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Colorado is now well on its way to a new energy future.
In the last few months, we’ve doubled our commitment to renewable energy, a huge step to cutting global warming pollution and creating a market for new clean energy technology.
After working throughout the fall to get our leaders on board with clean energy, doubling our clean energy standard feels pretty good. And it will feel even better to see more windmills instead of new smokestacks.
Also, Colorado is now closer to bringing critical energy-efficiency to the state, which would save money and energy. Next Colorado is looking into putting more clean cars on our roads.
To fight global warming, we need to reduce carbon pollution from all sources. We can limit greenhouse emissions from cars and trucks. We can save energy through smart appliances and high-performance buildings. And, we can get more of our electricity from clean, renewable sources. It has been an uphill climb, but our leaders are finally starting to take the right steps.
What’s so exciting is that these solutions are also helping save money, invigorate our rural economy, and protect our wilderness from more drilling, while making our air and water cleaner. In other words, these are win, win, win, win solutions.
While we’re seeing progress, we’re working to make sure that this isn’t just a phase. In order to tackle global warming in Colorado and across the nation, we need keep moving towards cleaner, more efficient uses of power.
We need to make sure we keep taking advantage of the newest and best tools to fight global warming.
This summer we’re taking to the street, knocking on doors, writing and calling our leaders to support caps on greenhouse gas emissions.
As technology advances, we need to take advantage of the best clean power advancements. By setting caps on global warming pollution, utilities will turn to the best available clean technology, giving Colorado the flexibility to tackle global warming with the best tools.
Oregon, California, Washington, New Mexico and Arizona are moving forward with a similar plan, and the more states that get on board, the more pollution we cut, and the more pressure we put on Washington, D.C., to act.
Dozens of young people will spend their summer working with Environment Colorado, knocking on doors across the state to talk with you and others about global warming solutions. If they haven’t already, one will probably be visiting you soon.
So, if you see some Environment Colorado T-shirts, take a second to take action, and send a message that you want Colorado to continue to be a leader in the global warming fight.
Check out our Web site, www.EnvironmentColorado.org, to get involved or find out the latest on our work to protect Colorado’s environment. |
