Colorado Rising

10/09/2026

Please join and on Sunday, October 18 for a fun and engaging hike & bike event around the Aurora Reservoir. 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♀️ 💦 🌎

Swipe through for the deets & reserve your spot through the RSVP Link in Bio!

BONUS: Please help support STAR’s important community-focused work by participating in an ALL-DAY fundraiser at Lazy Dog Southlands! 15% of your total bill will be donated back to STAR! If you dine in, please be sure to mention that you’re there to support the STAR fundraiser. If you order online, please use coupon code 01Aurora at checkout.

Let’s come together as a community and enjoy Aurora’s most precious recreational space and water source! 💙

10/05/2026

The fossil fuel industry knew that continuing to burn fossil fuels would lead to globally catastrophic events. They continued lying to the public, buying politicians and entities to increase their profits while endangering and silencing our communities. But we won’t back down, and we won’t be silenced.

Bodhi Cabeen is Ngabe-Bugle, Five Tribes, Black, and Celtic. We are honored to know Bodhi and acknowledge his contributions to the climate movement, the Denver Indigenous community, and society. Bodhi spoke at the youth panel at last year’s Youth Unity Rising Summit, and the wisdom he holds at such a young age is remarkable.

Everything we’re working towards is for the next 7 generations. Thank you, Bodhi, for this reminder. 💙🌎

10/05/2026

On the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the City and County of Boulder’s climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy, Boulder County residents impacted by the climate crisis and local organizations will rally in support of the case and urge the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Boulder to have its day in court with Big Oil.

The City and County of Boulder, Colorado, are suing ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to hold them accountable for concealing the dangers of their fossil fuel products and to make them pay for the resulting local climate damages, including more destructive wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat. Last year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Boulder’s case should proceed toward trial.

Now, Big Oil wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the case before the people of Boulder can present evidence against Exxon and Suncor. Tomorrow, October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear ExxonMobil and Suncor’s arguments to escape trial — and Boulder County residents and groups are gathering to demand accountability.

Let's be there to show Boulder County residents that we stand behind them!

09/18/2026

Our community packed into Patagonia for the Boulder premiere of Thirsting for a Future, a new documentary from filmmaker Christi Bode and Moxiecran Media exploring K-12 climate and water education across our state. Thank you to everyone who came out to watch, connect, and be part of the conversation!

We were especially proud to see our annual Youth Unity Rising Summit featured in the film, alongside our own Giselle Arroyo, Climate & Youth Justice Director. Seeing Colorado’s youth-led climate movement represented on screen, in a room full of the neighbors and organizers who make that movement real, was a genuinely special moment for our community.

After the screening, the evening turned into exactly the kind of gathering we love hosting: a lively panel conversation featuring youth leaders from our new Sustaining Tomorrow Youth Council. A huge thank-you to panelists Evan Gu, Megan Liao, Muriel Soutiere, Mia TallBull, Allie Morton, Lauren Poole, and Erin Greenwood, along with filmmaker Christi Bode, for sharing their perspectives and fielding questions from the audience. Hearing directly from the young people leading this work, in their own words, is what made the night unforgettable.

09/15/2026

“How we prepare youth for today’s reality will shape tomorrow. Climate and water education plays a powerful role for K-12 students, yet access to these experiences remains uneven across our state,” said Christi Bode, Producer at Moxiecran Media. “This film highlights the inspiring ways educators, parents, and community organizations are stepping up to bridge that gap and turn climate anxiety into meaningful, hands-on action.”

Documentary highlights and featured stories include:
● Cross-State Watershed Connections: Following an innovative Watershed Pen Pal program that connects students in urban Aurora with peers in the Roaring Fork Valley, exposing students to the journey water takes across the Continental Divide to Front Range taps.
● Indigenous Ecological Knowledge: Highlighting Indigenous perspectives and cultural connections to water in the Four Corners region through dialogue with neighbors from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Navajo Nation.
● Youth-Led Civic Action: Demonstrating how high schoolers translate classroom science into real-world civic impact through initiatives like student-designed no-idling campaigns to improve local air quality.
● Overcoming Institutional Barriers: Addressing the real-world challenges educators face—including tight instructional schedules, funding shortfalls, and local political pushback—and showing how community organizations fill critical educational gaps.

Throughout Fall 2026, Thirsting for a Future will screen in theaters, school auditoriums, statewide conferences, and community centers across Colorado, accompanied by interactive post-film discussions and youth leadership forums designed to activate local solutions. It will air on Rocky Mountain PBS on November 8, 2026 at 5:00 pm.

Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/1168884984

RSVP for tomorrow’s screening at Patagonia Boulder & read full speaker bios at the link in our bio!

09/10/2026

On August 30, we had our first meeting with the “STYC Council,”: where local youth identify issues affecting their community and take action through education, community-driven solutions, and advocacy! In our first meeting, everyone got to know each other and shared about pressing environmental and mental health issues circulating in Colorado’s environment and among youth.

So many insightful comments and stories were brought up today: a highlight of the day was the Play-Doh activity where youth created visual representations of environmental issues. Council members created representations such as an oil spill in a lake on fire, lungs to represent air pollution, and a dried-up lake representing drought.

We’re thrilled for what’s to come, and for the momentum we’ll build together! All the youth in this council are so inspiring; the future is looking bright for Colorado!

09/02/2026

Climate and water education play a powerful role for K-12 students in Colorado; however, not all students have access to it… 🌎

This 30-minute film showcases what the fight for climate and water education looks like in Colorado in 3 different geographies, with a broader look at how youth are shaping their own future.

Thirsting for a Future premieres at Patagonia Boulder on September 16. Join us for a film screening and conversation with youth leaders from Good Trouble Climate Network, Colorado Rising’s Sustaining Tomorrow Youth Council, and the filmmaker, Christi Bode.

Doors open at 5:45 pm with the film screening at 6:15 pm. The event is open to all, and food will be provided at no cost.

09/01/2026

This weekend, in partnership with the River Sisters, Patagonia and Denver Parks & Rec, we cleaned up 1,140 pounds of trash from the South Platte! 🗑️💪

More than 7,100 oil and gas wells have been drilled within a mile of the river, with 1,500+ spills reported in the last 10 years.

That’s why protecting the Platte — and supporting the people who have cared for this river for generations — matters.

Colorado Rising is proud to partner with the River Sisters Congreso, supporting their work to uplift Indigenous strategies, practices, and leadership along the Platte.

Clean rivers. Strong communities. A healthier Colorado. 💙

08/29/2026

The oil and gas industry has used deceptive tactics to exert outsized political control in Colorado. This strategy threatens our health and safety. The Union of Concerned Scientists documented four basic disinformation “plays” in the state. Colorado legislators and regulators have not done enough to hold the oil and gas industry accountable for its deception and political interference. We must continue pushing for Fossil fuel companies active in Colorado and their trade groups to stop spreading climate disinformation and pay their fair share of the climate, environmental, and public health costs of fossil fuel production and combustion.

Help us educate Coloradans by sharing this post!

Have you signed our Open Letter of Support to Stop the Expansion of Fracking in Colorado? Have you shared it with a friend? https://www.safeandhealthyco.org/

Source: Colorado Targeted by Fossil Fuel Industry’s Disinformation Playbook
https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/Colorado-Targeted-by-Fossil-Fuel-Industry-Disinformation-Playbook-u.pdf

08/29/2026

In materials filed with the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) on August 28, 2026, Extraction Oil & Gas (a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Energy) pivoted its drilling plans for the Draco Oil and Gas Development Plan (OGDP) to avoid minerals owned by the Town of Erie, and to include an additional DSU south of the proposed pad, which lies entirely underneath the Front Range Landfill in Erie, Colorado.

In materials filed with the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) on August 28, 2026, Extraction Oil & Gas (a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Energy) pivoted its drilling plans …