Environmental Action

Public Meeting to Discuss the Goat Trail

Tuesday, March 9 from 6:30-8:00

Foothill Elementary cafeteria

The City of Boulder is seeing input for the proposed work on the “Goat Trail” located at the west end of Hawthorn Ave.  This meeting is our opportunity to see what options OSMP is
considering for the Goat Trail (the trail connecting Hawthorn Ave and/or Forest Ave with Dakota Ridge) and to provide input/feedback.

One neighbor who lives close to theHawthorn trailhead feels the proposed switchbacks under the power lines will be visually obtrusive and unecessary. He said “The existing trail is steep but works for hundreds of us – a few improvements
would suffice…”

 

Action Item:  SAVE THE CLEAN AIR ACT!

Background On April 2, 2007, in Massachusetts v. EPA, 549 U.S. 497 (2007), the Supreme Court found that greenhouse gases are air pollutants covered by the Clean Air Act. This important finding would allow the Obama Administration to take the lead on curbing greenhouse gases if Congress fails to act this year. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has proposed offering an amendment this week to an unrelated bill which would bar the EPA from regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. Washington Post and other news sources have confirmed that two Washington lobbyists helped craft the original amendment Murkowski planned to offer on the floor last fall.

To Take Action: Making a call to U.S. Senators Udall and Bennet. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) proposed amendment would bar the EPA from regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act. To urge our Senators to protect the EPA’s authority and prioritize strong climate legislation this spring, call these numbers:

1) Senator Michael Bennet – (202) 224-5852 and
2) Senator Mark Udall – (202) 224-5941.
Leave a comment with your name and zip code.

Action Item:  Tell Xcel to lead the way for Colorado to move beyond coal.

Background:  Xcel has over 20,000 megwatts of  renewable power, natural gas, and biomass proposals sitting on their desks.  (Denver Business Journal, 5-01-09)

Action:  Write Board of Director of Xcel and ask the to speed up the development of these clean energy projects and speed up the timetable to shut down Valmont and North Denver Cherokee coal plants.

e-mails to boardofdirectors@xcelenergy.com emphasizing the need to accelerate the retirement of coal plants is useful.
 
 
Corporate Mailing Address
Board of Directors of Xcel Energy
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401-1993

City of Boulder Environmental Action Division

About ClimateSmart™

http://www.beclimatesmart.com/about/

ClimateSmart is a joint City of Boulder and Boulder County campaign designed to:

 

  • Connect local residents and businesses to cost-effective programs for reducing energy use and saving money
  • Support the achievement of local greenhouse gas reduction goals
  • Build community
  • Create a model for regional sustainability

The City of Boulder, Boulder County and Longmont collaborate on the ClimateSmart effort. Nine staff members in the city’s Department of Community Planning and Sustainability Local Environmental Action Division are dedicated to city programs.

In collaboration with and the City of Boulder ClimateSmart program, Greenlands would like to invite you to take advantage of the Center for ReSource Conservation (CRC) energy audit programs.

The. CRC has partnered with Xcel Energy to offer energy audits at 60% below market pricing. For more information on what is involved, look here and here. You can download ana application for an energy audit by going to this site http://www.conservationcenter.org/Energy_Audit_Program.htm

At www. bouldercounty.org/sustain/rebates.htm. you can find a summary of energy rebated and incentives.