Contact Information
For immediate assistance, please contact Peter Roessman, Media and Marketing Coordinator, at (303) 444-1188 x 221.
Current Press Releases:
 June 26, 2008: WRA and five other conservation organizations expose the false claims of proponents of oil shale who promise cheaper prices at the pump in an attempt to acquire public land for development. With oil shale technology in its nascent stage, resources would not be available for decades and would not come cheaply due to oil shale’s high demand for large amounts of energy and water.
June 5, 2008: WRA and other conservation groups involved in water rights negotiations concerning the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park brokered an agreement between the United States, water users, the State of Colorado, and others that will protect water rights for the Black Canyon. After more than 30 years, it resolves one of Colorado’s most contentious water rights battles.
May 29, 2008: Today Governor Bill Ritter signed into law House Bill 1141 requiring that developers of projects prove the development will have an adequate supply of water. Senator Bob Bacon, who co-sponsored the bill, pushed for passage to "give local governments a necessary tool for approving sustainable development and protecting homebuyers from purchasing homes that have an uncertain water future.”
May 19, 2008: It was the only ticket he purchased, but for Timothy Tobin, a carpenter from Boulder, it was all he needed to win a new Toyota Prius. His name was selected at a drawing held at Ten Salon and Spa in Loveland, one of many Earth Month fundraisers held by local Aveda salons and spas to raise funds for organizations that work to benefit the environment. Western Resource Advocates (WRA) was the beneficiary of the fundraising efforts of 133 salons and spas throughout the West.
May 6, 2008: Western Resource Advocates (WRA) and Global Greengrants Fund are proud to announce that they have been selected by the Aveda Corporation to receive a portion of the funds raised during the company’s 2008 Earth Month campaign. Proceeds will be put toward ensuring that all people have safe, reliable, and sustainable sources of water in Colorado and around the world.
February 7, 2008: Arizona, one of the fastest growing states in the country, can meet the majority of its rising demand for electricity by investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
The analysis, “A Clean Electric Energy Strategy for Arizona,” maps out how the state can move from its current dependence on fossil fuels to cleaner sources of energy that have more stable costs and much smaller environmental impacts.
November 12, 2007: An analysis commissioned by Western Resource Advocates and conducted by Summit Blue Consulting says that Tri-State Generation and Transmission has an opportunity to address imbalances in its resource mix for generating electricity as a result of the rejection of its proposed coal-fired power plant in Holcomb, Kansas.
October 18, 2007: The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s denial of Tri-State’s proposal to build two new coal-fired power plants in western Kansas will protect the climate, benefit efforts to boost local clean energy resources, and save ratepayers money.
September 5, 2007: Nevada Environment Commission to Consider Climate Petition: Proposed Cap on CO2 Pollution Would Suspend Permitting for New Coal-fired Power Plants.
June 25, 2007: Oil Shale Could Overshadow Air Quality Gains: Congress Considers Slowing Down Commercial Leasing Timeline
June 7, 2007 Oil Shale Development Will Threaten Water Supplies: BLM & Industry Need to Make Full Water Impacts Public Oil shale development is projected to have a dramatic effect on Colorado’s valuable water resources, yet estimates of the water needed for modern development methods have not been made public.
June 8, 2007: The Campaign to Save Roan Plateau expressed extreme disappointment at the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to immediately lease Roan Plateau’s public lands for oil and gas development, noting that this move by the federal government flies in the face of seven years of public comment, which has overwhelming opposed drilling the public lands on top of the Plateau.
April 17, 2007: Western Resource Advocates and the Aveda Corporation present a series of fun eco-events to celebrate Earth Day.
April 16, 2007: Westerners testify before congress on the impacts of commercial leasing of federal oil shale resources in western Colorado. To read the letter to the Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, click here
April 5, 2007: Western Resource Advocates is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Aveda Corporation to receive a portion of the funds raised during the 2007 Aveda Earth Month campaign. Aveda salons and spas will host a series of benefit events throughout April. Proceeds will be put toward ensuring that all people have safe, reliable, and sustainable sources of water.
January 30, 2007: If more than a dozen coal-fired power plants planned for Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah begin operating, they would emit global warming pollution equivalent to the tailpipe exhaust of 12.5 million cars driving around the Southwest for a year. The potential for such a huge increase in carbon dioxide emissions is the focus of a new report from Environmental Defense and Western Resource Advocates: “Climate Alert: Cleaner Energy for the Southwest.”
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