My op-ed published in today's Denver Post print edition Residents should not pay for Xcel's coal mistakes

Being against the genocide in Gaza doesn't mean you're antisemitic. It means you're anti-genocide.

Everyone should be prepared for the fact that whereas with Iraq, anti-war protesters were smeared as traitorous terror lovers, this time we will also be smeared as bigoted anti-semites.

Pueblo folks, please show your support for environmental justice for our community by following our new organization, Roots to Resilience. It's greatly appreciated!

A study by the conservative Common Sense Institute pegs everything from lost coal jobs to higher utility bills on Colorado’s regulations, but correlation does not equal causation.

"Hands Off" Rally in Pueblo 3/5/25

This is what corruption looks like.

At every level of government and society, we're losing because we keep ceding ground and ceding the narrative bit by incremental bit. Stop ceding ground and the narrative out of anticipatory obedience and fight for something better for once! Ffs! #PuebloDeservesBetter!

"It is only when you begin to compromise that trouble begins. So far as I am concerned, it does not matter what others may say or think or do, as long as I am sure that I am right with myself and the cause." --Eugene V. Debs

Pueblo organizer Jamie Valdez says labeling hazardous expensive nuclear power as clean energy could jeopardize the renewable projects that have already proven their efficacy and are well on their way to powering Colorado’s energy needs. Reqd more below.

CNN reports that in a private meeting, Senator Michael Bennet erupted, accusing Democratic leadership of having "No strategy, no plan, and no message on this spending bill" (direct quote)

Poll Finds Most Americans Would Swap Democracy For $100 Best Buy Gift Card theonion.com/poll-fi...

We can't solve the problem of a dirty, polluting, unreliable, climate change-contributing coal plant with the same errant "jobs & economy" logic that brought us the damn thing in the first place! If we don't do things differently, nothing will ever change. #Xcel #ComanchePlant #PuebloDeservesBetter

Trump has already been an unmitigated disaster as president. #JointSession #SOTU

Thrilled to share that I just spoke at Environmental Grantmakers Association 2025 Federal Policy Briefing! Big thanks to the organizers and everyone who joined the session.🌟 Your presence made it special! - via #Whova event app

I am speaking at Environmental Grantmakers Association 2025 Federal Policy Briefing. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via #Whova event app #NuclearFreePueblo #NuclearFreeColorado #EnvironmentalJustice #RootsToResilience

Thread (1/5) Honored to be presenting as a part of this distinguished panel of experts for the Environmental Grantmakers Association's 2025 Federal Policy Briefing. If you're going to be in the Washington D.C. area, come check us out! Description & link below: Big Tech’s recent promotion of...

TVA is dealing with unplanned outages at all three of its nuclear plants. The necessary upgrades will cost TVA millions on top of the billions it's spending to build new natural gas plants. Six of the commercial nuclear reactors in the U.S. are putting no electricity on the grid, according to NRC.

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

"If our weather forecasting industry were to be entirely privatized, as Project 2025 envisions, it could leave entire areas of the country without proper forecasting and essentially in the dark." Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle NOAA are putting lives at risk. Full stop.

Join Alysia Bellamy, M.A., M.Ed., for an important lecture on Anti-Blackness and Micro-aggressions! ✊🏽 Deepen your understanding of how to be anti-racist and help uplift and celebrate Black History Month with your community. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn and engage in a powerful conversation!

Thread (1/4): On these cold mornings, you can really see the #AirPollution coming from Black Hills Energy's fossil gas-powered Pueblo Airport Generating Station. The emissions from this plant, like a lot of toxic air pollutants, are generally invisible at warmer temperatures (above freezing), but...

Crazy to see how many people get more upset over a DNC staffer doing a land acknowledgment then the world’s richest man taking our money, stealing our social security numbers, making himself King and trying to put chips in our heads.

We have no opposition party

Crazy that the same people who insist we never politicize some issues (including those political by nature) seem to have no problem with Trump slinging insults at political rivals in a press conference that was supposed to be about a plane crash where 67 lives were lost not 12 hrs after it happened.

45 posted on T.S. about his tariffs that there will "Be some PAIN" for Americans but, "It will all be worth the PRICE THAT MUST BE PAID." Read that again. No one, except himself and his circle, voted for this, not even his cult following base. #TrumpTariffs #Tariff #MAGAPriceTag #AmericaPays

The wells, most of which are on federal land, are not producing and have been passed from company to company, racking up environmental violations.

THIS is why Trump is going after birthright citizenship - because citizenship wasn't granted to Indigenous Americans until 1924 & he figures he can use this technicality to continue the American tradition of forced removal of Native peoples from their homelands.

BREAKING: Trump Blames Diversity for Plane Crash After He Guts Airline Safety. You can't make this stuff up. He's either that dumb or he thinks we are.

“We’re just in a really good position to take our time & make better decisions for our community moving forward than we have in the past,” (Jamie) Valdez said. “Pueblo deserves better. We need to put a higher value on our health & our local environment, but also our labor.

Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it’s not fair

I made a tracker for this. Still updating: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Four examples of Democratic messaging since yesterday. I know which one I'm supporting. And voting for.

My pooch.

@votesolar.bsky.social dinner at @raicesbrewing.bsky.social - good times!

All these tech bros, celebs, and fake progressive politicians who've been screaming at the top of their lungs about how Trump represents the end of American democracy in order to fundraise now lining up to kiss the ring is exactly what's wrong with this country and the world. Disgusting!

Popcorn anyone?

This is NOT good. Many states have resisted nuclear waste storage plans. Northwestern Colorado is quietly opening the door.

100,000 years! That's how long the radioactive waste from nuclear reactors has to remain buried on-site in order to protect us from contamination. With every nuclear reactor, we're creating problems our grandkids and their grandkids will have to figure out how to solve. Totally irresponsible!

Working at the intersections of environmental justice and social justice with Dr. Velma Campbell (@velmac87.bsky.social) and state President, Portia Prescott.

Considering the high costs of remediation of some of the contaminants polluting the Fountain, this may not be quite enough, but it's a damn good start.

First, Black Hills Energy hits our low-income community with a rate increase, then Mayor Graham puts forth the bright idea of raising taxes. #PuebloDeservesBetter

The policy changes Zuckerberg announced today leave in place the blanket ban on hacked documents, including even newsworthy ones. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/zuckerberg...

The text in the article originates from a March 1912 report in the magazine Popular Mechanics titled, “Remarkable Weather of 1911: The Effect of the Combustion of Coal on the Climate – What Scientists Predict for the Future.” @mrjamesob.bsky.social eu.usatoday.com/story/news/f...

Given the rate at which battery storage technologies are advancing, there's no need for false climate solutions like nuclear or dirty fossil gas. We can have clean, reliable, dispatchable power without contributing to climate change or negative health impacts. apnews.com/article/clim...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced it will be temporarily suspending water testing at the State Laboratory after an investigation revealed a second chemist manipulated water quality control data.

Recently watched the new Carry-On movie on Netflix. While it's was an okay flick & interesting seeing Jason Bateman in kind of a tough-guy villain role, it's also total #copaganda. In other news, Mayor Graham recently appointed Police Chief Noelle as Deputy Mayor of Pueblo.