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/

 

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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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