In Memory of Our Dear Friend Sidna Leavenworth... The St. Vrain Valley Community Watchdogs is a community, non-profit, grassroots organization dedicated to protecting our environmental heritage and improve the quality of life and health for the residents living in and around the St. Vrain Valley, Boulder County, CO. Please explore this website, examine the visible dust emission photographs from CEMEX Cement, Inc., and read the details of our successful campaigns. You will read of our challenges and accomplishments. We welcome your comments and support. There are still significant challenges facing us. CEMEX intends to burn tires, and yet another industrial giant, Lafarge, intends to conduct open-pit mining operations in the beautiful St. Vrain Valley. (map) CEMEX & Air Pollution CEMEX & Tire Burning Tire Recycling & DOLA Grants Litigation BLOGS: Letters to the Editor, Boulder Daily Camera ProgressNow News Flash! --   Jan. 6, 2009   EPA Lawsuit Against CEMEX    Press Release and EPA Document  (pdf) action alert! --    Speak Out - Dec. 19, 2008   (details...) July 12, 2008 March for Clean Air    Route/Map Photographs... Video... July 2008  Coal Fire Photos,Cemex, Lyons ...As the Once-ler in The Lorax said, ” UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not...”    (click here) News Press Release Letter to Residents Not Just Smoke January, 2008 CEMEX announces no tire burning thru 2008       2009,2010...???     May 7, 2006 March Against Tire Burning at Cemex July 2006 Maintenance blamed for Holcim tire fire (map) “I think it’s going to be a very short-term impact,” said Christopher Dann, Air Pollution Control Division Public Information Officer with the Colorado Department of Public  Health and Environment. “There should be no lasting impact from an air quality standpoint.” 2002 Dust in the Wind... Cement plant north of Boulder faces state penalties, federal inspectors and the wrath of a whistleblower. Colorado Organizations Dedicated to Stopping Pollution from Cemex Friends of the St. Vrain River Valley Colorado Citizens Campaign Mothers Against Burning Tires (M.A.B.T.) Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action Sierra Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter, Denver Wild Earth Guardians Please get involved. Each one teach one. Goals Methods Identify causes of air pollution and reduce these emissions through voluntary or regulatory actions. Protect the diversity of wildlife species and their contribution to the viability of the Valley’s ecosystem. Protect fauna and flora. Preserve the peaceful ambience of the region, the aesthetics and the recreational, geological, and ecological treasures of the St. Vrain Valley. Develop a broad base of community interest, skills, support, and participation. Sponsor educational activities to create a greater understanding of environmental issues in this community. Watchdog sources of pollution and any environmental threat that could endanger our community and degrade our way of life. Purchase No Stinkin' Tire Wear ...A portion of the money you spend helps support the Watchdogs. About Us Contact Us Mailing List Report Pollution Tax-Deductible Donations Your Input map Privacy Policy: The St. Vrain Community Watchdogs will not sell or distribute for any reason the personal information of residents. Home Copyright 1998-2009 St. Vrain Valley Community Watchdogs All Rights Reserved.