Committee to take testimony on biomass job creation

Sen. Gail Schwartz and Sen. Dan Gibbs introduce SB 177

DENVER—  Today, the Senate Local Government and Energy Committee will take testimony on SB 177, Biomass Energy Development.  SB 177 will create jobs in Colorado, help put people back to work while also addressing the forest fire and bark beetle problem in Colorado.   You will hear about the importance of this bill for the struggling forestry industry and about how this bill will preserve and create jobs for many Colorado businesses. 

 

 

WHAT:

Hearing on Senate Bill 177, Biomass Energy Development

WHEN:

2pm, Tuesday, March 9, 2010

WHERE:

SCR 353

WHO:

  • Senator Gail Schwartz (D- Snowmass)
  • Senator Dan Gibbs (D- Summit County)
  • Joe Duda, Forest Management Division Supervisor – CSU Forest Service
  • Cody Neff, West Range Reclamation
  • Matt Baker, Public Utilities Commission
  • Jeff Lyng, GEO Renewable Energy Policy Manager

and others

MAR. 2 - Shaffer, Weissmann, and Pommer Show You the Money

WHAT:
Show You the Money Town Hall Meeting

WHEN:
Tuesday, March 2, 6:30-8pm

WHERE:
Ziggie’s Coffee House, 400 North Main St., Longmont, CO

WHO:
Senate President Brandon Shaffer
House Majority Leader Paul Weissmann
Representative Jack Pommer, Joint Budget Committee Chair

MAR 13: Second Saturdays with Senator Newell

WHO:
Senator Linda Newell (D-Littleton)
Representative Joe Rice (D-Littleton)

WHAT:
Second Saturday Town Hall

WHEN:
Saturday, March 13
9-10am

WHERE:
Blueberry's Bakery and Cafe
1500 W. Littleton Blvd (Woodlawn Center)
Littleton, CO

MAR 13: Second Saturdays with Senator Hodge

WHO:
Senator Mary Hodge (D-Brighton)

WHAT:
Second Saturday Town Hall

WHEN:
Saturday, March 13
10-11am

WHERE:
Platte Valley Medical Center
1600 Prairie Center Parkway
Brighton, CO

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Contact








Senator Bob Bacon

Senate District 14

200 E Colfax Room 342  Denver, CO 80203

303.866.4841
bob.bacon.senate@state.co.us

website: http://bobbacon.org/


 

 

 

BIO:

Robert "Bob" Bacon is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 14th District since 2005. His district encompasses the city of Fort Collins, Colorado.[1] Previously he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1997 through 2004.
Born in Galesburg, Illinois, Bacon earned a B.S. in Social Sciences at Illinois State University in 1957, and taught high school in Illinois before moving to Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1959. He received a Master's degree in History from University of Northern Colorado in 1961 while teaching in Poudre School District, where he remained until 1991, when he took a post at Front Range Community College for four years. After retiring from teaching, he was twice elected to the Poudre School District Board of Education, then to the State House in 1996, where he represented west Fort Collins, and rose to the post of Assistant Minority Leader. Bacon Elementary School in southeast Fort Collins is named in his honor. He was elected to his first term in the State Senate in 2004. In 2008, Bacon won reelection.

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