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/
