Access to Colorado's Roadless Areas
Threatened by Radical Environmentalists!
URGENT ACTION ALERT IMMEDIATE
ACTION REQUESTED
Pocatello, ID (2/24/2007) -BRC
members and supporters, along with representatives of
the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO),
participated in the efforts of the Colorado Roadless
Areas Review Task Force to craft recommendations on
how to manage Colorado's 4.4 million acres of "Roadless"
lands.
We
participated in good faith, side by side with representatives
of local governments, environmental groups, other recreational
users and business groups, in order to craft a true
collaborative compromise on the contentious Roadless
issue in Colorado.
Sadly,
or should I say - predictably
- Colorado's radical environmental groups are attempting
to destroy all the good work that has been accomplished
and use their political power to push Governor Ritter
to support their agenda - collaboration
and cooperation be damned!
You
can read about their efforts in an Associated Press
story by Judith Kohler: Ritter
seeks interim protection for Colorado's roadless areas
This
crowd in Colorado talks big about collaboration and
inclusive decision making. Now we see
how seriously they are about living up to their agreements.
Indeed,
earlier this week, BRC received a copy of a mass-mail
alert from these groups encouraging Governor Ritter
to scrap the recommendations made by the Task Force
in favor of the top-down, one size fits all "Clinton
Rule." We estimate the Governor received hundreds of
emails.
WHAT
YOU NEED TO DO:
Colorado state legislators who support the collaborative
process, and who are willing to live up to their agreements,
have proposed a resolution urging Governor Ritter not
meddle with the compromise agreement.
Please
email your state legislators and the governor and let
them know you want him to live up to the agreements
worked out in the Colorado Roadless Task Force compromise.
Please take just a minute to send an email asking key
Colorado legislators not to meddle with the Task Force's
compromise.
Click
here
to send an email to State Senator Jim Isgar (D-Hesperus),
State Representative Kathleen Curry (D-Gunnison) and
Governor Bill Ritter (D-CO).
If
you'd rather call, their numbers are:
State Senator Jim Isgar (D-Hesperus) 303-866-4884 office
State Representative Kathleen Curry (D-Gunnison) 303-866-2945
office
Governor Bill Ritter (D-CO) 303-866-2471 office
Thanks
in advance for your action. As always, if you have any
comments or questions please give me a call.
Brian Hawthorne
BlueRibbon Coalition
brbrian@sharetrails.org
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