Working to keep the West special

What Motivates Us

The American West is special. Our climate here is one reason.

But the West's climate is changing.

More heat. Less cold. Less snow. Less water. More drought. More wildfires.

Let's protect the West's climate.

Let's keep this such a great place to live, work, and play.

What's New

On February 5, 2010, RMCO's director of programs testified before the Colorado General Assembly in support of legislation carrying out a key part of a major recommendations of the blue-ribbon Climate Action Panel that RMCO convened in 2006. The legislation would increase by 50% the state requirement for how much clean energy the state's investor-owned utilities must use to generate the electricity they sell.

On February 2, we released our February newsletter.

On December 17, 2009, RMCO, as an activity of our Colorado Climate Network, held a workshop for Colorado counties and cities on how to use their federal stimulus funds received from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.

On October 1, 2009, RMCO released with Natural Resources Defense Council a report, National Parks in Peril, documenting that climate disruption is the greatest threat ever to our national parks. The report identifies the 25 national parks most at risk, and recommends actions to protect our parks.

On August 24, 2009, RMCO's president testified before the U.S. Senate on climate change effects on national parks.

On May 25, 2009, RMCO launched a new Colorado Climate Network to support local climate-protection programs in Colorado. The announcement was made by Mayors John Hickenlooper of Denver and Doug Hutchinson of Fort Collins and the executive directors of the Colorado Muncipal League and the Colorado Association of Ski Towns.