** Biden pushes renewables in Colorado as administration advances new drilling
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
President Joe Biden at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado | @NREL ([link removed])
Yesterday, President Joe Biden visited the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ([link removed]) in Colorado, touting his economic agenda and promoting investments in renewable energy. In his remarks, the president pressed for urgent action to combat climate change, saying "we're blinking code red," and "we don’t have much more than 10 years" to act.
Biden's visit came as Congress is debating two significant spending ([link removed]) bills that could supercharge investments in clean energy and wildfire mitigation, while reforming the outdated system governing oil and gas drilling on public lands.
While the Biden administration has taken a range of steps to address climate change, including advancing renewable energy projects on public lands, it is also preparing to auction ([link removed]) new oil and gas leases on more than 700,000 acres of public land in Colorado and Wyoming, and 80,000,000 acres in the Gulf of Mexico.
"President Biden laid out his vision to build back better," said ([link removed]) Center for Western Priorities Executive Director Jennifer Rokala. "The clean energy future he called for is the only way for America to confront the climate crisis. That's why it's so disappointing that the president's fire sale of oil and gas leases will make it even harder for America to meet its climate goals."
Quick hits
** Oil industry tailored New Mexico air quality law with help of state's top environmental official
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Source NM ([link removed])
** Reaching national parks, California wildfires threaten some of state's oldest sequoia groves
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New York Times ([link removed]) | Los Angeles Times ([link removed])
** Trump Interior Department used short-lived anonymous Twitter account to rip opponents
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Huffington Post ([link removed])
** Opinion: Oil and gas drilling is getting dangerously close to our national parks
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The Hill ([link removed])
** In Colorado, President Biden talks wildfires, floods, and the need for urgent climate action
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Colorado Public Radio ([link removed]) | New York Times ([link removed])
** Colorado ahead of Biden's pace for transitioning to renewable energy
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Denver Post ([link removed])
** Tribal leaders pressure Secretary Haaland to restore protections for gray wolves
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Native News Online ([link removed])
** New Mexico college seeks energy transition funds, but continues to train students for oil and gas jobs
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Capital and Main ([link removed])
Quote of the day
We aim to please with quick responses!”
—James Kenney ([link removed]) , Secretary of New Mexico's Environment Department, to oil and gas lobbyists from New Mexico Oil and Gas Association
Picture this
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With eyes positioned high on their heads, Sonoran pronghorn can spot movement from several miles away. For this reason, these shy animals prefer broad, open habitaat where they can easily see predators, and race away at top speeds of up to 60 mph. Photo: Cassidy Motahari/USFWS
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