ICYMI: "Gabe Evans: Colorado makes the case for clean American energy"
In case you missed it, Congressman Gabe Evans penned an op-ed in the Washington Times to make the case for how CO-08 sets the precedent for how it’s possible to make America energy independent.
Read more here and below.
Gabe Evans: Colorado makes the case for clean American energy
April 28, 2025
Energy powers everything we do from the homes we live in to the industries that drive our economy, to healthcare, to technology. Supporting an energy approach that prioritizes safe, affordable, and reliable power provides good paying jobs and is critical to national security. Nowhere is this more evident than in my congressional district, Colorado’s 8th, which fuels the rest of the state.
Weld County, the north part of the district, is the fourth largest energy-producing county in the nation, producing 82% of oil and 56% of natural gas in Colorado. Adams County, the south part of the district, has the largest natural gas electricity generating facility in Colorado along with the only oil refinery.
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In fact, districts like mine make the cleanest and most environmentally and socially responsible power anywhere on the planet. Pure Colorado natural gas is about 40% cleaner than Colorado’s current electrical grid. If we don’t produce it here, the growing worldwide demand for energy will drive production to places like Russia and China. These nations use slave labor, dirty coal, and low-quality natural gas.
Merely replacing poor quality Russian natural gas in western Europe with clean American natural gas would save millions of tons of carbon emissions annually. And with at least 12% of the air pollution in the Denver area originating in China, allowing irresponsible nations to produce our power harms us not only economically, but environmentally as well. The United States and Colorado’s 8th district produce the cleanest power in the world, and we need more of it.
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To produce more energy, we must cut nonsensical red tape and promote responsible growth in all sectors. This policy is essential to securing America’s energy dominance, reducing the cost of living, and protecting the livelihoods of hardworking Coloradans.
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As we look to the future, I am committed to advancing policies that put energy security, affordability, and American jobs first. Colorado’s 8th district is proof that an all-of-the-above energy strategy works. I will continue fighting for solutions that unleash our full energy potential. America should lead the world in energy innovation instead of relying on foreign nations to keep the lights on.
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