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CSE is a Larimer County based grassroots organization. We research ways in which citizens can impact policy decisions that effect the economic, environmental, and social health of our community. We canvass to raise public awareness and organize public concern into a voice that can influence decision makers, and advocate on behalf of our membership. As of May 2009 we are over 6300 contributing members and have generated over 5800 personalized letters from citizens to company and government officials.
June 10th, 2009 Updates
Transfort - The Fort Collins city council will be voting to (or not to) adopt the Transfort Strategic Operating Plan on August 18th. This plan represents a tremendous improvement to the current system and the council should vote to adopt it. Your letters (about 3500 of them) have made a big difference in the attention given to public transit in Fort Collins. Councilmen Dave Roy and Wade Troxell have stated in previous meetings how much these letters have meant. Councilman Troxell's position has turned about 180 degrees since the letters started coming in. Kudos to you District 4 members, and kudos to Wade for listening to and caring about his constituents. Please attend the August 18th council meeting to show your support. Send me an email to join our official effort.
Trains Not Lanes! - CDOT is close to having a "Preferred Alternative" for future transportation in Northern Colorado. Rail is a key component of this alternative and there is strong support among local elected officials for the rail. The next step is prioritizing, or phasing, the different components of the project. CDOT needs to here that we want them to phase in rail from Fort Collins to Longmont to join with RTD first, and that any expansion of I-25 should be a last priority. (see Commuter Rail to take action)
Electric Co-ops - The latest from Tri-State is a greenwashing effort. They are claiming to be moving into a sustainable energy future but are pursuing the construction of a coal plant in Kansas. They brag about their investment in a New Mexico solar plant but say nothing of the law (which they fought against) requiring them to make that investment. Their "Green Energy" program is not theirs, they buy credits from other energy providers. They are still ranked as one of the worst carbon emitting utilities in the West. Our Co-ops need to reduce their dependence on this dinosaur utility by maximizing efficiency and local generation. (see Electric Co-ops to take action)
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