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American clean energy – championing freedom and choice for a fossil-fuel-free American West
Climate + Energy
The promise of freedom. The power of choice. The spirit of democracy. These are cornerstones of the American identity. Yet when it comes to clean energy, these ideals are conspicuously absent.
Right now, the federal government sells our public lands to oil, gas, and coal companies, then bails them out when they go bankrupt—even when clean energy is cheaper. Meanwhile, massive utility companies deprive communities, large and small, of their freedom of choice. That doesn’t sound like “democracy” to us.
We envision a future in which communities are empowered to choose the kind of power, jobs, and local solutions that benefit current and future generations—solutions that will also enable us to confront the climate crisis. It’s time for a power shift to a fossil-fuel-free American West. A new energy Independence Day is dawning.
Climate + Energy Program Work
WildEarth Guardians’ Climate + Energy program is focusing its energy on three campaigns.
Keep It in the Ground
Preserving our public lands for future generations—not selling our national heritage to mining companies.
Doable Renewable
Giving Western communities, not big corporations, the freedom to choose their power sources and solutions.
A Just Transition
Providing economic resources for communities and workers to move toward a clean energy future.
Brave New Wild Blog
A Retreat to Jump Forward
Guardians gathered to connect with one another, reflect on past triumphs, and develop a strategic plan to guide the organization into the future.
The Fierce Green Hope of Earth Day
It is this fierce green hope that has fueled Guardians’ unapologetic defense of nature and her wonder.
Get to know Hop Hopkins, Guardians’ new Executive Director
We’re excited to welcome Hop to Guardians—and think you will be too!
Climate + Energy Press
Environmental, Public Health Groups File Brief Opposing Utah Oil Train’s Supreme Court Appeal
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board failed to consider the risks of increased oil extraction in the Uinta Basin and potential downline threats to wildlife, the Colorado River, and public health and safety.
Read more >Get rid of all ‘forever chemicals’
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to protect New Mexicans from dangerous PFAS “forever chemicals.” Will she include oil and gas PFAS as well?
Read more >Residents living near Montana coal mines warn feds about new state laws
Witnesses bordering three Montana coal mines expressed concerns for more than an hour about what mine runoff would become under a new state law redefining “material damage” when it comes to mine impacts on water quality outside of the mine’s footprint.
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