For Immediate Release, January 26, 2021
Contact: Kevin Cross, Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate, (970) 484-3141, jkevin87@comcast.net
Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, (801) 300-2414, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Western Environmental Law Center, (575) 770-1295, eriksg@westernlaw.org
Jeremy Nichols, WildEarth Guardians, (303) 437-7663, jnichols@wildearthguardians.org
32 Colorado Groups Support Biden’s Expected Pledge to Halt New Fossil Fuel Leasing, Permitting on Public Lands
DENVER As President Biden prepares to announce a ban on new oil and gas leasing and permitting on public lands and oceans, 32 climate, conservation, religious and business groups in Colorado today announced support for the move in a letter to the president.
Despite the partisan battles in 2020, there was one thing we could all agree on: Let s order takeout. As it turned out, it became our civic duty to ensure that restaurants, where 10% of Coloradans work, could survive the pandemic.Â
Politicos statewide were happy to tell us where they got their favorite meals, so we ve compiled them all into one smorgasbord of options.
Let s dig in:
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver:
A patron enters Cherry Cricket, located in Denver s Cherry Creek neighborhood. Courtesy of Cherry Cricket via Instagram The Cherry Cricketâs burger and frings have been a family favorite for decades.
known as prop 112, it would increase the distance new well sites can be located from such places such as schools or homes. alicia acuna joins us live from colorado with what s at stake. alicia? reporter: hi, dana. yeah. opponents say that if this passes, it will deal a devastating blow to the state s economy. but the people behind it say this is all about protecting health and safety. hydraulic fracturing ebbing tracts oil and gas trapped in shale rock formation thousands of feet under ground by pushing chemical fluid into the shale to release the fuel. in colorado, one of the nation s top energy producing states, a fight is under way for those who want to change the law to require all new websites be 2500 feet from areas considered vulnerable. there s solid science that backs up this distance. reporter: colorado rising