This column by Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff hits awfully close to home...

But in many ways, the most important color in Colorado is not red or blue. It's green. That's the color of a cleaner environment. And that's the color of our new energy economy.

Colorado's investments in wind, solar, biomass, and other renewable resources have created thousands of jobs and returned millions of dollars in new revenue. By diversifying our energy portfolio, we are saving money, reducing the demand for water, cutting carbon emissions, promoting public health, and protecting our national security.