How places of worship can go solar in Colorado
Federal tax credits (through direct pay) and other resources are available right now for mosques, churches, synagogues and other places of worship to add solar on their buildings
Danny
Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Started on staff: 2001
B.A., University of Virginia
Danny has been the director of CoPIRG for over a decade. Danny co-authored a groundbreaking report on the state’s transit, walking and biking needs and is a co-author of the annual “State of Recycling” report. He also helped write a 2016 Denver initiative to create a public matching campaign finance program and led the early effort to eliminate predatory payday loans in Colorado. Danny serves on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Efficiency and Accountability Committee, CDOT’s Transit and Rail Advisory Committee, RTD’s Reimagine Advisory Committee, the Denver Moves Everyone Think Tank, and the I-70 Collaborative Effort. Danny lobbies federal, state and local elected officials on transportation electrification, multimodal transportation, zero waste, consumer protection and public health issues. He appears frequently in local media outlets and is active in a number of coalitions. He resides in Denver with his family, where he enjoys biking and skiing, the neighborhood food scene and raising chickens.
We have a vision to transform our transportation system
Posts by Danny Katz
Actions for Denver include more rooftop solar, shuttle to Denver Mountain Parks, electric vehicle fleet
CoPIRG submitted recommendations to Denver's new mayor and city council to tackle air pollution and climate change
13 actions Denver Mayor, Council should take to tackle air pollution, climate change
Recommendations range from more solar on rooftops and heat pumps in homes to a shuttle to Denver’s Mountain Parks and a major grant to transform the Colfax viaduct
Every bus, every train will be free to ride in the Denver area July and August
The Zero Fare for Better Air program expands to two months this summer.
2023 Colorado Legislative Report
In 2023, CoPIRG supported 17 bills at the legislature on a range of public interest issues that protect consumers, safeguard our public health and improve our quality of life across Colorado.