Climate change is a crisis & we must treat it as such. Treating our climate crisis as a crisis requires bold & immediate action. I will support the strongest legislation addressing this crisis - that also accounts for a just transition of jobs - that we can get passed in Colorado. We must be willing to make sacrifices to mitigate the effects & push back the tide of climate change.
Addressing environmental racism
Our vulnerable & frontline communities are always the first to feel the effects of pollution & climate change. I will legislate from a perspective of Environmental Justice, looking for ways to protect those who are often overlooked.
holding big polluters accountable
I support increasing fines for air & water quality violations & strengthening our regulatory oversight of oil & gas operators. We cannot sacrifice our human & environmental health for the profits of multinational companies.
supporting renewable infrastructure
We must invest in building out the infrastructure needed to move us toward increased use of renewables in our corporate, governmental, & personal lives to meet our climate goals.
Just transition of jobs
As we transition away from coal-based & other unsustainable forms of energy, we must commit to doing so in a way that supports those workers in finding new employment.
Investing in public Transit
We must get serious about reducing the impact of single occupancy vehicles on our environment I support moving toward free public transit & incentivizing the use of public transit while we move that direction. However, TABOR, Gallagher, & Amendment 23 are hamstringing our state budget. If we want to increase investment in our public transit infrastructure, we must dismantle this constraining apparatus.
reducing dangerous sources of energy
I support reducing the presence of hydraulic fracturing in our state as much as is needed to fully protect our communities and reduce the harm it creates in our natural environment. To that end, I support robust & thorough testing of the air & water quality around hydraulic fracturing sites.
individuals fighting climate change
While individual actions pale in comparison to the impact big polluters have on the environment, in the aggregate, our actions make an impact. We all have a role to play in this fight & that is why I support a ban on single-use plastics, support local governments making recycling more accessible & affordable, & support positive incentives for individual behavioral change.