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Colorado Water
Our water supplies are vulnerable, due primarily to rapid population growth in the 1980's. The water table, particularly in the Denver metro area, is being taxed beyond its capacity. Legislative measures to protect and strengthen our water supply are essential now.
Air Quality
Colorado's high altitudes nearly double auto emissions on a per-vehicle basis, as compared with sea level. Common temperature inversions near the Front Range trap particulates and create Denver's "brown cloud." These emissions produce acid rain and contribute significantly to breathing difficulties in lung-diseased and elderly citizens.
Hazardous Waste Managment
The Colorado Department of Health, the agency primarily responsible for hazardous waste management, has commenced the cleanup of thousands of contaminated sites in Grand Junction and has started to abate radioactive hazards caused by mill tailings, but the need for long-range protection from dangerous contaminants is becoming increasingly more urgent as we work to continue to develop Colorado's manufacturing and other businesses.
Colorado Beauty
Colorado's delicate ecosystems are vast and wonderful, and must be protected from long-term harm that can result from environmental contamination, uncontrolled growth, misuse and unregulated mining and mineral extraction.
Balancing Use and Protection
Brett Godfrey favors intelligent and responsible utilization of Colorado's natural and energy resources, but believes the key is respect for, and protection of, Colorado's precious environment.
Working with Colorado's energy partners and top ecological experts, Brett has formulated a strategy to conserve and develop Colorado's key resources without leaving damage for future generations.