Today, Colorado Conservation Voters announced our first round of endorsements for the 2010 General Election…

Today we released the 2010 Colorado Legislative Conservation Scorecard and the results were eye popping…

The 2010 Colorado Legislature’s General Session is wrapping up today. The exciting news is that thanks to our pro-conservation majority in both chambers, we can declare that Colorado is the Best In The West when it comes to forward thinking environmental policy.

It is a great day in the state of Colorado.  I am pleased to report that the signing of the Colorado Clean Air/Clean Jobs Act (HB 10-1365) into law is taking a core conservation value, clean air, and turning it into a priority for our state. This legislation is a badly needed breath of fresh [...]

With a bi-partisan, pro-environment majority in both houses of the Colorado legislature and a pro-environment Governor, Colorado has been a leader on environmental issues for the past four years.  In Governor Ritter’s last year in office, the bar has been raised even higher…

More wind and solar power will soon be on its way to Colorado. Late this morning, the state senate passed HB 1001, the bill that will increase Colorado’s renewable energy standard from 20% to 30%. The bill is now on its way to the Governor’s desk for his signature.

The Gubernatorial race is heating up and we’re seeing a disturbing trend – leading candidates from both parties taking weak stances on environmental issues.

Momentum is building for HB 1001.  On Friday, the bill passed out of the House Energy and Transportation committee on a 6-5 vote.  This morning, the Denver Post editorialized in favor of the effort.  The bill will see more action in the state House this week with a floor vote likely by the end of the week.

Clinging to yesterday.

That’s what we saw in the committee testimony yesterday on HB 1001, the bill to increase Colorado’s renewable energy standard to 30% by the year 2020. According to the coal people, we should let the marketplace and individual consumers dictate how we produce energy in Colorado. That may sound reasonable until we take a closer look at that assertion.

Colorado’s journey to an increased renewable energy standard (RES) is taking another step forward this week with the public introduction of HB1001. If passed, this bill will bring us to a 30% RES and make us an RES leader in the nation. And that’s exactly where we should be – leading the nation to a cleaner, brighter future with a vibrant New Energy Economy.

HB 1001. That is the first bill introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives every legislative session and typically a bill that is given special, symbolic weight. The very exciting news is that HB 1001 this year is a top priority for Colorado Conservation Voters and our allies in the conservation community.