“Adams County is not Boulder County. We’re also not Weld County. Adams County is in the middle.”

Can you still drill for oil in Colorado? “It’s a silly question,” says Governor Jared Polis.

Denver won’t be voting on an energy tax this year, but it could end up on the 2020 ballot in one form or another.

Denver is “not on the glide path that is necessary to achieve the scientifically stated goals,” city officials say.

Are climate-conscious Colorado Democrats really ready to nominate the governor who earned the nickname “Frackenlooper” for Senate?

“Scientists have told us that we have to take urgent and unprecedented action. That’s not easy.”

“We all know that the sooner we get electric vehicles on the road, the sooner we’ll be breathing clean air.”

The contractor wanted a three-year extension, but residents successfully argued for a shorter timeline and increased accountability.

“Climate change is the greatest threat to our environment, economy and health, especially to our most vulnerable populations. Urgent and unprecedented changes are needed.”

“We still have work to do. We’re not perfect.”

Climate change, said Governor Jared Polis, is “an existential threat to our security, our health, our economy, our public lands and ecosystems, and our very way of life.”

“We’ve tried it your way. We tried to be polite, and yet you haven’t denied a single permit.”

“We’re not anywhere close to being done with reducing emissions from this sector.”