Tell Your Local Leaders to Insure Our Future!

All insurers need to adopt policies to stop insuring new coal, oil and gas expansion projects, now.  This would be a game changer and lead to fossil fuel companies struggling to get new deadly projects started. Without insurance, fossil fuel companies cannot drill and frack new toxic wells, dig new coal mines, or build tar sand pipelines. Insurers have the power to accelerate the phase out of fossil fuels and stop undermining climate change targets. 

We are calling on local city and county governments to Insure Our Future by creating policies to select their insurance company based upon criteria that the company is not insuring or investing in fossil fuel companies or projects. 

Here's how YOU can help! Please personalize this sample letter and send it to your local city council and county commissioners!  (Delete wording as needed for character limit.)

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Dear [elected official],

Sincerely, [Your information here]

350 Colorado, Third Act Union, Rainforest Action Network and other partners are working in conjunction with Stop the Money Pipeline, carrying out various actions across Colorado to support Insure Our Future's Global Week of Action. We will host an action in front of the top insurer of fossil fuels - AIG - on Wed., Feb. 28th in Denver.

We are also hosting events in 3 other communities calling on local city and county governments to Insure Our Future by creating policies to select their insurance company based upon criteria that the company is not insuring or investing in fossil fuel companies or projects. 

Attend or organize --> Colorado Insure our Future Week of Action Events:

  1. Denver - AIG Office Building - 1225 17th St, Denver, CO 80202
    • What to expect: Speakers/Public Opposition/Art
    • When: 12pm-1pm Feb. 28th
    • Facebook Event to invite friends
    • RSVP here
    • Why: Let's call out AIG for being the world's tenth largest fossil fuel insurer in 2022, collecting an estimated $425-675 million in 2022 premiums from fossil fuel companies while also holding $24.2 billion in fossil fuel investments! 
    • Questions or suggestions? Contact Melissa Burrell at melissa@350colorado.org 
  2. Boulder - In front of the Municipal Building - 1777 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302
    • What to expect: We'll host a mini-press conference with speakers and deliver our letter urging the City Council to make a policy to select fossil free insurers and then walk to the County Courthouse to deliver a thank you letter to the County for being the 1st in the nation to do so.
    • When: 12pm Feb. 29th 
    • Facebook Event
    • Questions or suggestions? Micah Parkin at micah@350colorado.org 
  3.  NoCo - Outside City Hall - 300 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521
    • What to expect: Letter delivery/Press event/Personal stories
    • When: 12pm Feb. 29th 
    • Facebook event 
    • Questions or suggestions? Contact Sarah Burke at sarah@350colorado.org 
  4. Colorado Springs - County Commissioners Office - 200 S Cascade Ave Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
  5. Or organize your own local letter delivery with a few friends and take photos to share with our networks for the week of action! Consider inviting local news reporters to come cover the event. (Example press releases are shared below.) Share a few words about why you and friends want your city and/or county to stop working with insurance companies that are contributing to the climate crisis. Use this  Outreach Toolkit

 

Please email Micah@350colorado.org so we can spread the word about your letter/action!

Thank you for taking action!