April Legislative Update
Hello friends!
Welcome to April. We are now more than halfway through this year’s legislative session at the Colorado Capital. With that in mind, here is a brief round up on some of the things 350 Colorado has been up to!
February 10th marked the opening of the legislative session with 350 Colorado’s Lobby Day.
How Clean Disruptive Technologies Will Bring Us a Better Future – And Why We Should Be Careful Where We Put Our Money
By Julia Moravcsik
It’s only human to think that the world we live in now will continue forever. Even if we know logically it isn’t true, we imagine the future to be pretty much the same as it is now. We will be driving the same type of vehicles, living in the same type of homes, eating the same type of food, doing the same type of work.
350CO Climate Lobby Day: Constituent Lobbyists Urge Legislators to Support Key Bills
By Suzanne Plaut, 350 Colorado Volunteer
Forge relationships. That was my key take-away as a first-time participant in 350 Colorado’s Climate Lobby Day at the State Capitol on February 10. Over 50 citizen lobbyists—teens, elders, from Pueblo to Denver, and from various racial and language backgrounds—supported by 350 Colorado’s stellar staff, held over 30 meetings with our state senators, representatives, and aides.