For Immediate Release, November 9, 2015 Groups to Obama: Keep It in the Ground, Cancel Colorado Oil and Gas Sale DENVER— Local, regional and national organizations sent a letter today to President Obama calling on him to “keep federal fossil fuels in the ground” and cancel the Bureau of Land Management’s federal oil and gas lease sale slated for Nov.

By Liz Fuhr “All About that Change” sang the Climate Justice Now rally. The spirited music on the Denver Capitol steps was lead by rhythms and voices of Nimbus and spilt over into the Rocky Mountains panorama. The message of Colorado 350 and other earth advocates was also pronounced by banners: 100% Renewable Energy, End Fossil Fuels Now, Stand Up to Big Oil, Respect Indigenous People’s Rights.