This is so sad to hear but corporate greed is real in every state but citizens need to keep fighting in order to eventually make a difference. It takes the whole community and then some to stand up to them. Please keep up the fight.
Every decision-making politician in that area has taken money from either Colorado Oil and Gas or Colorado Petroleum Institute. The State Senator, Tom Sullivan has taken 146 corporate or PAC donations. The people in this STAR group need to stop voting for people that truly hate them. Can't fight when you tie yourself up.
NONE of the "decision makers" in the DNR or ECMC have an oath of office that allows them to make decisions and carry them out including the fake Executive Director, Dan Gibbs. I have the legal records proving this fact.
Whether it impacts thousands of people or 1 to 10 families, advocating against bureaucracy and corporate America is a rocky road. I have been fighting the city, the county, and now the state about an open storm drain that runs through my neighborhood and my yard as well as my neighbors. The erosion is substantial. The state regulatory board that needs to issue a permit for us to privately do the work to save our property, thinks they know how to best save our property. Incorrect. I feel the pain of the people in Colorado. I have been fighting against the erosion of a backyard for over 40 years. The army corps of engineers has to come and drain the river that my storm drain drains into. Why? Because of erosion. Yet no one thinks to look at the problems upstream on how to prevent the erosion. Now is a private citizen I need to pay a substantial sum of money to protect my property.
Thank you for this! I’m determined to help my home of Memphis! That data center is already making people sick. I was a 17 year Respiratory Therapist I got non curable lung disease and I want to help them. So much is going on as a distraction to their voting rights away, this Elon Musk data center that’s not EPA approved has to be shut down. The City isn’t taking responsibility That’s my home! I will fight this as long as I have to. I know Respiratory Therapy and this gases they are breathing in can be deadly! Thank you for getting involved! I needed to read this today I wanted to quit and give up
Dealing with the losses, picking ourselves back up and organizing together for a bigger fight is absolutely the right move. I hope they keep fighting together. This article is really important for activists to read. Thanks, Erin (and Suzanne!).
STAR hired a dirty conman as an attorney, Mike Foote who was the State Senator that created the Energy and Carbon Management Commission with SB 181. He left the case. He did his job to co-opt and flush this group.
Every decision-making politician in that area has taken money from either Colorado Oil and Gas or Colorado Petroleum Institute. The State Senator, Tom Sullivan has taken 146 corporate or PAC donations. The people in this STAR group need to stop voting for people that truly hate them. Can't fight when you tie yourself up.
NONE of the "decision makers" in the DNR or ECMC have an oath of office that allows them to make decisions and carry them out including the fake Executive Director, Dan Gibbs. I have the legal records proving this fact. This needs to be taken to court. If there is an honest attorney that will fight for this cause, I have the documents that prove the permit does not legally exist.
I have already looked at the candidates for the upcoming primary election and their position on data centers. I will vote accordingly. They are moving forward with a data center near me. I didn’t move here to have them ruin the area with an industrial area that had been a farm. It’s obvious that our current representatives aren’t representing us. They didn’t ask, because they already knew it was an issue.
In that area, they've all taken money from either Colorado Oil & Gas (Dems) or Colorado Petroleum Institute (Reps). COGA has given more money to Dems in the last 3 years ($24K) than Reps ($17K).
As long as you keep voting for BRIBED criminals that violate laws of their duties to make these decisions, it's over. You've never held a single BlueMafia criminal accountable to the laws of their duties in your life. That is the definition of a failed citizen in a democratic republic.
Colorado Oil & Gas has given more money in the last 3 years to your blue cult ($24K) than the red cult ($17). Facts at followthemoney.org.
NONE of Polis' appointees involved with this including the thief Dan Gibbs have an oath of office on file with the criminal Secretary of State.
You caused this destruction. You need to take responsibility for what you have done.
HOMEWhatcom.com has been fighting a 64-70 acre open pit quarry for 3 years. Whatcom County WA has BC Canada to the north and the sound to the west. 4 miles south of the proposed quarry is the worst Chrysotile asbestos contamination on the planet, caused by a landslide. Asbestos has been documented on the mine site so 6 acres have been removed. Naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) runs from Alaska through California where pressure from plate tectonics, water and the right minerals combine. HOME's efforts have resulted in a required EIS and we are just starting public comments to define the scope of the EIS. We've been fighting to get the county and state to confront this documented asbestos issue. We've raised $20K, held in reserve for when our legal council is needed. So far we've been holding our own. The global company Lafarge has money at stake and deep pockets to fund accessing and transporting rock product, some of which goes to BC. Your article reinforces HOME's commitment of time and prepares us for potential future disappointments. Thank you for this article on how to keep up a fight and maintain a positive outlook.
Thank you for this post. Like Rachel, I’ve been part of STAR for years and have felt deep disappointment in the process. We did have some small victories, but in the end, the rules were not set up to protect the public, they are set up to support industry.O
You hired the State Senator that literally wrote the rules intended to fail the people, Mike Foote who wrote the musical chair game of SB19-181. Talked with him Monday. He did his job to co-opt your group and then quit.
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Hi Erin, I’m a member of Save The Aurora Reservoir. We have not given up!
Thank you for highlighting our fight and bringing national attention to the hard work of our small but growing community group.
One of the most problematic parts of advocacy is informing and educating the people. The other problem we have encountered, is our local government giving up their power, the power that Senate Bill 181 gave to them to be able to protect the public’s health, safety, welfare, wildlife and the environment. This has truthfully been the most disappointing part.
We would really love to talk to you about this and our next steps. Please allow us to reach out through email to invite you as a guest to one of our group meetings. We would be grateful if you could grant us a bit of your time 💗
Every politician in that area including Rhonda Fields, Mike Coffman, Chris Richardson, & Tom Sullivan have taken money from Colorado Oil & Gas or Colorado Petroleum Institute.
SB19-181 was nothing more than a congame of musical chairs. I would never have hired the conman, Mike Foote, who has quit on STAR. He did his job to co-opt the group so the corporations can get their way.
NO ONE at the ECMC or DNR has an oath of office to make legal decisions on a permit or carry out or enforce one. I hope their is an honest attorney that won't play the co-opt game again. Anadarko Joe Salazar already flushed Colorado Rising who has been silent since SB19-181. Your next steps should be to sue ECMC & DNR for failure to take office. AG has already said they cannot defend someone or the department if they are not in office.
Have sent multiple records to whoever runs the STAR website with no response.
It’s hard these days when common sense issues don’t want to be addressed or talked about. It’s very hard to be an honest and moral person these days to know right from wrong.
Ugh…I feel this so deeply. I’m a trafficking survivor and trauma advocate and I can’t even count how many advocates in my field have been knocked down and silenced.
I admire you Erin. Thanks for the validation that advocacy is HARD. It’s infinitely easier when we stick together.
This is so sad to hear but corporate greed is real in every state but citizens need to keep fighting in order to eventually make a difference. It takes the whole community and then some to stand up to them. Please keep up the fight.
The insider crime in Corruptado is mindblowing.
Every decision-making politician in that area has taken money from either Colorado Oil and Gas or Colorado Petroleum Institute. The State Senator, Tom Sullivan has taken 146 corporate or PAC donations. The people in this STAR group need to stop voting for people that truly hate them. Can't fight when you tie yourself up.
NONE of the "decision makers" in the DNR or ECMC have an oath of office that allows them to make decisions and carry them out including the fake Executive Director, Dan Gibbs. I have the legal records proving this fact.
I am glad and proud to be able to share the planet with someone like you Erin
Whether it impacts thousands of people or 1 to 10 families, advocating against bureaucracy and corporate America is a rocky road. I have been fighting the city, the county, and now the state about an open storm drain that runs through my neighborhood and my yard as well as my neighbors. The erosion is substantial. The state regulatory board that needs to issue a permit for us to privately do the work to save our property, thinks they know how to best save our property. Incorrect. I feel the pain of the people in Colorado. I have been fighting against the erosion of a backyard for over 40 years. The army corps of engineers has to come and drain the river that my storm drain drains into. Why? Because of erosion. Yet no one thinks to look at the problems upstream on how to prevent the erosion. Now is a private citizen I need to pay a substantial sum of money to protect my property.
Thank you for this! I’m determined to help my home of Memphis! That data center is already making people sick. I was a 17 year Respiratory Therapist I got non curable lung disease and I want to help them. So much is going on as a distraction to their voting rights away, this Elon Musk data center that’s not EPA approved has to be shut down. The City isn’t taking responsibility That’s my home! I will fight this as long as I have to. I know Respiratory Therapy and this gases they are breathing in can be deadly! Thank you for getting involved! I needed to read this today I wanted to quit and give up
Not easy be advocate. Harder suffer in silence and not say or do something constructive within your resources and ability.
Dealing with the losses, picking ourselves back up and organizing together for a bigger fight is absolutely the right move. I hope they keep fighting together. This article is really important for activists to read. Thanks, Erin (and Suzanne!).
STAR hired a dirty conman as an attorney, Mike Foote who was the State Senator that created the Energy and Carbon Management Commission with SB 181. He left the case. He did his job to co-opt and flush this group.
Every decision-making politician in that area has taken money from either Colorado Oil and Gas or Colorado Petroleum Institute. The State Senator, Tom Sullivan has taken 146 corporate or PAC donations. The people in this STAR group need to stop voting for people that truly hate them. Can't fight when you tie yourself up.
NONE of the "decision makers" in the DNR or ECMC have an oath of office that allows them to make decisions and carry them out including the fake Executive Director, Dan Gibbs. I have the legal records proving this fact. This needs to be taken to court. If there is an honest attorney that will fight for this cause, I have the documents that prove the permit does not legally exist.
Story coming out tomorrow.
I have already looked at the candidates for the upcoming primary election and their position on data centers. I will vote accordingly. They are moving forward with a data center near me. I didn’t move here to have them ruin the area with an industrial area that had been a farm. It’s obvious that our current representatives aren’t representing us. They didn’t ask, because they already knew it was an issue.
In that area, they've all taken money from either Colorado Oil & Gas (Dems) or Colorado Petroleum Institute (Reps). COGA has given more money to Dems in the last 3 years ($24K) than Reps ($17K).
No its not 😔
As long as you keep voting for BRIBED criminals that violate laws of their duties to make these decisions, it's over. You've never held a single BlueMafia criminal accountable to the laws of their duties in your life. That is the definition of a failed citizen in a democratic republic.
Colorado Oil & Gas has given more money in the last 3 years to your blue cult ($24K) than the red cult ($17). Facts at followthemoney.org.
NONE of Polis' appointees involved with this including the thief Dan Gibbs have an oath of office on file with the criminal Secretary of State.
You caused this destruction. You need to take responsibility for what you have done.
HOMEWhatcom.com has been fighting a 64-70 acre open pit quarry for 3 years. Whatcom County WA has BC Canada to the north and the sound to the west. 4 miles south of the proposed quarry is the worst Chrysotile asbestos contamination on the planet, caused by a landslide. Asbestos has been documented on the mine site so 6 acres have been removed. Naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) runs from Alaska through California where pressure from plate tectonics, water and the right minerals combine. HOME's efforts have resulted in a required EIS and we are just starting public comments to define the scope of the EIS. We've been fighting to get the county and state to confront this documented asbestos issue. We've raised $20K, held in reserve for when our legal council is needed. So far we've been holding our own. The global company Lafarge has money at stake and deep pockets to fund accessing and transporting rock product, some of which goes to BC. Your article reinforces HOME's commitment of time and prepares us for potential future disappointments. Thank you for this article on how to keep up a fight and maintain a positive outlook.
Thanks for keeping the Focus on the pure needs, not on vanity like so many these days
Persistence is the key.
Not voting for criminals that take corporate cash including Colorado Oil & Gas is the key. That is the case with every politician in this permit area.
Thank you for this post. Like Rachel, I’ve been part of STAR for years and have felt deep disappointment in the process. We did have some small victories, but in the end, the rules were not set up to protect the public, they are set up to support industry.O
You hired the State Senator that literally wrote the rules intended to fail the people, Mike Foote who wrote the musical chair game of SB19-181. Talked with him Monday. He did his job to co-opt your group and then quit.
I'm a Mother Lover!!!!! Just Like U Erin & Suzanne I do love all others too. Happy Mother's Day come what may & not just in MAY every day always! Treat others the way U wish to be treated & Always leave place better than U found it & Every Day Is Good & Be the KEY-Keep Empowering Yourself & Every BODY Every BLDG Every Where All the Time SOP TCB TLC GSD = Facts Of Life Together
Americans + Loving Living Learning & Leading EvolUtion ResolUtions SolUtions = ALL HumanKIND
Hi Erin, I’m a member of Save The Aurora Reservoir. We have not given up!
Thank you for highlighting our fight and bringing national attention to the hard work of our small but growing community group.
One of the most problematic parts of advocacy is informing and educating the people. The other problem we have encountered, is our local government giving up their power, the power that Senate Bill 181 gave to them to be able to protect the public’s health, safety, welfare, wildlife and the environment. This has truthfully been the most disappointing part.
We would really love to talk to you about this and our next steps. Please allow us to reach out through email to invite you as a guest to one of our group meetings. We would be grateful if you could grant us a bit of your time 💗
Every politician in that area including Rhonda Fields, Mike Coffman, Chris Richardson, & Tom Sullivan have taken money from Colorado Oil & Gas or Colorado Petroleum Institute.
SB19-181 was nothing more than a congame of musical chairs. I would never have hired the conman, Mike Foote, who has quit on STAR. He did his job to co-opt the group so the corporations can get their way.
NO ONE at the ECMC or DNR has an oath of office to make legal decisions on a permit or carry out or enforce one. I hope their is an honest attorney that won't play the co-opt game again. Anadarko Joe Salazar already flushed Colorado Rising who has been silent since SB19-181. Your next steps should be to sue ECMC & DNR for failure to take office. AG has already said they cannot defend someone or the department if they are not in office.
Have sent multiple records to whoever runs the STAR website with no response.
It’s hard these days when common sense issues don’t want to be addressed or talked about. It’s very hard to be an honest and moral person these days to know right from wrong.
Ugh…I feel this so deeply. I’m a trafficking survivor and trauma advocate and I can’t even count how many advocates in my field have been knocked down and silenced.
I admire you Erin. Thanks for the validation that advocacy is HARD. It’s infinitely easier when we stick together.