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Dear Guardian,
Earlier this year, when we started planning this issue of Wild at Heart, few would have imagined the scope, costs, and consequences of the current public health pandemic gripping our nation and world.
Truth is, in the time of COVID-19, our interdependence, on one another and the health of the planet, is increasingly apparent and resonant. It’s time to reject dualities that seek to deny our interdependence and embrace our shared destiny—planet and people have one health.
In this Wild at Heart we’re proud to share inspirational stories from clear-eyed climate crusaders who not only get it, but they are working overtime challenging the status quo and the Trump administration’s “energy dominance” agenda to protect public health from the menace of fracking.
In our feature article, you’ll meet Elaine Crumpley, co-founder of Citizens United for Responsible Energy Development in Pinedale, Wyoming; Barbara Gottlieb with Physicians for Social Responsibility; and Natasha Leger of Citizens for a Healthy Community in Paonia, Colorado; all of whom are on the frontlines protecting public health from the oil and gas industry.
You’ll get to know Joe Salazar, executive director of Colorado Rising, one of our close grassroots allies that is leading the charge for an end to fracking in the state. Joe’s a Colorado native with Indigenous roots, a longtime civil rights attorney, and even a former legislator and candidate for Attorney General.
When nearby fracking sickened her son, Broomfield, Colorado resident Kim McNaughton fought back and took action. As she succinctly puts it, “we’re fighting for our human right to live in a healthy and safe environment.”
These guardians are standing where a guardian belongs—on the bold frontier, defending the vulnerable, and charting a new course towards a restorative and regenerative future that shifts our region and our nation toward true energy independence.
As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts on the new newsletter. Happy reading!
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