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Protect Aurora from Nuclear “Micro-reactor” Plan
Help protect Aurora, Colorado from an experimental nuclear micro-reactor project at Buckley Space Force Base (SFB).
Use the form on this page to automatically send your personalized message to Colorado senators and local elected officials asking for their help to stop federal plans to install a mobile nuclear "micro-reactor" near homes and schools at Buckley SFB in Aurora and launch operations by 2028.
Media Release: Colorado Organizations Ask Governor Polis to Veto Pro-Nuclear Bill, HB25-1040
Colorado Organizations Ask Governor Polis to Veto Pro-Nuclear Bill, HB25-1040
Seventy-six Colorado organizations, community leaders, and elected officials* sent a letter to Gov. Polis last night asking him to veto HB25-1040: Adding Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource, because the bill's inclusion of nuclear power under the legal definition of “clean energy,” would divert much-needed energy transition funds from wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources toward a "risky, expensive, and unsustainable technology."
34 Colorado Environmental Groups Call on Governor Jared Polis to Oppose Large-Scale Aurora-area Oil & Gas Proposal
Colorado Environmental Groups Submit Letter to Governor Polis Asking Him to Publicly Oppose the Large-Scale Aurora-area Lowry Ranch Oil & Gas Proposal
–The letter details the groups’ many concerns with the controversial oil & gas drilling and fracking plan–
(July 29, 2024) — 30 Colorado environmental groups signed on to an open letter to Gov. Jared Polis delivered today, asking him to publicly oppose the Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan, Civitas Resources’ proposal to drill up to 166 oil and gas wells on State Land Board property near disproportionately impacted Aurora communities in the EPA designated severe ozone nonattainment area. The CAP is under final review by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) at public hearings being held tomorrow, July 30 and Friday, August 2
Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health for Health Professionals - by Eugenia Miller, MD
Many Americans are aware that air pollution is a problem for persons with underlying lung disease and may be associated with cancer risk. Few are aware of the negative impacts air pollution has on the cardiovascular health of the entire population.
Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health - by Eugenia Miller, MD (Non-Academic Version)
Many Americans are aware that air pollution is a problem for persons with underlying lung disease and may be associated with cancer risk. Few are aware of the negative impacts air pollution has on the cardiovascular health of the entire population.
Board Member David Mintzer, MD quoted in Denver Post
PSR Colorado Board Member, Dr. David Mintzer, is quoted in the Denver Post report on Pena Boulevard regarding Denver’s conflicting, health, climate, and transportation policies and practices. “I think the city has for years been very clear in its goals of reducing vehicle use, reducing climate emissions, reducing ozone from traffic — and trying to encourage transit and bicycling,” said David Mintzer, a Denver physician who’s become a vocal advocate on transportation issues. “But when it comes to its actual investment, it plays a different game.” Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4p3uhwr9.
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