69 Drake is Closing - Now What?

69 Drake is Closing - Now What?

Author: Dave Gardner March 1, 2021 Duration: 1:02:57
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What can you do to create a sustainable, just, and carbon-free city? Hear what’s next in the closure of the fossil-fuel powered Martin Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs, and learn about three local campaigns on which you can take action. This is audio from a live webinar held on February 19, 2021 – organized by a group of Colorado College students. It was described as speed-dating for climate action.

This event includes a brief update on Drake from David Padgett, General Manager of Environmental Services at Colorado Springs Utilities.

Campaigns Discussed:

Gas-Free BuildingsJenny Wilford, Clean Energy Advocate, Sierra Club

Zoning OrdinancesMax Kronstadt, Co-Founder of The COS Pro-Housing Partnership

Protecting Public LandsPublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) Chandra Rosenthal, Rocky Mountain Office Director and Kevin Bell, Staff Counsel

 

PDF of Event Slides http://studio809radio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Drake-panel.pdf

Thanks to CC Student and Sierra Club Student Campaign Organizer Filip Carnogusky for playing a lead organizing role, and to the following:

Organizing Groups:

Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal (Carbon) Campaign https://coal.sierraclub.org/campaign 

350 Colorado Springshttps://350colorado.org 

Co-Sponsors:

Sierra Club https://coloradosierraclub.org

The Colorado Springs Pro-Housing Partnership (PHP) https://coloradospringsprohousingpartnership.com

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)https://www.peer.org 

Southeastern Colorado Renewable Energy Society (SECRES)https://www.cres-energy.org/southeastern-colorado-secres.html 

Sunrise (Colorado Springs chapter) https://www.sunrisemovement.org/?ms=SunriseMovement

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future (PASF) http://www.peakalliance.org

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum https://www.facebook.com/PikesPeakEnvironmentalForum/ 

Pikes Peak Permaculturehttps://www.pikespeakpermaculture.org 

Chinook Centerhttps://www.chinookcenter.org 

Studio 809 Podcasts http://studio809podcasts.com

Shout Out to:

Students for Environmental Awareness and Sustainability at UCCS https://seas.uccs.edu 

Food to Power https://foodtopowerco.org/ 

Conscious Living Shop https://www.consciouslivingshop.com

Eclectic COhttps://shopeclecticco.com/

 

The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.

Colorado Springs Office of Innovation & Sustainability

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum

Pikes Peak Group of Sierra Club

Pikes Peak Permaculture

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