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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