Nuclear Guardianship action alert!
On Thursday March 6th, Boulder County Commissioners will be hearing a panel of experts present on the risks of allowing public recreation at Rocky Flats, a former nuclear weapons plant on the south side of Boulder that made 70,000 plutonium pits for nuclear bombs during the Cold War. Currently, Boulder County is involved in a project to develop a network of trails encircling the most contaminated part of the site, and we need to show up in numbers to tell the county we do not want to be involved in the Plutonium Greenway!
Recently, both the Town of Superior and the Town of Lyons both passed resolutions to oppose further development of the Rocky Mountain Greenway, and have urged Boulder County to withdraw from the project.
What you can do:
Sign up to attend Public Comment in the morning, either in-person or virtually, to demand that Boulder County withdraw from the Rocky Mountain Greenway.
When: Thursday March 6th at 9:00 a.m.
Where: Commissioners’ office Boulder County Courthouse, Third Floor, 1325 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302
After signing up to join, please click the link below to send a 1-click letter to Boulder County Commissioners.
Register to attend or speak virtually
Register to speak in-person
Click Here to send your letter!
Then join us for a presentation to the County Commissioners!
What: Boulder County Commissioners Administrative Meeting: Rocky Mountain Greenway
When: Thursday March 6th at 2:00 p.m.
Where: This meeting is open to members of the public.
In Person: Commissioners’ office Boulder County Courthouse, Third Floor, 1325 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302
Virtually: Virtual Attendee Link for March 6 Public Meeting on Rocky Mountain Greenway
Thank you to everyone who has taken action and spread the word to oppose HB25-1040 “Adding Nuclear as a Clean Energy Resource.” Despite hundreds of letters being sent and around 50 people testifying to oppose the bill, the bill unfortunately passed out of the House and is now on its way to the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee for a hearing on Monday March 10th at 1:30 PM.
This gives us under 1 week to mobilize the major grassroots effort that is needed to stop this bill from passing its (likely final) committee hearing before it goes to the full Senate for a vote.
This bill, if passed, would put nuclear in the same category as wind and solar energy, which would green-light the expansion of nuclear reactors across Colorado as part of the “clean-energy transition.” Nuclear power is anything but “clean”; it produces radioactive waste, relies on uranium mining, and puts frontline communities and workers at risk.
If you agree that Colorado’s energy transition should not include nuclear energy, please take the following actions to oppose this bill, and spread the word to your networks:
Send a letter to the Senate Transportation & Energy Cmte.
Register to Testify on Monday March 10 at 1:30pm
Endorse this Effort as an Organization, Business, etc.
Read and share this HB25-1040 Toolkit
Print and share this 1-page (2-sided) Action Factsheet
Join Longmont for Palestine every Sunday from 12:00 – 1:00 pm on 6th & Main St. in Longmont for a weekly Palestine vigil! Bring your signs and posters, or just stop on by to ask any questions you may have and get to know us! We will have signs available, as well as informational flyers, postcards, and zines.
Join Longmont for Palestine at SandΨs every Sunday at 1:30pm for Teatime for Palestine! This is simply an offer to hold space for each other and to be in community, bound by our solidarity and shared fight for a Free Palestine. Wear your kuffiyah, read something from our mobile liberation library, and meet like-minded neighbors. We’ll mostly be upstairs because our hosts have generously reserved this area for us, but you’ll find us throughout the coffeehouse.
Accessibility note: A ramp is available at the front entrance; unfortunately there’s no elevator inside to get to the upstairs section of the coffeehouse.
