environmental movement
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Sierra Club endorses Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow, but primary rival cries foul
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Calling him a “climate champion,” the Sierra Club Colorado on Tuesday announced its support for Jason Crow, a Democrat running against incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District – but one of Crow’s primary opponents blasted the endorsement as an example of a “rigged system” favoring party insiders. “A supporter of…
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‘Western Way’ wants conservatives to own up to climate change — and take the lead
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How’s that again? Republicans were the original environmentalists? Conservatives – particularly in the West – should find it easy being green? That’s what John Andrews seems to be telling us. And when Andrews talks, Colorado’s Republicans and conservatives tend to listen. The former state Senate president, onetime presidential speechwriter, serial think-tank founder and all-around political and moral compass for the Centennial…
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? Climate change debate heats up race to decide majority on CU Board of Regents
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The pivotal at-large race to determine control of the University of Colorado Board of Regents could hinge on concerns about climate change and free speech. Former Democratic state Rep. Alice Madden injected climate change into the race early on with jabs at the board’s 5-4 Republican majority. The board voted last year against changing the…
