Sent July 19th 2013
The U.S. Senate Hears The Colorado River! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! This was an important week for the Colorado River!On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing about the Colorado River and theDepartment of Interior's Basin Study that is moving forward. U.S. Senator Mark Udall initiated and chaired the hearing, and he did a wonderful job! Testimony at the hearing came from a variety of voices throughout the basin including states, tribes, farmers, and the environmental ...
Sent July 11th 2013
Colorado River Update! Congress Needs To Act To Address "MEGADROUGHT" Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Will Congress act if MEGADROUGHT looms? Next week will be a big week for the Colorado River as a U.S. Senate Subcommittee convenes a hearing to discuss the Colorado River Basin Study. This hearing -- initiated by Colorado U.S. Senator Mark Udall-- will offer testimony about water conservation in cities and farms, and about healthy flows in the Colorado River. The hearing comes on the heels of a s...
Sent July 3rd 2013
Save The Colorado: Win A Free Raft Trip in Dinosaur National Monument! Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Ready for some summer fun?! Today we are launching a photo contest, the winner of which will receive a free raft trip through the Gates of Lodore on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument! You can enter to win by clicking here! Our amazing friends atO.A.R.S raftinghave offered this great 4 days/3 nights trip for 2 people to help protect the Colorado River and support our organization. What do ...
Sent June 11th 2013
Save The Colorado River Update: Can Saving Southern Californiaâs Beaches Save The Colorado River? Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Can saving Southern California's beaches help save the Colorado River?The past two weeks we had the opportunityto visit with environmental groups in Southern California to learn more about their alternative water supply programs. Parts of Southern California are aggressively moving forward with water conservation, wastewater reuse and recycling, and increasingly...
Sent May 29th 2013
Colorado River: "The Time For Action Is Now" Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Tuesday May 28th was hopefully a big day for the future of the Colorado River. At a meeting in San Diego, leaders of the Colorado River basin states, tribes, federal government, and environmental groups convened to launch the "Next Steps" in theColorado River Basin Study. The Study, which was initially released in 2012, indicated that a crisis is coming for the river and its users as population growth and climat...
Sent May 17th 2013
Save The Colorado Update: WILL THE COLORADO RIVER GET FRACKED? Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Will The Colorado River Get Fracked?Two months ago, when cancer-causing benzene from fracked gas was detected in Parachute Creek just four miles upstream ofthe Colorado River, the news media in Colorado started reporting about the threat to drinking water supplies for 35 million people. Fracking is escalating wildly across the Colorado River basin in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, and heading towards Souther...
Sent May 8th 2013
Save The Colorado Update! Can you save an endangered fish by introducing a predator fish? Hello Friends of the Colorado River! Question of the day! Can you save an endangered fish by introducing another predator fish?As you know, the Colorado River was named the Most Endangered River in America three weeks ago. The news stories around this announcement covered many of the issuesthreatening the river. But what got little coverage was the plight of fish in the river that are federally listed as "endangered&qu...
Sent April 23rd 2013
Save The Colorado River! Hundreds of news stories about the Endangered Colorado River Hi Friends of the Colorado River! Last week the national river protection organization, American Rivers, announced that the Colorado is the most endangered river in America. With thisannouncement came hundreds of news stories across the U.S. The Associated Press version of the story was picked up by dozens of news outlets --take a read of that version here, which included excellent comments from Assistant Secretary of Interior...
Sent April 17th 2013
The Colorado: Americaâs Most Endangered River â Take Action Now! Hi Friends of the Colorado River! Today, the national river protection organization,American Rivers, named the Colorado as the Most Endangered River In America! You Can Take Action Now -- click through here to send an email to Congress! Of course, that's both bad news and good. Bad, because it's true -- the threats to the river are nearly cataclysmic with supply outreaching demand and with the river's eco...
Sent April 11th 2013
Save The Colorado Update: Secretary Jewell Steps In As River Conflicts Rise Hi Friends of the Colorado River! Conflicts over water in the Colorado River basin seemed to ratchet up this past week at the same time that President Obama's nomination for Secretary of Interior, Sally Jewell, was confirmed in the job. First, in a long-awaited and tense decision, the Governor of Utah, Gary Herbert, rejected an agreement with the Southern Nevada Water Authority in Las Vegas that would havepiped water from central Uta...
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