Tracking what's destroying Colorado
A curated collection of bills, news, and resources about Colorado politics and policy
A curated collection of bills, news, and resources about Colorado politics and policy
In a scathing X post, Sean Paige highlights the closure of the Colowyo coal mine in Moffat County, Colorado, effective January 1, 2026, resulting in 133 direct layoffs and potentially 437 total job losses, devastating local economies with a 43% drop in property taxes. He blasts state "green zealots" and the "climate cult" for pushing anti-coal policies that ignore soaring global coal demand (record 8.8 billion tons in 2024), especially in China and India, while Colorado phases out coal by 2030. Paige calls out silent Democratic leaders like Governor Polis, Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet, and AG Weiser for prioritizing Boulder elites over rural workers, labeling the move as economic suicide that exports pollution and imports poverty. Accompanied by an image of miners holding signs reading "expendable," "invisible," and "forgotten," the post demands a rethink to save Colorado jobs.
It's high time Colorado conservatives rally against this Democrat-driven disaster that's gutting our heartland for a phony green agenda! While Biden-Harris holdovers like Polis and his cronies virtue-signal about "saving the planet," they're throwing hardworking American miners under the bus, all while China builds coal plants faster than we can say "energy independence." This isn't progress—it's a deliberate attack on blue-collar families, prioritizing elite environmental fantasies over real jobs, mortgages, and communities. Global coal use is booming because the world knows reliable energy powers prosperity, not windmills and solar dreams that leave us in the dark. We need Trump-era policies back: drill, mine, and build American strength, not kneel to the climate cult that's enriching foreign polluters at our expense. Stand up, Colorado—vote out these job-killers and make America energy dominant again!