Any change to California’s standards would automatically apply to Colorado as well, effectively putting Colorado’s emissions standards under the control of the California governor and that state’s version of the AQCC.
“Absolutely unconscionable,. We need to hear voices, differing voices. I know the Democrats are going to control everything, but hey, let’s abide by the intent of the statute, which is to have one opposing view.” — Polly Page, former PUC commissioner.
The new committee could tackle the Obama EPA’s ozone standard, which has attracted strong bipartisan criticism in Colorado.
After a disastrous election season for anti-fossil fuel groups, how do they keep their political agenda alive? Some important clues emerged this week during an obscure regulatory hearing about ozone.
For the left, Al Gore is the perfect surrogate to close out this year’s election in Colorado. He’s national politics, left-wing politics and climate politics all rolled into one.
The San Francisco hedge-fund manager and anti-fossil fuel activist is funding the campaign arm of Conservation Colorado in his quest for control of the Colorado state legislature.
One of the anti-fracking signature gatherers is actually pinning the blame on Denver’s homeless population.
The billionaires are both leading members of the Democracy Alliance, which plans to “take power in the states” and lock in a “long-term progressive future.”
Wildfires, out-of-state air pollution and other background sources may keep the Front Range and other parts of Colorado trapped in violation of the strict new federal ozone standard, no matter what new regulations are imposed.
La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt listed Earthworks as her employer in a donation to her own campaign last year. She says it’s a mistake, but it still raises new questions about her record.
No matter what happens “state-by-state” and “county-by-county,” a national fracking ban is the real goal, according the Democratic presidential candidate.
If the anti-fracking ballot measures two years ago were “radical” and “extreme,” you’d better find some new adjectives to describe this year’s proposals.
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