Colorado Conservation Voters

Legislative Session Ends

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:54:37 +0000

Colorado's 2012 legislative session is over and once again, our legislators showed their conservation values. Read what CCV Executive Pete Maysmith has to say about this year's work and stay tuned for the Conservation Scorecard - coming in June!

7th Annual Larimer County Party

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:30 +0000

What: Cash grill, free beer!, and a chance to meet Rep. Jared Polis. A party with all your friends, and an opportunity to celebrate our values.
Where: Avogadro’s Number, back patio
When: Wednesday, June 13, 5:30 – 8:00pm

Conservation Wins Again in the Colorado Legislature

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:37 +0000

May 9^th marked the end of the 2012 General Session of the Colorado Legislature. We said in January that this session was about creating jobs -- and the conservation community delivered by creating an estimated 2,500 jobs and keeping thousands of tons of hazardous electronic waste out of our landfills with the passing of the bipartisan Electronic Recycling Jobs Act. We helped Colorado continue to develop innovative jobs by securing funding for renewable energy and passing legislation to increase electric vehicle stations.

CCV Announces First Endorsement of 2012

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:55:27 +0000

Colorado Conservation Voters is proud to endorse Crestina Martinez for Colorado's 35th Senate District. This our first endorsement of the 2012 election cycle - learn more about Martinez and our future endorsements in Pete Maysmith's blog.

Endorsements: What Sets Us Apart

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:18:10 +0000

Colorado Conservation Voters (CCV) is excited to announce our first endorsement of the 2012 election season – Crestina Martinez for Senate District 35. Martinez is a Costilla County Commissioner who has already shown her pro-conservation stripes by supporting open space projects and encouraging oil & gas development to be responsible. Martinez will be a strong pro-conservation voice for rural Colorado and we are proud to support her candidacy. We will be announcing more endorsements in the coming weeks.

Save the Date – Conservation Lobby Day!

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:38:54 +0000

Colorado's conservation community will be hosting its first ever Lobby Day on Tuesday, March 13th. The Lobby Day is designed to help you voice your environmental concerns to the members of our legislature. The day will end with the annual Conservation Community Legislative Reception. More information will be coming soon!

2012 Legislative Session Underway

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:32:21 +0000

Colorado's legislative session has begun and the environment is once again one of the top issues. Read about the environmental priorities for this session in CCV Executive Director Pete Maysmith's blog. You can stay on top of individual bills and issues through CCV's online bill tracker.

2012 Legislative Session Full of Possibility

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:23:28 +0000

Colorado’s legislative session has begun and once again environmental policy will be a major focus at the capitol The conservation community’s 2012 legislative agenda will be focused on creating jobs as we protect Colorado’s spectacular environment. As we work to pass our proactive priorities, we will continue to guard against anti-conservation, job-killing bills.

Time for Denver to Talk Trash

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:50:50 +0000

Denver likes to think of itself as a leader among cities. While that is true in many regards, it is not the case with trash. In fact, Denver’s reputation when it comes to solid waste is, well, trashy. The good news is that there is fresh momentum to turn Denver around and for it to become a leader in cutting trash waste and increasing recycling and composting.

Keeping Score in 2011

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:56:40 +0000

It’s that time of year! Colorado Conservation Voters released its 15^th annual legislative conservation scorecard today and declared the 2011 session a success for conservation. While there were numerous attacks on previous years’ successes in building the New Energy Economy, they all failed.