Updates from our Alliance

March 13, 2020
Hands being washed

Our Alliance’s response to coronavirus

After careful consideration of the current Center for Disease Control recommendations and out of an abundance of caution, our Alliance is adjusting our current work and activities to limit the […]
March 3, 2020

An amazing trip — and an important bill for energy independence!

Last week Western Colorado Alliance brought 30 participants to the Colorado Capitol for our 2020 People’s Lobby Trip! This was by far the largest group we’ve had in […]
February 18, 2020

Goodbyes and hellos

Saying goodbye is hard… especially when the people to whom we’re saying goodbye are so enormously special. In late 2019, we bid adieu to Kelly Dougherty, […]
February 17, 2020

Loving our Public Lands!

At the recent Ouray Ice Festival, we asked people why they love Public Lands. Their answers were as varied as the people themselves!
February 17, 2020

A new chapter for homegrown prosperity

America was built on coal. Colorado too. Coal provided the cheap, abundant fuel that powered our country’s industrialization, peaking at nearly 900,000 mining jobs in 1923 […]
February 17, 2020

“We were looking at a future of skiing on rocks.”

In a time of national climate dereliction, Patrick Church is a radical optimist. A New Hampshire native turned Crested Butte high country adventurer, Patrick’s first winter […]
February 17, 2020

A big win for clean air in Western Colorado

The Alliance secured an important win with the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) last December. New rules were adopted during the last AQCC rulemaking process which […]
February 17, 2020

Stirring pots for 40 years

I suppose we’ve all had experiences where we’ve felt out of bounds. I don’t mean stepping out of bounds while playing a game, or slicing a […]
February 17, 2020
2019 People's Lobby Trip

A look at the 2020 legislative session

The 2020 Legislative Session is off and running and it looks to be a busy one. Just a few days into the 2020 Colorado legislative session, […]