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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock rolls out Climate Action Plan
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock talked about it in his State of the City address Monday, and on Tuesday he unveiled Denver’s 80×50 Climate Action Plan to move the city to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030. The plan provides strategies to address greenhouse gas emissions from three sources: buildings, transportation and electricity generation. The plan…
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Colorado Sierra Club endorses Jared Polis in governor’s race
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The Colorado Sierra Club threw its weight behind Democrat Jared Polis in the four-way gubernatorial primary on Thursday, citing the five-term congressman’s record on environmental and climate change policy and his pledge to move the state toward 100-percent renewable energy sources over the next two decades. The environmental group, which counts more than 100,000 members…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, March 18 edition
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TREASURER HUNT … There are six Republicans running for state treasurer, and if current trends continue, primary voters could have nearly that many to choose from in June. Two of the candidates – Denver businessman Brian Watson and state Rep. Polly Lawrence of Roxborough Park – have turned in petitions, which are awaiting verification but…
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Environment Colorado offers cities avenues to go solar
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Solar can be as simple as sunshine, or at least the Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center is trying to make it seem so for Colorado towns and cities. The organization put out an interesting fact sheet and tour guide last week, “Ten Ways Your City Can Go Solar.” It’s part of the center’s Go…
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Longmont becomes 7th Colorado city to aim for all renewable energy
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This week Longmont became the seventh Colorado city to pledge to work toward getting all its energy from sustainable, renewable sources. This week the City Council approved a resolution to get off fossil fuels by 2030, part of Colorado Sierra Club’s Ready for 100 campaign, partnering locally with Sustainable Resilient Longmont. John Fryar of the…
