In the wake of the tragedy at the Martinez home in Firestone that killed two men and seriously injured a woman and child, and with more and more Colorado communities being subjected to drilling hazards—including spills, fires, explosions, air toxins, ozone pollution, water contamination, heavy truck traffic, and unhealthy noise levels—it’s long past time for the COGCC to fulfill its obligation under Colorado law to prioritize protection of health, safety, and the environment over its mission to foster oil and gas production.

by Laura Van der Pol Yes, consensus is a thing in science. And we’ve settled the issue of what’s causing climate change. This is a letter in response to an Op-Ed by Teresa Keegan in The Denver Post on May 5, 2017 titled “There’s no such thing as settled science, and that’s a fact.”

On April 29th, despite blizzard conditions, Coloradans bundled up and took to the streets in the name of climate action. Thank you to everyone who participated and especially to all of the organizers, allies and volunteers who helped make the events a huge success! We closed out the first 100 days of the current Administration with a huge demonstration highlighting our recognition that climate change is real, it impacts all of us, and that we are committed to solving it.    (Denver Climate March- photo credit: Christian O’Rourke ) The PCM in Denver, along with other sister city marches, happened simultaneously with the People’s Climate March in Washington.