

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Weigh In on Fort Collins Climate Action Plan Update

Originally appeared in the Fort Collins Coloradoan on February 5, 2015  Fort Collins has officially recognized the importance of addressing global climate change since 1999. That’s when the City adopted its first community-wide climate action…

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Elimination of Short-Term Climate Goal Likely to Delay Action

By Kevin Cross and Eric Levine In 1999, the Fort Collins City Council adopted a “Local Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.” This plan set a goal to reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions 30%…

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