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ClimateWest Podcast: Thank you Western Colorado Jobs Alliance!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Listen to the latest ClimateWest podcast by WildEarth Guardians Climate and Energy Program Director, Jeremy Nichols.  Click below: In this ClimateWest podcast, we give thanks to the Western Colorado Jobs Alliance and their success in bringing the name and work … Continue reading →

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The Forest Service Still Doesn’t Care (An Update and Lament)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

I wrote last week about the Forest Service’s less than friendly response to public comments over a proposal to expand coal mining into western Colorado’s Sunset Trail Roadless Area. As an update, the Forest Service did post an “edited” version … Continue reading →

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An Update on North Dakota

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Speaking of North Dakota, the state’s efforts to sabotage EPA’s clean air plan just got derailed in federal court today. After EPA failed to meet its deadline to ensure North Dakota had a legally adequate clean air plan in place, … Continue reading →

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WildEarth Guardians and Moving the Planet

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Hundreds of dedicated bike riders, mounds of creativity, and a vision of something better. That was the Moving the Planet Ride this past September 24, 2011. WildEarth Guardians helped raise awareness over the impacts of fossil fuels in the Denver … Continue reading →

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North Dakota Clean Air Plan Proposed

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

It’s out and it’s good.  Probably some room for improvement, but kudos to the EPA for following through with a comprehensive clean air plan to tackle air pollution in North Dakota. Moose in front of Coal Creek coal-fired power plant … Continue reading →

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Not Sue Fast

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Despite the fact that WildEarth Guardians gets accused by right wing politicians of being overly litigious, it’s actually industry that files the majority of lawsuits, at least against the Environmental Protection Agency. That’s according to a Government Accountability Office report … Continue reading →

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The Good

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Okay, now here’s the good. In the last couple of weeks, WildEarth Guardians has taken some tremendous strides to confront some of the most significant contributors to global warming, including: Together with doctors, moms, and many others, putting Kennecott on … Continue reading →

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ClimateWest Podcast: Reaching out from the Rhetoric

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Listen to the first ClimateWest podcast by WildEarth Guardians Climate and Energy Program Director, Jeremy Nichols.  Click below: It’s unfortunate.  Apparently an anti-environmental front group called the Western Colorado Jobs Alliance, which apparently was founded by Jon Anderson, an attorney … Continue reading →

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Clean Air to be Protected from Drilling

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

At long last, the EPA rolled out its proposed rules to curb air pollution from oil and gas drilling nationwide, promising major improvements for public health, the environment, and major progress toward protecting the climate. In a few words, they’re … Continue reading →

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Monster Kill the Environment Bill

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

How bad is the U.S. House of Representatives’ attack on the environment? So bad, they’re even proposing to ban energy efficient light bulbs. That’s why we’re calling the collective bunch of anti-environmental legislative riders being considered by the House the … Continue reading →

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